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Spring Ordinary Meeting 2019Friday 20 September 2019 The University Club of Western Australia

Cover: Warden Dr Doug McGhie with Mr Neil Donaldson on receipt of his Chancellor’s Medal

at the July Graduation.

Acknowledgements:Special thanks to Emeritus Professor John Melville-Jones who volunteered and gave his time to proof-read and edit this set of minutes.

Photo credits: Images throughout the booklet by Manny Tamayo Photography

AgendaThe Spring Ordinary Meeting of the Convocation of The University of Western Australia, 6.30pm, Friday 20 September 2019, Banquet Hall, The University Club of Western Australia

1. Welcome

2. Apologies

3. Minutes of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting held on Friday 22 March 2019

4. Amendments and motion of acceptance of minutes

5. Business arising from the minutes

6. Correspondence

7. Vice-Chancellor’s Report

8. Guild President’s Report

9. Warden’s Report

10. Convocation Officer’s Report

11. Audit Report

12. Other Business

13. Keynote Speaker

14. Q & A session

Keynote Speaker

Professor Peter Veth, Director of the UWA Oceans Institute and Professor of Archaeology

Keynote Address

‘A Deep History of Maritime Peoples from North Western Australia’

Supper

Complimentary canapés and drinks until 9.30pm

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MinutesAutumn Ordinary Meeting22 March 2019

The Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation was held on Friday 22 March 2019 commencing at 6.30pm in The University Club of Western Australia.

The meeting was attended by the following graduates and guests.Ian Abbott, Chacko Abraham, Thankam Abraham, Michael Acquarola, Yanti Adiyanti, Fiona Allan, Michael Andrews, Max Aravena-Roman, Rachima Bannerman, Aminata Banya, Nicolas Baranowski, David Bean, Marilyn Bennet-Chambers, Aileen Bennett, Danielle Berry, Dominique Blanke, Warwick Boardman, Sabine Bockholt, Astrid Boggs, Robert Boggs, Sue Boyd, Peter Brearley, Jens Breckling, Jean Brodie-Hall, Andrew Broertjes, Andrew Brown, Ross Bryant, Bradley Buckland, Stuart Bunt, Peter Burke, Joan Burke, Lesley Cala, Maria Calabro, Greg Calcutt, David Cannon, Mary Cannon, Ian Carr, Maria Carvalho, Matt Cass, Kok-Foo Chang, Carrie Chen, Robert Chivers, Tat Meng Chow, Curtis Clark, Laurence Coleman, Helena Coleman, Malcolm Collier, Tim Colmer, Patrick Cornish, Phyllis Costello, Norma Curnow, Ray da Silva Rosa, David Davidson, Janet Davidson, Brett Davies, Timothy Dawe, Simon Dawkins, Karina Desarmia, Tony Devitt, Anne Dunne, Joshua Dunne, Anthony Dunne, Ashley Dunne, Tim Dymond, Mark Elliott, Wendy Erber, Henry Esbenshade, Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, Jocelyn Everett, Jim Everett, Jenny Fairthorne, Arthur Ferres, Elizabeth Feutrill, Ann Firth, Keith Forbes, Kirsty Freeman, Robert French, Dawn Freshwater, Lee Garber, Darren Garber, Ian Garbutt, Michaele Gardiner, Chantelle Gaskell, Agi Gedeon, Tim Gibbney, Helen Gibson, Jeremy Gillbanks, Trevor Glover, Allan Green, Jane Green, Jenny Gregory, Ross Gregory, Zoya Gridneva, David Griffiths, Jeff Gunningham, Anne Gunson, Jim Gunson, Gil Hardwick, Patricia Hatch, Garry Hawkes, Michael Hawkins, Maria Hayles, Christine Hetherington, Anne Hicks, John Hicks, Jordan Hill, Jo Hiller, Tony Hoar, Susan Hoddinott, Conrad Hogg, Janet Holman, Walter Horeb, Maureen Humpage, Eric Isaachsen, Craig James, Gary Jeneson, Yogesh Jogia, Julia Johnson, Nigel Johnson, Janice Jones, Darrell Jones, Jennifer Keddy, Bob Kelliher, Kevin Kenneally, Verity Keogh, Warren Kerr, Jimmy Kho, Chneoh Hooi Khor, Susan King, Joanna Knowles, Nigel Laing, Peter Le Souef, Susan Le Souef, Cecile Leach, Brian Leach, Jim Leipold, Maggie Lu, Richard Lyon, Ruiqi Ma, Wendy MacGibbon, Sandra-Lee Mackey, Julie Matheson, Anne Maughan, Bruce McCallum, Wendy McCallum, Doug McGhie, Rob McKenzie, Jan McMillan, John Melville-Jones, Nikolaos Millios, Marri Milton, Eric Moxham, Elijah Nathan, Jennifer Nicolao, Xianwa Niu, Kathryn Norris, Nee Nee Ong, Ian Passmore, Juanita Perez, Anne Pickett, Alan Porter, Jo Pownall, Heather Rogers, Nigel Rogers, Rob Rowell, Jim

Rowlands, Graeme Roy, Johan Salim, Mona Salim, Taiwo Sanusi, Juanita Sanusi, Eros Scagnetti, Virginia Scott, Jennifer Searcy, Susan Sharpe, Bryce Soraru, Brian Sova, Ric Stern, Roy Stone, Jonathan Strauss, Bernd Striewski, Penny Sutherland, Mozhdeh Tahghighi, Hediyeh Tahghighi, Emily Tan, Cathy Tang, Tony Tate, Ray Tauss, Brenda Tournier, Gillian Tucak, Charles Tucak, Bronwen Tyson, Jonathan Utting, Grace Utting, Sheila Walker, Ian Warner, Robert Webster, Anne Willox, John Willox, Jing Zhi Wong, Edit Wood, Paulina Wroblewski, Madeline Wu, John Yeates, Allen Yeow, John Yiannakis, Don Young, Leith Young, and Mark Zhang

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The following members of Convocation asked that their apologies be recorded.Hugo Acosta Martinez, Richard Adams, Diana Adler, Andrew Ahmat, Kenneth Ahmat, Tony Ahmat, Rida Ahmed, Didier Ah-Sue, Samer Al Janabi, Marc Alexander, Lyneve Amoore, Caitrin-Jane Anderson, Craig Anderson, Evangeline Anderson, Maureen Anderson, Carlo Andreacchio, Richard Anthony, Sophie Antulov, Anne Appleton, ASHOK ARASU, Catherine Archer, Margaret Arcus, Isabel Arevalo-Vigne, Mary Aris, Francis Arndt, Ruth Arnel, Emily Atkins, Diana Atkinson, Rosemary Atwell, Ahmad Bagbag, Ian Bailey, Vivien Bainbridge, Sue Bant, Bruce Barblett, Neil Bardsley, May Quin Barker, Mark Barley, Janet Barlow, Cynthia Barrett, Michael Bartosiak, Mary Basley, Peter Batchelor, Kim Beazley, Gabor Bedo, Khadija Begum, Anthony Bell, Christian Benino, Rose Benson, Andrew

Berryman, Brian Betts, Enzo Biagioni-Froudist, Simon Biggs, Mas Tasha Binte Abdul Malek, Sabine Bird, Victoria Bird, David Black, Roger Blackett, Peter Blake, Ashley Blanch, Jane Blanckensee, Lynda Blum, William Blumer, Mark Blundell, Rodney Boland, Nicole Bolton, Luke Bone, Erica Bonsall, Jason Boron, Zac Bosnakis, Jessica Boulter, Elyse Bourgault Du Coudray, Noel Bourke, Valerie Bourke, Nina Boydell, Gary Brabham, Diana Bradbury, Alan Bray, John Braybrooke, Robert Bredemeyer, John Bremner, Anthony Bright, Ted Brindal, Errol Broome, Henry Brown, Robert Brown, Wendy Brown, Karen Browne, Don Buchanan, Michael Buckmaster, Dianne Budd, Paul Bumbak, Simon Byrne, Jingyi Cai, David Cairns, Krystie Camisa, Bruce Campbell, Geri Campbell, Rachel Cardell-Oliver, Alison Carlin, Elodie Caro, Mary Carr, Georgia Carragher, Diane Carroll, Graeme Carter, Levi Carter, Craig Carter, Robert Cavanagh, Florence Cawley, Karyn Chan, Suk Chang, Yun-Chia Chang, Carol-Ann Charlesworth, John Chater, Mun Cheang, Frederick Chee, Katherine Cheng, Anne Chester, Michael Chester, Leah Chew, Peter Chiang, Siew Chiang, Candy Chew Mein Chin, Michael Chin, Andrew Chong, Ace Choo, Chew Chua, Nam Chua, Bryna Chuah, Davina Chung, Sylvia Churchill, Graeme Clarke, Jessica Clarkson, Peter Clifton, Michael Coates, Phil Cockerill, Marjorie Coleman, John Collingridge, Doreen Collins, Simone Collins, Geoff Combes, Arthur Conacher, Mary Conroy, Danica Cook, Geoff Cook, Gregory Cook, Jocelyn Cook, Frank Cooper, Michael Cooper, Roderick Cooper, Steve Coppens, Geoffrey Corrick, Frances Courtney, Margot Cox, Peter Crayden, Liz Criddle, Kevin Crombie, Malcolm Crosbie, Fiona Crowe, Joanne Cruickshank, Chloe Czerwiec, Nicolas D’Addona, Shirley Daffen, Giuliana D’Aulerio, Matthew Davey, Brendon Davies, John Davis, Judith Davis, Steve Davison, Reginald Dawson, Annaleisha de Chanéet, Disana de Silva, Bernice Dent, James Devenish, Brian Devine, Mick Devine, Amelia Dixon-Pugh, Jennifer Dobson, Victoria Dolan, Neil Donaldson, Edmund Doogue, Kathryn Dowden, Graham Dowland, Diane Downham, Elizabeth Dowson, James Doyle, Paul Drakeford, George Drew, Samuel Dulyba, Jill Duncan, Paul Duncan, Barbara Dundas, Graeme Dundas, Peter Dunn, Lain Duong, Adam Dzieciol, Rod Eagleton, Karla Ebron, Jeff Ecker, James Edelman, Cyril Edwards, Johanne Eldridge, Sue Ellery, David Elliott, David Elliott, Maurice Ellvey, Hannah Elsbury, Joanne Embry, Laura Emery, Robert Emmett, Jennifer Engelhard, Frieda Evans, Tony Ewing, Alistair Eyres, Merrin Fabre, Ernest Fardin, Peter Farr, Richard Farrar, Rosemarie Farthing, Benvenuto Fazio, Ben Feng, John Ferreirinho, Gavin Fielding, Shane Fillipos, Michael Firth, Chris Fisher, Brian Fitzgerald, Tony Fitzgerald, Erin Flaherty, Monica Flattery, Margaret Floyd, Chris Forlin, Robin Foulds, Christopher Frame, Rina Fu, Shih Ching Fu, Jane Fyfe, Joe Galvans, Sathyanarayana Ganganahalli, Nicholas Gara, Brent Gardner, Carrie Gardner, Catherine Gartner, Jeffery Garton-Smith, Lynn Gattorna, Rachael Gazis, Kathy Gecan, Li Geng, Rohan Gengatharen, Sean Geoghegan, Elizabeth Gerner, Nick Gerrard, Marina Gerzic, Lynton Giles, Margaret Giles, Rhona Giles, John Gladstones, Maureen Glancy, Diana

Graduates catching up at the Ordinary Meeting


Glenn, Brian Goddard, John Godfrey, Mayford Godfrey, Kevin Goh, Vikrant Gorasia, Michelle Gordon, Sue Gordon, Kamulsen Gowrea, Lloyd Graham, Paul Grandoni, Stephen Graves, Helen Green, David Greenhill, Thomas Greenwell, Catriona Gregg, Peter Gregson, Bob Groves, Jack Gubbay, Jeremy Ha, Claire Hadley, Lois Hall, Alec Hand, Neil Hannan, Peter Hannay, Michael Hannigan, Amber Hansen, Pauline Hansen, Michael Happ, Chris Harkness, Joan Harlow, Graham Harmsworth, John Harriott, Arthur Harris, Max Harris, Reinhold Hart, Dennis Haskell, Stephen Hastings, Bob Hawke, Pauline Heaton, Milanna Heberle, Frank Hedges, Ben Hedley, Trevor Height, Marion Hercock, Ricardo Herrera Ayala, Bill Heseltine, Jenny Hicks, William Hidajat, Barbara Hill, Gregory Hill, Kerry Hill, Michaela Hill, Murray Hill, Madeleine Hills, Vivien Hills, Marcus Hitch, Edward Hodgson, Anne Hodgson-Goodman, Gary Hoffman, Donald Hogben, Joyce Hogben, Jennifer Hole, Janet Holmes à Court, Margaret Hooton, Thitiwat Hooton, Peter Hopwood, Jon Horton, Hugh Houston, Bette Howell, Bryn Howells, Debbie Hsu, Zhiwen Huang, Robert Hughes, Ruari Jack Hughes, Margaret Hunt, Ellie Hutcheon, Margaret Hutchinson, Zoe Hyde, Peter Hyman, Ken Ilett, Alan Imerito, Alan Imms, Claire Imms, Angelina Ingrilli, Ali Ismail, Anne Ismail, Ungku Ismail, Latifa Jafari, Douglas Janney, Gertruda Janssen, Dianne Jarvis, John Jeffcoat-Smith, Phil Jennings, Doris Johnson, Eleanor Johnson, Harvey Jones, Joanne Jones, Maxwell Jones, Patricia Jones, Kamalakar Joshi, Cheyne Jowett, Petrice Judge, Himara Kahandawela, Martin Kalkhoven, Anthony Kane, Albert Kang, Jansje Karajas, Nimeshika Karunakaram, Tim Kavenagh, Anne Keith-Fraser, Dave Kelly, Rob Kelsall, Philip Kerr, Norma Keys, Helen Khoo, Tony Kierath, Francis King, George Kingsley, Melinda Kinnane, Nelly Kleyn, Albert Koenig, Sze Koh, Tootsie Koh, Joseph Kong, Genevieve Konig, Trista Koproski, Erin Kosovich, Steven Kosovich, Julia Kovesi, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Yvonne Lai, Mal Lamond, Christopher Lancucki, Louis Landau, Rona Landquist, Alicia Langa, Kevin Lange, Andrew Langford, Bruce Langford, Jenny Larner, James Lau, Roger Lavell, Kim Le, Sheila Lea, Verona Lea, Amy Leathersich, Trevor Leaver, Ernest Lee, Hock Lee, Ian Lee, Kay Lee, Richard Lee, Steven Lee, Thean Lee, Kate Leeming, Jessica Leib, Kerry Lennon, Bob Leschen, Susan Lesslie, Steve Lieblich, John Liew, Janice Lim, Kenny Lim, Keith Lindbeck, Freda Livingston, Renee Lloyd, Luciano Lombardo, Nance Loney, Virginia Longley, Jan Lord, Nicola Lucano, Dorothy Lucks, Steve Lukan, Tara Lukan, Andrew Luobikis, Ann-Maree Lynch, Katherine Lynch, Merilyn Ma, Ning Ma, Stephen MacCarthy, Angus MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, Clive Macknay, Malcolm Macmillan, Alastair Macpherson, Ross Magno, Peter Maguire, Jack Mah, Tom Maher, Althea Malligan, Terence Malligan, John Malone, David Maloney, Stephanie Maltman, Uday Manchanda, Clive Mariano, Claudia Marino, Jude Marinoni, Neil Marsh, Tayla Marsh, Glenda Martinick, John Masarei, Rhea Mascarenhas, Anne Masters, Josephine Masters, Pam Mathews, Joyce Matson, Lydia Maurice, Brenda Mazzucchelli, Richard Mazzucchelli, Trevor Mazzucchelli, Brenda Mbiro, Madeline McAllister, Narelle McAuliffe, Andrew

McCallum, Claire McCallum, Jack McCallum, Thomas McCleery, James McClements, Janine McCrum, Moira McDermont, Stanley McGibney, Hayden McGrath, Michael McGuire, Emily McHale, David McInerney, Neil McKerracher, Sylvia McLeod, Jacqueline McNally, Michael McNulty, Michael McPhail, John McPhee, Ken McQueen, Brendan McQuillan, Tim Mead, Rebecca Meakin, Jenna Meehan, Bronwyn Mellor, Danielle Meyrick, Ken Michael, Virginia Miller, Robyne Millward, Anthony Milton, Joseph Milton, Conor Mines, Mark Minissale, Michael Mischin, Darryn Mitchell, Christabel Moffat, Patricia Moffett, Ali Mohammadi, Rachel Moles, Tom Moore, Kevin Morgan, William Morgan, Greg Moriarty, Patricia Morison, Sarah Morris Adams, Peter Muhling, Terence Mulroney, Brendan Murphy, Peter Murphy, Denise Murray, Malcolm Murray, Bala Nadarajah, Chris Neretlis, Keith Newton, Kenneth Ng, Shiah Nguyen, Meng-Ze Ni, Adrian Noetzli, Pauline Norman, Pat Nottle, Lynette Nunn, Annette Nykiel, Helen Nys, Christine O’Brien, Richard O’Donnell, John O’Hare, Tom O’Leary, Hannipoula Olsen, Leanne O’Malley, Ban-Ban Ong, Chow-Loo Ong, Chuan Ong, Andjelika Opacak, Amanda Ormerod, Ann Osborne, Emma O’Shaughnessy, Tony Osman, Daniel Ow, Ronald Packer, Nicholas Page, Farah Nur Pahruddin, Silvano Palladino, Sally Pamberger, Dina Papas, Serena Parker, Wayne Parker, Merle Parkes, Jamie Parkin, Terry Parks, Kim Paterson, Leigh Patterson, Neil Patterson, Alistair Peacock, Ian Peacock, Ben Pearce, John Pearman, Liz Pederick, Jennifer Pedler, Bronwyn Peirce, Zeke Pervan, To Phuong Peters, Diana Phang, Charm Phillips, Paula Phillips, Peter Phillips, Haydn Pickersgill, Thomas Pickersgill, Rebecca pierluigi, Ray Piesse, Conrad Pires, Heiko Plange-Korndoerfer, Geoff Playford, Theresa Plunkett-Hill, Michael Poli, Joan Pope, Diane Porter, Anthony Postle, Mark Pownall, Cheryl Praeger, Christina Pranata, Daryl Pranata, John Pratt, Louise Pratt, Melissa Price, Christine Prince, Judith Pugh, John Quealy, Julie Quinlivan, Dan Quirante, Donalda Ramsden, Alan Randell, Peter Randell, Lee Ranford, Sally Rankin, Kristie Read, James Reddyhough, Terry Redman, Barbara Reed, Lauren Reid, Phil Reid, Robin Reid, Lisa Reynders, Peter Reynolds, Grace Richardson, John Rickard, Christopher Ridings, Ann Rigg, Leonora Ritter, Anne Roberg, Jeanette Robertson, Joan Robins, Della Robinson, Anthony Robson, Esmeralda Rocha, Frank Rochelle, Robert Rogers, Sharen Ronchi, Enid Rose, Anthony Ross, Julie Ross, Robin Routley, Kenneth Roxburgh, Viki Russell, David Ryan, Margaret Sadler, Mihaela Safta, Barry Saker, Anne Salter, Robin Salter, Lawson Savery, Laurie Sawle, Jane Scanlon, Denisse Scasserra, Michelle Schwager, Andrea Giovina Sciubba, Joanne Scotney, Geoffrey Scott, Tony Scott, Jackie Scurlock, Jack Sealy, Margaret Seares, Roger Seares, Fiona Seddon, Enid Sedgwick, Peter Seet Pee Heng, Kumarini Seneviratne, John Seotis, Linton Sharp, Duncan Shearwood, Shobhit Shekhar, Ian Sheldrick, Helen Shilkin-Reinhold, Hilary Silbert, Stuart Silbert, Su Sirr, Jessica Skelton, Stephanie Slanzi, Kevin Sleight, Yiing Sleight, Chris Smailes, Peter Smedley, Crystal Smith, Danielle Smith, Janine Smith, Michael Smith, Patricia Smith, Philip Smith, Philip Smith, Wei Tien Sng,


David Snowdon, Coralie Solomon, Jayantha Somasundaram, Elaine Soumanis, Rosemary Spark, Robin Spence, Caroline Spencer, Paul St John, Asha Stabback, Gerrit Stafford, Jenni Stallwood, Christopher Stansbury, Andrew Stavrianou, Vivien Stern, Glen Stevenson, Sandra Stevenson, Katherine Stewart, Trevor Still, Pauline Stone, Peter Strickland, Janette Stuart, Dennis Sugiono, Denise Sullivan, Murray Swain, David Swartz, Anne Syme, Michael Symes, Melissa Symonds, David Synnott, Stella Tagbo, Adam Tan, Jason Tan, Lee Tan, Richard Tan, Anqiang Tang, Tangea Tansley, Andrew Taylor, Lee Taylor, Noel Taylor, Roger Taylor, Tracy Taylor, Michael Teare-Williams, Anthony Teh, Barbara Temperton, Diana Teplyj, Ian Tester, Mun-Ee Thai, Adrian Thomas, Allan Thomas, Roger Thompson, Joshua Thomson, Judith Thomson, Vernon Thorpe, Neville Threlfall, Julia Thurloe, Ray Thurloe, Challis Tilbrook, Clarrie Tilbrook, Gene Tilbrook, Stephen Tilinger, Daina Timermanis, Catherine Tiong, Bernard Tobin, Robert Toia, Nan Tong, Benjamin Toric, Geoff Totterdell, Paul Townsend, Lisa Trevena-Williams, Domenic Trimboli, Kathy Troup, Alan True, Jill True, Gyula Turchanyi, Leisa Turner, David Turpin, Lindsay Tweedie, Paul Vajda, Victoria Valdebenito Mac Farlane, Agatha van der Schaaf, Tom Van Der Veen, Helen Vaughan, Richard Vaughan, Suriya Vij, Miriam Villan, Charlie Viska, Eva Vlahov, Erin Vlajsavljevich, Margaret von Perger, Freddie von Schmidt, Van-Van Vu, Petar Vujovic, Alan Wade, Matthew Wallis, Lachlan Walsh, Bryan Ward, Lisa Ward, Robin Warren, Kelly Waru, Ken Watson, Cara Webling, Maxwell Weedon, Jason Wells, Raymond Wells, Frank Welten, Yee Sang Welten, Martin West, Ryan Whiddett, Kevin White, Suzanne Wicks, Chloe Wiggers, Christopher Wijns, Phyl Wilkin, Michael Willers, Anthea Williamson, Cedric Williamson, John Williamson, Rod Willox, Christopher Wong, Esther Wong, Jian-Ning Wong, Shu-Ning Wong, William Wong, Ben Wyatt, Shirley Wyburn, Fong Tieng Fiona Yee, Xiaoyu Yin, Keith Young, Mary Young, Paula Yu, Elizabeth Yuncken, MinYang Zhang, Yongjun Zhou, Jianwei Zi, and Michael Znidarich

Ms Juanita PerezConvocation Officer as Secretary

1. WELCOME

In opening the Autumn Ordinary Meeting for 2019, the Warden of Convocation, Dr Doug McGhie, welcomed the following guests:• Chancellor, The Hon. Robert French AC • Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn Freshwater• 2019 Guild President Conrad Hogg• Mr Robert Webster, Executive Director of Corporate

Services • Mr Jeremy Gillbanks, President of the UWA Boat Club• Guest speakers from the UWA Boat Club – Mr Craig James

OAM, Mr David Bean and Ms Verity Keogh• Members of the UWA Senate• Members of Convocation Council, and • all the members of Convocation, including their guests

and friends.

The Warden then declared the meeting open at 6.30pm.

2. APOLOGIES

The Warden noted apologies from His Excellency Hon Kim Beazley AC, the Governor of Western Australia, former Chancellor and former Governor, Dr Ken Michael AC, CitWA, former Chancellor Clinical Professor Alex Cohen AO, the Deputy Warden of Convocation, Dr Joan Pope OAM, Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Simon Biggs, and over 800 other members of Convocation. The Warden asked that if anyone wished to convey any additional apologies, they should provide these to the Convocation Officer, Ms Juanita Perez, who would record the details.

3. MINUTES OF THE SPRING ORDINARY MEETING 2018

A copy of the minutes of the Spring Ordinary Meeting 2018 held on Friday, 21 September 2018 appeared as Attachment A of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2019 booklet.

A motion to accept the minutes of the Spring Ordinary Meeting 2018 held on Friday 21 September 2018 was proposed by Dr Brett Davies and seconded by Dr Susan King. The motion was carried.

4. BUSINESS ARISING

The Warden reported that the Convocation Council had continued to make the agenda papers available online and that a link to this documentation had been provided in the meeting email reminder sent to members.

Q&A SessionThe Convocation Council also received many positive comments regarding the Q&A session at the end of the Emeritus Professor John Melville-Jones reading the meeting booklet.


preceding meeting. Consequently, another Q&A session has been included in the agenda for this meeting. There were no questions from the floor because none were registered with the Warden as was requested in the meeting notice.

5. CORRESPONDENCE

The Warden reported that the Convocation office receives a great deal of correspondence on many matters, both as emails and letters and they are largely addressed by the Convocation Officer and himself as Warden.

In particular, the Warden wished to share two letters he received:

Caitrin-Jane Anderson, BSc ’87, Flemington, VIC“Ten years ago the Black Saturday bushfires rocked Victoria. Shortly after I received a letter of condolence from Convocation. It was an unexpected yet touching act that made me feel more part of the greater UWA community than anything else before or since. I would like to extend my thanks to whomever thought to send those letters. This is not a question on notice but if it could be noted in the minutes I’d be grateful.”

Astrid Boggs, BA ‘13, NEDLANDS, WA“Dear Doug, I’m really looking forward to our meeting tonight as I have felt for all our meetings. I have loved being a member of Convocation, it gives me a thrill. I wish I could persuade my four children who all went to UWA if not the whole time then for part of it also come to our meetings. So far no luck, they seem to associate it with older people. That’s a bummer, isn’t it? For many of us.

I’m writing this time because I have cancer and it has grown and spread and I think my time on earth will be only a few months. I thought I’d let you know what pleasure it has given me and also being a mature age student was the best thing I ever did. I’m not scared of dying so it’s not a depressing subject for me but I do like to be open about it. I’ll see you this evening.

Astrid, all our love.”

The Warden thanked all the members of Convocation who took the time to contact him and Convocation Council in that period, as the Council value members’ views on issues important to Convocation.

6. RESULTS OF CONVOCATION ELECTIONS FOR WARDEN, DEPUTY WARDEN, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF CONVOCATION AND ONE MEMBER OF SENATE

Each year elections are held for the position of Warden, Deputy Warden and seven members of the 21 member Council of Convocation. This year an election was also held for one member of Senate for a three-year term.

To ensure the utmost probity in the conduct of these elections, during 2013 Convocation Council took the decision to outsource them. This year Convocation Council appointed the WA Electoral Commission to undertake the election process.

The Convocation Officer has oversight of all these arrangements, therefore the Warden invited Ms Juanita Perez to announce the results of the 2019 Elections.

The Convocation Officer reported that the Warden and Deputy Warden are elected for one year terms and each member of Council is elected for a three year term.

Mrs Astrid Boggs and Warden, Dr Doug McGhie


Nominations for these positions were invited during November and December last year and a postal ballot of all members of Convocation for whom we have postal addresses was conducted during February and March this year, closing on Tuesday 12 March.

Because the UWA Statutes pertaining to Convocation were drafted before email was invented, we are required to use a postal voting process. Hopefully when the Statutes are revised we will be able to use a more efficient election process.

Ms Perez then announced the results of the 2019 Convocation Elections:

Convocation Elected Senator (re-elected 3 year term)Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM

Warden of Convocation (re-elected unopposed)Dr Doug McGhie

Deputy Warden of Convocation Clinical Professor Lesley Cala

Convocation Councillors • Dr Agi Gedeon• Ms Megan Lee• Cr Julie Matheson• Dr Elijah Nathan • Ms Nee Nee Ong• Mr Jonathan Strauss• Winthrop Professor Marc Tennant

The election of Clinical Professor Lesley Cala as Deputy Warden immediately leads to one casual vacancy on Convocation Council. She held an elected position with one year to complete of that term. The process to fill that vacancy is to call for nominations to be submitted to the Convocation Officer, and as per statute 9, clause 75(1) the election of members to fill casual vacancies on the Council

shall be determined by the Council. To fit with the scheduled Council meetings approaching, the Council will consider those nominations at the April Council meeting. Nominations for the casual position will close on Friday, March the 29th. The Warden announced that those who wish to nominate for a one-year term should contact Convocation Officer, Juanita Perez in the coming week.

The Warden then paid tribute to the following members of Convocation Council who completed their terms and did not seek re-election.

These include:• Dr Joan Pope OAM, Deputy Warden• Dr Mark Andrich• Dr Libby Feutrill• Dr Susan King

On behalf of Convocation Council, the Warden expressed thanks for their contribution over the time they have been on Council to:

• Dr Joan Pope OAM, Deputy Warden – “an amazingly energetic contributor. She strongly influenced the presentation of Convocation in the last three years as Deputy, no doubt she will continue to be involved in some way, she has so much to offer”;

• Dr Susan King, Convenor of Statutes, Strategic Planning and Governance – “A self-confessed governance junkie as that, and has been amazingly energetic and wonderful for Council and for Convocation, we’ll miss her greatly”;

• Dr Mark Andrich – “still very active in his own business so affected by time constraints but contributing solidly to Council and committees as able”; and

• Dr Libby Feutrill – “Similar to Mark, initially completing studies, then taking a new and demanding job but contributing to Council and committees as able.”

The Warden added that all Convocation Councillors are volunteers, just giving back as they can in the time they have available.

Convocation Officer Ms Juanita Perez reported on the 2019 Convocation Election results


7. VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT Events The Vice-Chancellor highlighted events that had recently taken place, and particularly Convocation‘s involvement in some of the events on campus:

Welcome Ceremony, 19th February 2019 The University hosted a welcome ceremony on campus with flag bearers bearing flags from 70 different countries representing students from all over the globe who had joined the University in the first semester. Warden of Convocation, Dr Doug McGhie, gave a speech to welcome the new students.

International Student event The University participated in an international student event, held for the first time at Government House, which was hosted by the Governor, involving all WA universities.

LED Screen at Yagan Square Members of the public were filmed in front of a green screen two or three weekends ago and asked where they would like to graduate from in the world, and they were then transferred onto the LED screen graduating all over the world. The Vice-Chancellor said it was wonderful to see the University out in the public sphere and being represented through digital means in some really active ways.

IQX Launch, 18th March 2019Convocation Council was well represented and had been involved with part of the development of the IQX innovation and co-working space. The event hosted people from industry and government alongside researchers, staff, students and entrepreneurs. It was also an intergenerational launch event and it was an excellent event to be part of.

Staff Orientation ProgramThis event was held to formally welcome new staff members to the University and to make them aware of the resources that were available. Convocation was allotted a display table at the event.

Careers FairThe University held a Careers Fair for the first time. The aim of this event is to create awareness for students as soon as they begin their course, rather than waiting for careers guidance and careers counselling towards the end of their program. The Fair was a great success. There were 75 different sorts of employers on the campus and 1,500 students attended that event. This was a fantastic new initiative by Deputy Vice Chancellor Education, Professor David Sadler.

UWA Strategic Vision for 2030The University has been actively engaged in developing its vision for the next decade and the development of its five-year strategy from 2020 to 2025. Nine months of hard work have gone into that process. There have been important

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater delivers her report

The Warden next invited the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn Freshwater, to present her report to Convocation.

Before starting her report, the Vice-Chancellor asked all present to join her for just a few moments to reflect on what was happening this time last week in New Zealand and to take a moment to share their thoughts and good wishes with colleagues, friends and some of those people who today had been sharing in their own sorrow and grief at last week’s events1. She said that it was not so many years ago that this university was supporting The University of Canterbury and other universities in Christchurch following the earthquake, and that we were continuing to offer our condolences and support. Some of those people caught up in the last week’s atrocities were also academics, so she wanted to remind everyone that a lot happens in a week, and a lot passes us by in that time, but it was important for us to remember that some things have more presence than others.

The University had conducted a vigil in the previous day on campus and had held a special service on that day.

The Vice-Chancellor then resumed her report.

A copy of the text of the Vice-Chancellor’s report appeared at Attachment B of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2019 Booklet. The Vice-Chancellor took her report as read and highlighted the following from it:

1 Gunman shooting at worshippers in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand


submissions from staff, stakeholders, students, industry and Convocation. The Vice-Chancellor was pleased to report that the University’s Vision and Strategic Plan, and the accompanying suite of documents, which includes the targeted Financial Strategy as well as the new Campus Master Plan, were adopted at the Senate strategic retreat on 11th March 2019.

A launch event will be hosted for all staff in April 2019. There are plans for further launch events over the next few weeks. The new vision website will be launched soon and more information will be made available to Convocation and to other stakeholders. The Vice-Chancellor thanked Convocation Councillors and members for their contributions. The Vice-Chancellor in particular thanked Dr Doug McGhie, Warden, Dr Joan Pope OAM, Deputy Warden, and Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, Immediate Past Warden, for meeting with her through this process, and making it something that actually felt as if it had brought everybody together.

Freedom of Expression Working Group ReportThe Vice-Chancellor was pleased to advise that the Academic Board meeting supported all of the recommendations put forward in the report by the Freedom of Expression Working Group. She thanked the Freedom of Expression Working Group, led by Professor Colin McLeod, who did a fine job of pulling together this group and leading a very good consultation. The Deputy Convenor, Lawrence Coleman, and the Guild President, Conrad Hogg, were heavily involved in this particular project. The Vice-Chancellor acknowledged Convocation Councillor, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis – for her diligent work in supporting this particular project on behalf of Convocation. Dr Evangelinou-Yiannakis sat for the whole of the Academic Board meeting as they went through the debate of that report.

UWA Future Students CentreThe new Future Students Centre has had an accolade – it has come first out of a benchmark university student recruitment contact centres in the nation. The Future Students team scored 91% which was an increase of 20% on their 2018 score. This is a centre that looks at excellence in course advising and customer service, and achieves important work in the development of the University’s education strategy.

Australian Awards for University TeachingThe Vice-Chancellor was also pleased to announce that among the Australian awards for university teaching, the Fit for Study program, which is concerned with the University’s health promotion unit and its work, won a collaborative award, and that the industry PhD program which is a joint program with CSIRO had been launched in that week. The University, only the second university in the nation to be doing this, is delighted to be hosting this program along with Curtin University and Edith Cowan University.

Respect. Now. Always. CampaignThe Vice-Chancellor gave an update on a TEQSA (Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency) report which was a report to the Minister for Education. This report was about responses to the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus. It was released on the 25th January 2019. The review found Australian universities were moving in a very positive direction with significant work being undertaken to ensure student wellbeing and safety were enhanced and protected. The report demonstrated that relevant standards were being effectively upheld.

The report is available on the TEQSA website online. UWA has been rated favourably in terms of the activities that the University has put together in the 10-point plan with last year’s President of the Student Guild, Megan Lee, now a member of Convocation Council. The new Guild President will now take over with this campaign.

8. GUILD PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Guild President Conrad Hogg presents his report to Convocation

The Warden then invited the 106th Guild President, Mr Conrad Hogg, to present his report to Convocation. Mr Hogg took his report as read, a copy of which was provided as Attachment C of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2019 agenda booklet.

The Guild President then drew out some key themes which might be of interest to the audience, and also spoke of some recent developments that had been happening on campus.

Strategic Plan of the Guild The Strategic Plan of the Guild adopted in 2017 identified four main areas in which the Guild could continue to better itself in engaging with the student body and allow students to have a really positive time on campus in their experience both inside and outside of the classroom. The four areas are improving student support, increasing student engagement, representing the student voice and producing better spaces on campus.


Producing Better Spaces on CampusThe RefectoryIn the last 12 months the Guild has opened the new Refectory which is a $2m investment by the Guild into a new space on campus. The Refectory not only provides for new food outlets in the University, it is also wifi-enabled. The Guild has invested in furniture that can allow students to sit down for several hours, use their laptops, and get some work done as well as socialise with their friends.

This year the Guild intends to make more improvements, with some new outlets opening inside the Refectory itself, as well as introducing a minimart on campus to make it better for guests to the University, as well as staff and students, to be able to access their day-to-day supplies. The Guild is also opening a new Guild Members’ Lounge to allow students to have a more informal space to interact with their peers and build a community while they are at university.

Development of New Spaces for Guild Departments, Clubs and SocietiesThe Guild has a number of departments which represent special parts of the student experience, whether that be an autonomous space for women or a space for people who have a disability, to receive some additional services. The Guild will be investing into new spaces like that this year and also opening up new spaces for clubs and societies which make up a very important part of many students’ experiences at UWA.

Student SupportThe Guild runs a service called Student Assist which allows students to access financial, academic and wellbeing support while they are at university. The Guild has been working very hard to improve that service this year to give it some additional capacity so that it can better serve the student body. One of the ways they have done that is by expanding a service called The Food Pantry.

The Food PantryWhat the Guild has found increasingly, with a diversified student body, is that there are more and more students coming to university who experience financial hardship. In a recent survey by Universities Australia, it is suggested that one in seven university students regularly go without meals because they cannot afford to eat. This is really worrying, so it is something that the Guild is trying to address by increasing the output of the Food Pantry and providing more staples. This is a really important service that the Guild is providing to students.

Student Experience and the Student LifeThe Guild has been working very closely with the Student Experience and the Student Life of the University’s education portfolio to improve the services offered to university students. This year the Guild will be working with them to

produce a mental health strategy that will bring together services within UWA in a really coordinated fashion working between the Guild, the University and the Young Lives Matter Foundation.

Increasing Student EngagementCommunications and Transparency Working GroupThe Guild has also been doing a lot to increase engagement. This year Mr Hogg has started several taskforces within the Guild that are designed to face up to some issues that seem to concern students. One of the key ones among them is the Communications and Transparency Working Group. This is aimed at producing a dynamic experience for students, because what it found was that students no longer engage through letters or print mediums. Students are increasingly on their mobile phones as they are walking around campus. The Guild is trying to create a really immersive experience for students so that they are able to know what is going on inside the Guild, how they’re being represented and the services they are able to receive.

Albany Students’ AssociationThe Guild has also been increasing their contact with the Albany Students’ Association which is a Guild department that operates in the Albany centre. There are around 300 students studying at the Albany campus, and their experience is also important.

Regional StrategyThe Guild is looking forward to working very closely with the University as it develops its regional strategy. Mr Hogg said that since Australia is such a large country, educating people across such a vast distance is a really big challenge and the Guild is looking forward to helping the University to educate students across the state and engage them so that they can have a really great experience, both inside their classes, and also having the ability to connect with opportunities to get involved, and opportunities to volunteer and to give back to the community through the Guild.

Representing the Student VoiceMr Hogg said that it was his absolute privilege to work very closely both with the Vice-Chancellor and members of the Executive, with the Convocation Council, and with different committees in the University, with other student representatives in the Faculty Societies, and within the Guild, to represent the student voice to the University.

In terms of representing the student voice, it is not just the educational experience that he is interested in representing, he also wants to represent a holistic experience of the University. One thing he has been working really hard at is trying to represent those students who might otherwise find themselves unrepresented and do not find themselves within the majority.


Ethno-Cultural CollectiveMr Hogg said that one of the things that had been really heartening within his term this year is the Ethno-Cultural Collective, the Guild’s representative body for students who are culturally or linguistically diverse, really coming to life. That had been really great especially over the past week as they had been able to reach out to students who had been affected by the tragedy that had happened in Christchurch, and really engage with them. The Ethno-Cultural Collective had reached out and helped people to feel supported and to know that their pain did matter.

Election Culture Working GroupThe Guild is interested in reviewing the Guild election process so that students can be better represented through that process and more students’ voices can be heard. Students can be more engaged and more informed as they vote. This review will be conducted by the Guild’s Election Culture Working Group.

PROSHThis year the Guild is supporting three charities, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, which helped to bridge the gap in literacy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians; Guide Dogs WA, who help to train and provide guide dogs to blind people in Western Australia; and the Red Frogs Foundation, which helps with drug and alcohol awareness in young people.

The Guild has been able to raise almost $50,000 this year. Mr Hogg said that it had been really great to see so many members of the community contributing to PROSH, and so many students getting involved, whether that be by writing stories or selling papers or doing silly stunts, and fortunately there had not been too many complaints yet.

Mr Hogg said that it had been a real pleasure for him to be engaged in the process with so many members across the UWA community and particularly with Convocation Council. He hoped that such a consultative process has brought out recommendations that we can all get behind, to produce a university that allows people to proudly express themselves but also find an important balance to protect members of its society as well.

9. WARDEN’S REPORT

PROSH representation at the Convocation Autumn Ordinary Meeting

Dr Doug McGhie presents the Warden’s Report

The Warden, Dr Doug McGhie, took his report as read. A copy of the Warden’s Report appeared at Attachment D of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting agenda booklet.

The Warden spoke to his slide presentation.

2030 Strategic PlanThe Warden said that we are involved in many, many ways and the (Convocation) network that is here and the network that is not here tonight is the value that can be offered to that strategic plan.

The 2030 Strategic Plan is developing. Convocation will:• Be recognised and involved as a key stakeholder• Regularly consult with the University Executive• Support key student activities/milestones – welcome, open

day, graduation – Being there!• Promote and enhance student and graduate networks• Support students and graduates:

» Culture » Care » Help Set UWA apart

It’s about:• broad representation on Council (not quotas)• being valued as a representative body• activity through projects• being included in the planning, analysis, etc

The Guild President also thanked members of the Freedom of Expression Working Group, particularly Convocation Council representative, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis.


• supporting graduate networks - connecting with graduates, celebrating achievement

• presenting a forum for graduates• communicating regularly using contemporary media

Statute Changes• Drafting of Convocation Statutes by Convocation now

encouraged – response to internal review (Dr Susan King and Governance Committee)

• Supported by expert Convocation Volunteers – Greg Calcutt AM and Patrick Tremlett

• A Charter, like the Guild Partnership Agreement, will describe and confirm the (working) relationship between the University and Convocation

• Aiming for next two months (draft in hand)• Will post on Convocation website

The Warden expressed thanks to Dr Susan King and her committee for all the work they had done in bringing the information that was necessary as a background to the redrafting of the statutes. The Warden said that again, it is a great example of the network. Not necessarily everyone on Convocation Council is an expert in statutes and the like, so he asked the network and happened to be able to find two wonderful people out of the Government Solicitor’s Office who said “Yeah, we know that sort of stuff.” The Warden announced that having met with them last Friday, he received a copy of the draft of our statute last night, so by putting it in good hands, things were able to progress quite quickly. The Convocation Council appreciates their contribution.

Events and ActivitiesWelcome Ceremony The Warden was invited to attend and deliver a speech to new students at the Welcome Ceremony, Semester 1, 2019. The Warden said that it was important that Convocation was there with students at the beginning, in the middle and at the end, and then with you as graduates thereafter.

Centenary of the Armistice The Centenary of the Armistice was recognised last year on 11th November, and it was a wonderful collaboration between the UWA Historical Society, Cultural Precinct, and Convocation Council. The ceremony was a wonderful event, a very moving affair, with some marvellous contributions from many, many people.

Convocation DayConvocation Council celebrates Convocation Day on the anniversary of the first meeting of Convocation which was held on 4 March 1913. Convocation and the University have a very long and strong history. The annual tree planting to celebrate Convocation Day is fitting for a University known for its beautiful grounds, and it cements Convocation’s strong relationship with the Student Guild.

Convocation Day had been celebrated in partnership with the UWA Student Guild, in which a tree planting ceremony is held every year. The Warden said that it had been a great pleasure in recent years to see the Guild Presidents planting a tree within the grounds of the University. To celebrate Convocation Day in 2019, the Warden planted a tree with 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg. • One hundred Convocation lifetime subscribers,

Convocation Councillors and Guild Councillors attended• Convocation Avenue was extended a little more• The positive partnership with the Guild was enhanced

IQX Opening Convocation Council was invited to attend the IQX Opening event held on 18th March. A plaque was unveiled at the Convocation Boardroom in the IQX to recognise Convocation’s significant financial contribution to the development of the IQX (Innovation Quarter).

Connecting Events led to connections with groups such as:• Senate Dinner• 50th Anniversary of Graduation• Convocation Day (Architects of this: Warren Kerr and

Joan Pope)• Ordinary meetings• Remote and distant involvement for the future

University collaboration (the untapped resource) – Convocation as a valued forum and contributor;• The Campus Masterplan• Forrest Hall• Underwood Avenue• Freedom of Expression• Student and graduate support

Communicating Convocation Council provides communications through:• Regular articles on Alumni Connect and website• Website update, regular but incomplete• Club magazine (four editions a year)• Uniview – awaiting decision on status, but now two a year• Club Screen, flexible, appealing, contemporary display• Library screens – snippets for students

Celebrating • Honours – supporting recognition for individual

contributions: » Convocation medals » University – Chancellor’s Medal, Honorary Degrees » National – Australian Honours

• Fiftieth Anniversary• Convocation Day• Awards Ceremony• Publications and media


Other Issues • The Library – free membership to all graduates was in place

– an extension of a fine Convocation Initiative• Lifetime email – decommissioning had progressed and

generally it was not being supported, but not everyone was caught in the net (a work in progress) » Harvard apparently has a lifetime email from student to

the grave – such an option has not yet been considered at UWA

Warden’s Ride to Conquer CancerIn concluding his report, the Warden announced that he completed the Warden’s Ride to Conquer Cancer when he took part on October 13 and 14 to raise funds for the Cancer Council, Motor Neurone Disease Research and the Youth Mental Health Foundation. The Warden was able to raise about $2500 for each and invited the Vice-Chancellor and Professor Nigel Laing to accept the presentation cheques representing the proceeds.

10. CONVOCATION OFFICER’S REPORT

The Convocation Officer’s report appeared as Attachment E of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2019 booklet. This report contains a list of graduates whose whereabouts have become unknown since the last Ordinary Meeting. Those attending the meeting were asked to review the list and to notify the Convocation Officer, Ms Juanita Perez, if the contact details of any graduates listed in this report were known to them.

11. OTHER BUSINESS

Convocation MedalThe Convocation Medal is periodically awarded by the Convocation Council to members who have distinguished themselves by their service to UWA.

At the meeting, the Convocation Council recognised three members who have made significant contribution to Convocation, the University and the Community.

The Warden read the citations for Dr Susan King and Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM.

Citation for Convocation Medallist Dr Susan King

Warden Dr Doug McGhie presents a cheque to Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater in support of the Youth Mental Health Foundation

Warden Dr Doug McGhie presents a cheque to Professor Nigel Laing in support of Motor Neurone Disease Research

Dr Susan King receives the Convocation Medal from Warden Dr Doug McGhie

Some members of Convocation show outstanding dedication and contribute amazing effort in relatively short times. It is appropriate to recognise some of these individuals earlier than convention may dictate.

There are many impressive individuals on Council with excellent CVs. Some are well-suited to planning and governance. When you have held positions as Executive Director (Governance & Planning) at ECU, and Executive Director (Strategic Resource Management) with the WA Department of Training you are well placed. She also held policy roles in the Commonwealth Government and has been an academic at UWA.


Dr Susan King is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and holds or has held many important Board positions. She is a scholarship and prize winner; she won, for her department, the Strategic Resource Management category of the Premier’s Awards, and was awarded a Syracuse University Fellowship and an Australian-American Educational Foundation (Fulbright) Travel Grant.

She joined Council in 2013 and immediately took on the challenges of chairing committees and participating in others.

Once elected to Council, she was invited to join Convocation’s Statutes Committee and over six years she has never stopped challenging, and contributing to improvement for Convocation, its Council and the relationship with the University. We have been extremely fortunate.

Susan is a self-proclaimed Governance junkie; exactly what Council has needed over the last six years. She has been a dedicated member while chairing the Statutes, Strategic Planning and Governance committees.

She has provided wonderful leadership for all of these and nowhere has she shone more brightly than in her leadership of the ongoing statute review that has followed the recent revision of the UWA Act. Her understanding of Convocation’s position and operations within the University is second to none.

Susan is tactful and sharp, yet forthright, an ideal member of Council.

For her incredible dedication over the last six years it is appropriate that we award her a Convocation Medal.

Citation for Convocation Medallist Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM

This person has been a member of Council Convocation since 2010. Throughout that time he has strongly promoted the potential for Convocation to be prominent in assisting the University to ‘achieve international excellence’.

He graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1974 and has a Master’s Degree from the University of NSW in Health Administration and Planning.

He maintains an active interest in teaching and research at UWA as:• a member of the Advisory Board of the UWA Research Centre

for the Built Environment & Health; • a member of an international working group on health

facilities; and • one who works in various voluntary roles for the Institute of

Architects and the Australasian College of Health Service Management.

Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM gave great service to the graduates of UWA as the Warden of Convocation for four years and as a member of the UWA Senate elected by Convocation since 2015 and now ongoing. He has been extremely active as Immediate Past Warden, chairing the Honours Committee, and contributing across the board to Convocation Council.

Warren initiated Convocation Day in 2013, annually recognising the formation of Convocation in 1913, and positioning Convocation in a strong partnership with the Guild of Undergraduates, while establishing a place on the campus grounds that recognises Convocation as one of the legal parts of The University of Western Australia.

Warren led Convocation’s approach to the legislative changes undertaken by the WA Government to the UWA Act. Without his leadership, Convocation might not have retained its prominence in the UWA Act. He continues to contribute knowledge and experience to the amendments now proposed to the UWA Statutes.

Warren’s tireless efforts as Warden, Immediate Past Warden, Councillor and member of Senate, have set extremely high standards for all who follow. He has been especially active in cultivating and building relationships with key University staff and members of Convocation.

Warren is a very worthy recipient of a Convocation Medal.

The Warden then invited Clinical Professor Lesley Cala to read the Citation for Ms Hilary Silbert.

Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM receives Convocation Medal from Warden Dr Doug McGhie


Citation for Convocation Medallist Ms Hilary Silbert

• Been a Member of the Council of St Catherine’s College 2006-2012, and

• Initiated the donation of an honour board for St Catherine’s College scholarship winners of GWWA awards

She was a Member of the Centenary Trust for Women from 2005-2007.

Hilary has also served with distinction on the UWA Senate. She was:• A Convocation Elected Member from 2010-2018• Involved with the selection of two Vice-Chancellors and

one Chancellor• A Member of the Honorary Degrees Committee• And was invited to participate in the review of Graduation

Ceremonies

This is a fine record of contribution to UWA, often through Convocation and its members.

Hilary is a worthy recipient of the Convocation Medal.

50 Year ReunionThe Warden drew attention to the work that Convocation undertakes each year to organise a reunion luncheon for graduates to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from UWA. This function goes from strength to strength each year. However to improve on this excellent outcome for this year, assistance is sought from Convocation members to provide information on 1969 graduates whose whereabouts we are unable to locate. A list of the 1969 graduates with whom we have lost contact is contained on page 44 of the agenda booklet. The Warden called upon the attendees to forward any information regarding the whereabouts of these graduates to Convocation Officer, Juanita Perez.

This year the reunion luncheon will be held in the Banquet Hall of the University Club at noon on Saturday, 2nd November, 2019.

Armistice Exhibition The Warden encouraged members to take this rare opportunity to view the Armistice Exhibition presented by the UWA Historical Society which will end on 25th April 2019.

Ms Hilary Silbert receives her Convocation Medal from Warden Dr Doug McGhie

Ms Hilary Silbert has a very long and outstanding association with the University of Western Australia. She studied for her Bachelor of Education from 1967 to 1971 and graduated in 1986 with a Master of Education by thesis. While at UWA she was active in athletics and fencing and was awarded a Half Blue for Athletics in 1969. She worked at UWA as an Extension Officer from 1986 to 1992.

The awarding of a Convocation Medal recognises service to UWA, its graduates and of course Convocation.

Ms Hilary Silbert’s service is outstanding under any criteria.

It includes:• Member of Australian Federation of University Women

1977-1982• Member of Graduate Women WA 2000 – to the present day• President Australian Federation of University Women (WA)

from 2005-2007• She is a Life Member of Graduate Women WA (previously

called Australian Federation of University Women, WA), and • Is a Member of the Scholarship panel of GWWA

Hilary has also:• Assisted at UWA Graduation ceremonies as a volunteer in

regalia on numerous occasions• Designed and event managed 15 months of the celebrations

for the 90th Anniversary of Graduate Women WA in 2013• Donated the Honour Board for GWWA Presidents in 2007


12. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Warden then introduced the guest speakers for the evening, Mr Craig James OAM, Mr David Bean and Ms Verity Keogh, who gave a talk on 100 years of Rowing at UWA – Traditions and New Horizons.

faculties that also looked at their structures looked at the different clinical disciplines and took account of where the disciplines were heading in the future and reconfigured the current schools that they had that were nine and they then were configured to seven schools.

Of those seven schools one school is the School of Medicine so I think that’s an important context because we have the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health and it has all of the allied health professions in there and then there is a School of Medicine that sits within the faculty and I think sometimes those things get confused. So I wanted to make that clear so when we say ‘Has the Medical School undergone reconstruction’ we talk about the medical school, not the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, which has lots of other schools within it. So that’s the first point of clarification.

In terms of the Medical School, no, the Medical School hasn’t undergone any further reconstruction or change since the 2017 changes that were made to the faculty structure so the School of Medicine remains as it was. I think the question is probably referring to the fact that there’s been some concerns raised around the medical program that sits within the medical school so let me just say that again. The medical program is one program that sits within the School of Medicine that sits within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health and the medical degree was up for its reaccreditation recently and I think that’s probably somewhere underneath the question, I’m not sure if that’s one of the things that comes out of that.

I’d just like to say that the medical program, the MD program, has had its reaccreditation extended until the June 2020 deadline and there’ll be another visit by the AMC later this year in October as part of their planned visits where they’ll do a full accreditation visit for the next five-year accreditation of the medical program. So I’ve added that in to the question although that’s not the question and no, there hasn’t been any reconstruction nor has it had any cosmetic surgery of late either.

Question 2:Edit Wood: Why do questions from the floor have to be registered with the Warden prior to the meeting? This makes it less spontaneous! And less interesting!

Response:Warden: Well in fact none were. Why are we doing questions on notice? It really is about the ability of the respondents to have a chance to prepare and know where the questions can go. It’s certainly about care over content on both the question and the answer and as you appreciate well and truly on any of these Ordinary Meetings it’s also about time management. It’s important to be able to get through what we can so I’m quite happy that this works quite well.

Guest speakers Mr Craig James OAM, Mr David Bean and Ms Verity Keogh representing the UWA Boat Club

13. Q & A SESSION

The Warden opened the Q&A session. Questions presented were received on notice. Due to time constraints, 30 minutes had been allocated to this session. 9 questions across a broad spectrum were selected.

Q & A Panel Members:The Hon Robert French AC, ChancellorProfessor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-ChancellorMr Robert Webster, Executive Director, Corporate ServicesMr Conrad Hogg, Guild President

(This section is verbatim so that attendees are not misquoted.)

Question 1:Robert McWilliam: The UWA Medical School has recently undergone reconstruction. Are there any specific problems that we as members of Convocation can contribute or assist at the undergraduate or post graduate level – other than more financial assistance?

Response:Vice Chancellor: Thank you, Doug, and thank you, Dr McWilliam, for the question. Very happy to answer the question, so it starts by using a term reconstruction and maybe I’ll just say a little bit about the fact that the Medical School which was configured and created in 1956 as the Faculty of Medicine was actually developed a long time ago in terms of its structures and nine schools were part of that faculty. So in 2017 as part of the program in the University of transformation where we restructured the faculties, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health along with the other


Question 3:Three questions relating to the same subject were combined in this section.

Anne Salter: The short accommodation building (soon to be 2 off) is unattractive and takes away from the River Foreshore in our opinion. How did this (Forrest Hall) project get put in such a valuable aesthetic site on the river?

James Rowlands: Will the University relocate Forrest Hall, stage 2, to a site less dominant of the river foreshore out of respect for the ambience of the currently-proposed site and so protect us all from further obliteration of river views both from the road, footpaths and nearby University venues? Might I also respectfully, request that you allow general discussion of the Forrest Hall matter at the meeting?

Allan Green: To what extent were members of the Senate told of community concerns/opposition to the location of Forrest Hall 2 on the proposed site?

Response:Robert Webster: Hello, how are you? So for those who don’t know me I’m Robert Webster, I’m the Executive Director of Corporate Services. As part of that remit I sit over campus management and finance at the University and as a consequence the development of Forrest Hall falls to me.

significant changes we need to put in place to make the globe a better place to live in. So it is important to hold that in our minds as we go through this and for such a noble gesture with noble aspirations it’s only fitting that a very significant and quite a signature location be adopted for that.

Doug made some mention a moment ago about Rhodes Scholars and the importance of Rhodes Scholars in the history of UWA. The Forrest Hall – the Forrest Research Foundation is as significant. It doesn’t quite have the track record yet but it’s as significant and its home is here at The University of Western Australia. As a consequence we chose a significant location for that building. It’s a location for us to be proud of. I’m not going to comment on some of the issues of its relative aesthetic appeal, we can all take a view about whether we like it or don’t like it. It is a signature building, it is one for us to be proud of and it will have a very significant contribution to the academic and cultural life of Western Australia and of the University. Have I covered everything that I think I need to cover there?

Warden: I can perhaps help Robert conclude because one thing that is on offer is that Convocation has been asked if it will sponsor in terms of bringing together an open day at Forrest Hall where I’m sure the understanding can be enhanced. I’m not saying that that will change people’s views on location and whatever but there’ll certainly be a lot more information around it so I’d suggest that you look forward to that. I don’t know when it will be at the moment but I suspect reasonably soon so that will be onsite at Forrest Hall when I think it will be good to see the various interested people come together and have a look and have the discussion so thanks, Robert.

Robert Webster: I would also like to add that we have been involved in a program of consultation. That is ongoing. Now we’re actually entering the detailed design phase. There will be more opportunity for community input into that process so it’s not as though we’ve actually turned our back on the community, we are working with them. As to is the University going to remove the development? I mean the answer is clearly no.

Chancellor: I am Chairman of the Forrest Research Foundation which is a committee of the University which effectively administers the very significant donation made by the Minderoo Foundation which is a philanthropic foundation of the Forrest Family. It was that foundation which funded the establishment of the first building, which of course preceded my time, as a place to which promising research scholars could be brought as part of the collaborative exercise with all the universities in Western Australia. So those scholars will be residents there, are residents there and it’s also a place to which significant international scholars can come as visiting fellows. The idea is to develop it as a place of international excellence and renown.

Chief Operating Officer (Corporate Services) Mr Robert Webster responds to a question regarding Forrest Hall

In answering this I think it’s probably important to get some context around that development. The five universities of Western Australia are engaged in the development of the Forrest Research Foundation Initiative which Forrest Hall is the home of and it is a very significant and quite a noble initiative, that is to bring some of the best minds, the best academic minds in the world to Western Australia to contribute to our community and to contribute to the stock of global knowledge around key issues that are bugging the world right now that really need some significant change applied to them.

It is an opportunity for the five universities of Western Australia and the community of Perth to really get behind some of the


Now that having been established – it was always contemplated that there would be a second tranche donation, which is what is funding the second stage, Forrest Hall 2. The purpose of Forrest Hall 2 – it’s mentioned in the Vice-Chancellor’s Report to Convocation this evening – is to provide short stay accommodation to extend the amount of accommodation available for scholars and fellows and also to provide an income stream to maintain the ongoing operation of Forrest Hall 1. So that’s the rationale for it and there is obviously a very substantial university and community benefit deriving from it.

Now I think I’m aware and I’m sure all members of Senate are aware of community concerns about the location. That of course was something that was effectively established some time ago with the location of Forrest Hall 1 and they’re concerns which I respect but at the same time there are overwhelming benefits to be derived from this project. It’s to be hoped that there will be design features that can take account of some of those concerns but they certainly won’t be able to meet the concern that says it shouldn’t be there because the decision has been taken by the Senate on the basis of a business case that is an exercise which it should approve. So it has been aware of the concerns, it couldn’t not be aware of the concerns, we’ve all received plenty of letters about them. Thank you very much.

Question 4:Craig Carter: At UWA Graduation ceremonies, I strongly suggest that the Chancellor present the graduates with their graduating certificates on stage, which is the norm elsewhere. I know that giving the graduates their degree certificates before going on stage has been the practice at UWA but is a poor practice. Why does the University choose not to present the degree certificate on stage?

Response:Chancellor: I really had hoped to avoid controversial questions tonight. I have no strong feelings about this one way or the other, I think it’s really a logistical matter. There is one huge benefit of actually handing the certificate to the graduand at the time of graduation and that’s the benefit that I enjoyed when I was Chancellor at ECU because when I was Chancellor at ECU and I shook about 33,000 hands during my nine years there you would hand the certificate to the graduand in a – just a cardboard folder but you could open it up and look at the graduand’s name. I always thought it was very important to try to say the graduand’s name. Now some of those names you couldn’t get your head around, especially people from Thailand because they’ve got so many syllables you just get it wrong.

The disadvantage with the graduand coming forward already having the certificate is that I have to rely on picking up what the relevant Dean is saying in terms of a name and sometimes I know the risk of getting it is so high – getting it wrong is so high that I simply say well done or congratulations or excellent result or whatever the appropriate mantra is. But I do think it’s something that’s worth considering and certainly there is a particular practical advantage. Whether it outweighs the other advantages of doing it the way we do now I don’t know but we’ll take it under consideration.

Question 5:Peter Burke: I enclose this letter to thewest.com.au published Wednesday February 13, 2019. I would ask Convocation to publish copies of this letter in order to distribute a copy to all persons attending the Friday March 22 meeting. To me, this letter expresses a strong and logical opinion by the author/writer. After persons attending read this letter, any person attending the meeting could be given the opportunity to express their opinion on issues raised in this letter.

Response:Guild President: So yes, thank you very much. I definitely am very aware of this news article. Unfortunately in my view the views it expresses are not very accurate and I thought I might try and address that firstly. So firstly the jobs board that the Guild once offered has since moved digital as many things including Eftpos and is now administered by the Careers Centre. The Guild still employs about 100 students on campus and we also use this jobs board to promote other opportunities for students to learn employability skills including the volunteering centre we run.

Secondly in regards to speakers we haven’t banned any speakers and we don’t aim to censor teachers in the classroom. I think that was probably quite clear when I was talking about freedom of expression in my report earlier today. Thirdly in regard to the newsagent. Very sadly the newsagent did close at the start of this year. Data measured and student feedback showed that it wasn’t actually providing a valuable

Chancellor The Hon Robert French AC responds to a question regarding graduation ceremonies


service and not only was that clear in our surveys but it was also clear in students’ behaviours and they weren’t using the service. They voted with their feet and as such the proprietors of it were no longer able to turn a profit and were not able to continue on the lease which is very sad. But we have taken the key services out of that including things like students buying their multiriders for the bus and the train and we’re now providing that service internally ourselves to students.

I’d also like to add that I think the Guild’s commercial services have never been stronger and we operate the Tavern and six cafés across the campus. I opened one new outlet earlier this semester, Bubble Tea, which is popular with both domestic students but also very much so with international students. We have five more outlets which are currently under construction and we’re currently negotiating with a minimart to provide a better service to students, staff and visitors on the campus. Although I find it a little bit disappointing that there are some amongst us who wish to deny students representation through the Guild we very strongly value the views of graduates so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you ever have any feedback on what the Guild could do better to provide a service to students. Thank you.

Question 6:Brett Davies: The ‘super faculties’ have now been in place for some time at UWA. How are they going from both an administration and student experience? In particular, do the Deans, within each super faculty, still get the appropriate level of autonomy for their school?

Secondly, how is UWA coping with the government cuts to funding of our university?

Response:Vice-Chancellor: Right so I think – thank you, Brett, for the questions. There are three or four, I’m going to try and respond quickly and conflate them all into one, so ‘super-faculties’. Four faculties have been in place now for just over 18 months, the last one that was configured was the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. They are not necessarily directly impacting on student experience because student experience is mainly experienced as something within a school and then even within the school, in divisions as part of the cohorts that they’re within, within particular programs. So rather than answer the question from a student experience point of view I think we have to see them as administrative structures to better able us to be able to deliver the excellence in core business which is research and teaching and learning as you know, Brett.

The Deans within each of those faculties still have their own budgets, they develop their own strategies. The strategies are aligned with the University strategy because we’re working together in order to achieve the same ends and they have a staff complement and it’s entirely up to them how they manage within a particular budget envelope and within a particular FTE the staff complement. If they generate additional revenue and additional income then of course there are conversations for them about how they then use that additional revenue and income to support whether it’s staff or infrastructure.

The West Australian – Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – Letters

UWA Guild lost its wayThat the University of WA Guild of Students has really lost its way comes as little surprise to many people, including students I speak with;

The Guild bans speakers from campus if their views are not consistent with its new version of left-wing authoritarianism, insisting on warnings that students may take offence before courses and lectures.

I rang the guild to inform them that I was looking to give casual employment to some students and asked if they still have a register of students looking for jobs.

The person I spoke to was amazed that such a service via the Guild could possibly exist. In my day it was a very useful service to both students and the community.

The newsagent at the guild village has been booted off site by the Guild after 25 years.

Apparently, a newsagency is “no longer central to the student experience”:

I’m told there are other businesses that have been given their marching orders as well after many loyal years serving the students.

I think it’s time to close down the UWA Guild.

Copy of the article:

Guild President Conrad Hogg responds to a question regarding the Guild


The University still supports across central services large investments in research infrastructure and through Robert’s team in campus at the large investments and the student experience where we’re refurbishing classrooms, libraries and such like. But the devolution to the faculties is an important part of what we see of them running their own businesses and strategies but linked across the University. Importantly the new Deans sit on the executive so they get to see the whole of everything that we’re doing and they contribute to the decisions that are made for the whole university, not just their faculty. That’s important because sometimes we have to say we need to invest in this for the whole university and that means that something else drops down the list. But they understand because they’re on the executive and see all of that.

How are we coping with government cuts to funding? Well it’s a constantly moving feast, I have to say, you will have seen that this week there was an announcement that further funding is going to be made available for international students to take placements in regions and there is no additional funding in the federal budget so that means that that’s – cuts to the research funding. We knew that was going to come, there’s an additional 393 million cut to our research funding. That means that we have to find funding elsewhere so we are all working to address the cap on the demand-driven system which is currently in place to the end of the year and the impact on us is substantial because of our postgraduate Commonwealth-supported places.

That doesn’t mean that we’re not doing anything about it, we have been planning for this for some time and of course all universities are looking at diversifying their income streams and we’ve proposed to Senate a budget for the next five years, a targeted financial strategy which is a budget that allows us to invest in the student experience, continue to do high-quality research and to maintain and uplift our campus. That will require some quite tidy and nifty work on our behalf to achieve all of those things.

Chancellor: Dawn made reference to the budget and the targeted financial strategy presented to the Senate. I just want to say that there is a very good working relationship between two key Senate committees that is the Strategic Resources Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee and the finance section of the University. The level of reporting, and candour if you like, operating at the level of those two committees, which I’ve both attended, and the expertise of external members on those committees who are not members of Senate but contribute to them is really very impressive. This is a challenging time for the University financially as it is for all universities and we need to have eyes on what’s going on both at the Senate level and at the administrative level and there’s a very good spirit of cooperation in that respect.

Question 7:Andrew Luobikis: Very concerned about political party influence on Convocation. How can this be stamped out? Could definitely see a union influence with the last round of candidates. Would hate to see debate and dissent stifled.

Response:Warden: I think if you knew Council you would know that we have an incredibly diverse group and I don’t think we have any worry there, I do recall that one of the nominees for Council noted that he works for a union but I didn’t see that there was union influence being imposed on the Council, whether successful or unsuccessful so no problem there.

Question 8:Ross Bryant: Student groups like UDS – do they get access to the theatres free or do they have to pay normal rates? If yes, why?

Response:Warden: The answer to this one is access to the theatres is free and access to associated needs is at a 50% discount so the University is generous to people who are affiliated and wanting access.

Question 9:Jacob Brown: What is the extent of UWA’s investments in fossil fuel extraction companies? If the Council does not know the answer to this question, does the Council not believe that it is the duty of a responsible and socially aware investor to ensure the ethical reputability of their portfolio?

Response:Robert Webster: Yeah so University has no direct investment in fossil fuels so that is zero. What we do have is because we don’t invest directly in equities or bonds, we actually invest in managed funds and we have Mercer’s as our consultant who assists us with the Treasury function of that. We appointed Mercer specifically because they’ve got five investment pillars, one of which is a very clear focus on ethical investment. They’re signatories to the UN ethical investment protocols, they’re also a member of the Australian Association of Ethical Investment. They were actually put in place because they could bring that commitment to us. That doesn’t mean we have zero investment in petrochems, what it does mean is that we’re endeavouring to sort of manage those down by having a principal investment partner help us with that.

What we do know in the last cycle, and the benchmark changes ‘cause it depends upon how much money is in the market in a particular asset class, what we do know over the last cycle is that we were well below the industry benchmark for exposure to petrochemical – petrochems. What I would also say in support of this though is that the University


through its new strategic plan which the Vice Chancellor has been talking about, which she has just delivered, has a very strong commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the University, making us electricity-neutral by 2025, reducing the impact of our drawdown of other environment – scarce environmental assets such as water and that is a commitment which you will see play out very significantly over the next two to three years as we start to invest in that.

I wouldn’t like this particular issue to be seen in isolation from the University’s overall very strong commitment in that regard.

End of Q&A Session.

CONCLUSION

In concluding the meeting, the Warden said that this marked the end of his second year as Warden of Convocation, and the beginning of his third and last year as Warden. This will be his final year as Warden of Convocation, not because he does not enjoy it, but because there are other obligations in his life. Dr McGhie said that it was a great challenge and he would continue to do it as energetically and as well as he possibly could, and he would like to thank his colleagues on Convocation Council for the support they had given to him over the past year. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to be Warden.

The Warden expressed thanks for the wonderful work provided by the Convocation Officer Juanita Perez. He thanked her for all her advice and guidance over the past year, and for coordinating all the arrangements for this Ordinary Meeting.

The Warden thanked the various University teams who help to organise this meeting.

The Warden also thanked Manny Tamayo Photography for their services at this meeting, whose photography has done wonderful things to Convocation presentation through the display screen, through the Ordinary Meeting booklets, and through the many print and digital publications of the University. It is important to Convocation, so that we are seen as a living entity. Manny, an MBA graduate of UWA provides all the photography for Convocation events at “mates rates” as his contribution to Convocation.

The Warden also thanked all for attending the meeting and declared the Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation for 2019 closed at 8.36pm.

Convocation Councillors and members networking during the 2019 Autumn Ordinary Meeting


It is a pleasure to provide my report to the Spring Ordinary Meeting of Convocation for 2019.

UWA’S STRATEGIC VISION 2030

As part of our ongoing communications showcasing our agenda for the future, the UWA 2030 website is now live and available to our extended external community. The UWA 2030 website, www.uwa.edu.au/uwa2030, has been sent to our donors, volunteer board members and other external stakeholders.

At a breakfast meeting with senior industry leaders, held in June, and at which we presented UWA 2030, we launched UWA’s new Industry Sabbatical program. This program connects industry with UWA’s researchers with the aim of solving real world problems and drive innovation in their organisations. The Industry Sabbatical program embeds a UWA researcher in a local business for up to 60 work days.

We also presented UWA 2030, and the opportunities for partnerships, to local WA and Federal political leaders at a small sundowner on 2 August.

In coming months we will continue to communicate UWA 2030 internally and externally, including with a special message to high school educators.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENTS

A new course at UWA’s Business School will develop future leaders in business and data analytics in Australia. Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics will enter the

workforce with rigorous analytical and technical skills, and apply these skills to business contexts.

RANKINGS

QS Rankings: The University has climbed five places this year in the 2020 QS World University Rankings, from 91 to 86 out of 1001 universities across the world. Since 2017, UWA has risen 16 places. The QS World University Rankings grade the world’s top universities based on six performance indicators, which include academic and employer reputation, research impact and citations per faculty.

ARWU, Subject Ranking: The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has placed The University of Western Australia in the world’s top 10 in Mining and Mineral Engineering (5th), Marine/Ocean Engineering (7th) and Clinical Medicine, which has risen from position 39 in 2018 to 8th in 2019 – the best result of any Australian university.

The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects also ranks UWA in the world’s top 50 in Agricultural Science, Environmental Science and Engineering, Ecology, Oceanography and Biological Sciences.

UWA was ranked first in Australia in the following subject areas: • Clinical Medicine• Marine/Ocean Engineering• Agricultural Science• Environmental Science and Engineering• Biological Sciences

ERA: The University of Western Australia has been recognised in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) National Report and outcomes, improving on its outstanding 2015 results. The ERA aims to provide a national stocktake of discipline-level areas of research strength in Australian higher education institutions. It gives government, industry, business and the wider community assurance of the excellence of research conducted.

Engagement award: The University of Western Australia has been recognised in Australia in the Engagement and Impact Assessment 2018-2019 National Report, which provides a national snapshot of how university research translates into real-world benefits for society. UWA received the highest ratings for Western Australian universities on all items scored: impact, approach and engagement, with 14 areas classed as high, seven medium and one low.

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under 40 years old to recognise outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.

The ceremony was followed by a public lecture in the Octagon theatre.

iPhDA new PhD program to connect students with industry and help them solve real world problems is being rolled out in WA. The Industry PhD (iPhD) program, developed by CSIRO and initially piloted by the University of New South Wales, will expand into WA through a partnership led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with CSIRO, Curtin University and Edith Cowan University.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

In May, the University mourned with the nation the passing of one of its most outstanding graduates, the Honourable Dr Bob Hawke, LLB, BA, DLitt. UWA awarded Dr Hawke a Bachelor of Laws in 1951 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1955. He served as UWA Guild President in 1952 and the State’s Rhodes Scholar in 1953. Upon his election as Prime Minister, the University also honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 1984.

• Research Assistant Professor, Dr Ramon Wenzel, who works at UWA’s Centre for Social Impact, has been recognised in the Pro Bono 2018 Impact 25 Awards.

• Dr Sally Brinkman, child health researcher from UWA and Telethon Kids Institute has been recognised with a national Research Excellence Award.

• UWA researchers were awarded $898,560 for a ground-breaking international research project to teach Einstein’s theories of space, time, matter, light and gravity through primary and secondary school. UWA’s project will be led by internationally recognised physicist Emeritus Professor David Blair who played a key role in the discovery of gravitational waves.

• MBA students Melissa Grove, Josh Connor, Mark Alchin and Bayode Ero-Phillips were awarded the 2019 Schulich International Case Competition in Toronto.

• Senior Research Fellow Melinda Boss, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has received the WA Pharmacist of the Year Award at the annual Western Australian Pharmacist Awards.

• Hayley Biddle, Ryan Malone, Ailish Dey, Lara Bailey, and Henry Lan were among 38 young Australians to be awarded a Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship.

• Professor Wendy Erber and Associate Professor Kathryn Fuller from the Faculty of Health and Medical and Sciences, together with Japan’s Sysmex Corporation, were awarded a Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies (FAJS) grant for their work to improve the Identification of Blood Cancers.

• Third-year Law Student , Tayu Wilker, has been awarded

LNG FUTURES FACILITY

Since my last report to Convocation, it was announced that The University of Western Australia will lead the development of the LNG Futures Facility, which will include a world-first microscale Liquefied Natural Gas plant for research and education.

The plant will have the capacity to produce up to 10 tonnes of LNG per day and will be used by energy companies, contractors, service providers and small-to-medium businesses to test and refine new technologies at an industrial scale in a live plant environment. It will also enable new levels of education and training, helping to future-proof Australia’s future workforce.

The facility, currently being designed by an industry-led initiative including UWA, Chevron, Shell, Hyundai Heavy Industries and National Energy Resources Australia, positions WA as a global leader in the development and testing of new technology and processes, with the potential to create up to 1,400 jobs.

ENGAGEMENT

Open Day Open Day 2019 was well attended with approximately 17,500 visitors. We had 2600 staff and student volunteers to help, advise and inspire them. Of those volunteers, 2220 were staff members – 200 more than last year.

Early Offers for WA Year 12 were promoted extensively in the Future Students Hub, where staff received hundreds of enquiries and gave out 1200 information brochures. UWA’s Course Model was a key focus, with all staff receiving a ‘What sets UWA apart’ key messages guide which included references to help them articulate the benefits of the course model, and two dedicated Course Model information sessions held with excellent attendance.

The UWA Open Day App had 5403 downloads. Of those, we now have 4178 registered users – people we can reach out to. For a substantial part of the day, #UWAOpenDay was Perth’s number one trending topic on Twitter.

Fields Medal Winner Honorary DoctorateOn 22 August the University held a very special graduation ceremony celebrating the work of Professor Akshay Venkatesh. Professor Venkatesh received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from UWA for his outstanding achievements in and contribution to the field of mathematics. Professor Venkatesh is only the second Australian to have been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious mathematical awards – the Fields Medal. Considered by many as the Nobel Prize for mathematicians, the Fields Medal is awarded to researchers


Research Medal for his paper, published in the Géotechique Journal.

• Ms Reitze-Swensen and Mr de Filippo, members of the Conservatorium of Music have each taken out WA Music (WAM) Song of the Year awards for their original songs.

• Pharmacy Student of the Year was awarded to UWA Master’s Student Alice Hashiguchi.

• Professor Hughes-d’Aeth, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, has received the Walter McRae Russel Award for his book, ‘Like Nothing on this Earth: A Literary History of the Wheatbelt’ (UWAP 2018).

• Associate Professor Andrea Quigliola and Senior Lecturer Emiliano Roia were announced as winners of the 2019 Marshall Clifton Award for Residential Architecture for their ‘Cloister House’ design at an award ceremony hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects (WA Chapter).

• Arman Siahvashi, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, was featured as one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers in Create Magazine by Engineers Australia.

• Professor Hans Lambers has been awarded the International Society of Root Research (ISRR) Medal during an event organised by the Dundee Roots Group in Dundee, Scotland.

• Assistant Professor Anna Waterreus, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, has been awarded the 2019 Daniel Beck Memorial Award for Schizophrenia by Neuroscience Research Australia.

• Four UWA students, Tom Manolas, Clare O’Connor, Brennan Edwards and Sanil Sha, studying the Consumers around the World unit at the UWA Business School and supervised by Professor Julie Lee and Karen Winter are part of the winning teams selected in the 2019 X-Culture Competition.

• UWA Music student Jordan Moore was recently selected to be the 2020 Young Composer in Residence with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

• UWA’s Girls in Engineering program is a finalist in the Eureka Prize for STEM inclusion, presented by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; a new award for 2019.

• Three outstanding UWA scientists won awards in this year’s Premier’s Science Awards: » Ms Jessica Kretzmann won the ExxonMobil Student

Scientist of the Year award; » Ms Sharynne Hamilton won the Shell Aboriginal STEM

Student of the Year award; » Professor Carol Bower was inducted into the WA Science

Hall of Fame.

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this year’s Ciara Glennon Memorial Law Scholarship.• Dr Angus Turner received the Professionals Award along

with UWA graduates Harrison Garland who received the Youth Award, Dr Erica Smyth AC who received the Business Award and Bourby Webster who received the Arts and Culture Award in the 2019 Western Australian of the Year awards.

• Data science student, Sergio Banchero, won the Ernst and Young (EY) NextWave data science challenge, competing against more than 4000 students from 16 countries to take out the top spot.

• Dr Jilen Patel, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, was named 7News’ WA Young Achiever of the Year and also won the Community Service & Volunteering category of the awards.

• UWA medical researcher Professor Gary Lee was named Cancer Council Western Australia 2019 Cancer Researcher of the Year for his research into pleural effusion.

• A number of staff and graduates have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours: » Officers of the Order of Australia (AO): Sue Murphy;

Adjunct Professor the Hon. Neville Owen; Professor Richard Pestell; Professor David Mackey; Diane Smith-Gander.

» Members of the Order of Australia (AM): Hon. Dr Elizabeth Constable; Delys Bird; Dr Lenore Layman; Dr Catherine Keenan; Emeritus Professor Ivan Kennedy; David Krasnostein; Michael Lynskey; Melvyn Tozer; Dr Bill Carroll; Dr Prudence Manners; Professor Dao-Yi Yu; Dr Brad Norman.

» Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM): Dr Wayne Gregson; Peter Kenyon; Dr Judyth Watson; Bernadette Waugh; Dr Russell Waugh; Dr Peter Faulkner; Toni Lalich

• 16-year-old UWA student Shuan Hern Lee, who began his music studies at UWA at the age of 14, is the first Australian to win the prestigious Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition in Dallas, Texas.

• Professor John Newnham was awarded the Australian Medical Association’s Hippocrates Awards which recognises long-lasting contributions to health and medicine.

• UWA graduate John Inverarity received the President’s Award which is presented to a non-medical person for their contribution to health and the Junior Doctor of the Year was presented to graduate Dr Katrina Calvert.

• Dr Andrew Guzzomi, UWA Research Fellow’s agricultural invention ‘The weed chipper’ is a semi-finalist in the Emerging Innovation category of the 2019 WA Innovator of the Year program.

• An aspiring surgeon and Vice President of the UWA Surgical Society Ms Audrey Kim was awarded the 2019 WA International Tertiary Student of the Year by the Council for International Students of Western Australia (CISWA).

• Professor Lehane, Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Science, has been awarded the 2019 Geotechnical

UWA Student Guild

GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT

Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President

Introduction The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year.

The Council

President: Conrad Hogg Vice President: Joseph Chan

General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio

Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula

Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick

International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan

Environment Officer: Clarice Antero Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich

Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran

Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh

Immediate Past President: Megan Lee

Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ben Perry

Bradan Sonnendecker Fang Ke Jade Wu

Callum Lindsay Neve Staltari Olivia Bartlett Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Shahid Khan


Introduction

It is a pleasure to report to the second Ordinary Meetingof the Convocation of UWA Graduates for 2019. As both a graduate of UWA, and as a current student, the relationship between the Student Guild and the Convocation is very important to me, and I have enjoyed working with the Warden and the Convocation Council thus far. I am glad to have continued to strengthen this relationship this year.

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It been my privilege to serve the student body as the President of the Guild. My role has two key foci. First and foremost, I am the university’s peak student representative and act as the student voice in university decision making. Secondly, I also act as the head of the Guild as its own organization providing services and amenities to the student body. My motivation in theseduties has been to improve the experience of every student at the university, and ensure that all feel welcomed, and have the resources that they need to achieve to the best of their abilities, in both their curricular and co-curricular activities.

This year has been an extremely busy year for me and my team thus far. Through the Guild’s Departments we have run a great many events and initiatives to engage every student at university and celebrate diversity amongst UWA’s student body. These include a great many theme weeks run throughout the year, including Fringe Festival, Faith Week, Multicultural Week, Women’s Week, Pride Week, and Welfare week to celebrate different parts of student life. There have also been many other new events and initiatives, the most prominent of which are detailed in this report.

2019 has also been a year of continued and significant institutional change. The Guild has worked closely in Partnership with the University to continue to improve the student experience at the university, with everything from designing new postgraduate spaces in libraries, to the creation of the new ‘UWA App’ for students, to the implementation of the new Assessment Policy. It is increasingly clear that providing a first-class student experience in 2019 requires investment into both the physical and digital infrastructure that underpin students’ experiences at the University.

As members of Convocation you are an important part of our community, and I am pleased to share what we have been doing with you. I will leave you with my favourite quotation on learning.

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.– Benjamin Franklin

All the best

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Guild President’s report

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Introduction

It is a pleasure to report to the Spring Ordinary Meeting of the Convocation of UWA Graduates for 2019. Asboth a graduate of UWA, and as a current student, the relationship between the Student Guild and the Convocation is very important to me, and I have enjoyed working with the Warden and the Convocation Council thus far. I am glad to have continued to strengthen this relationship this year.

It been my privilege to serve the student body as the President of the Guild. My role has two key foci. First and foremost, I am the university’s peak student representative and act as the student voice in university decision making. Secondly, I also act as the head of the Guild as its own organization providing services and amenities to the student body. My motivation in these duties has been to improve the experience of every student at the university, and ensure that all feel welcomed, and have the resources that they need to achieve to the best of their abilities, in both their curricular and co-curricular activities.

This year has been an extremely busy year for me and my team thus far. Through the Guild’s Departments we have run a great many events and initiatives to engage every student at university and celebrate diversity amongst UWA’s student body. These include a great many theme weeks run throughout the year, including Fringe Festival, Faith Week, Multicultural Week, Women’s Week, Pride Week, and Welfare week to celebrate different parts of student life. There have also been many other new events and initiatives, the most prominent of which are detailed in this report.

2019 has also been a year of continued and significant institutional change. The Guild has worked closely in Partnership with the University to continue to improve the student experience at the university, with everything from designing new postgraduate spaces in libraries, to the creation of the new ‘UWA App’ for students, to the implementation of the new Assessment Policy. It is increasingly clear that providing a first-class student experience in 2019 requires investment into both the physical and digital infrastructure that underpin students’ experiences at the University.

As members of Convocation you are an important part of our community, and I am pleased to share what we have been doing with you. I will leave you with my favourite quotation on learning.

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.– Benjamin Franklin

All the best

Conrad Hogg106th Guild PresidentUWA Student Guild


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The 106th Guild Council

President: Conrad HoggVice President: Joseph Chan

General Secretary: Adhish KasthaChair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio


Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander TanWelfare Officer: Vin Kalim

International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa ShahrinWomen’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan



Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike AndersonEthnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh


Ben Perry Bradan Sonnendecker

Fang Ke

Ordinary Guild Councilors:Jade Wu

Callum Lindsay Neve Staltari Olivia Bartlett

Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Shahid Khan

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2019 Strategic Achievements

In 2017 the Guild endorsed its Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021. This plan has allowed us to remain focused on key objects of our organization, despite rolling leadership within the Guild. The plan sets about to achieve the vision of ensuring that each and every UWA Student has the best possible student experience throughout their degree, and to be the leading student-run organization internationally. We intend to do this by improving student support at UWA, increasing engagement within the student body, continuing to represent the student voice, and providing better spaces on campus. Some of the key achievements thus far are summarized below.

Improving Student Support• Reformed the business model for Student Assist, the Guild’s independent support and

advocacy service, so it could better serve students.• Introduced “Wellbeing Volunteers” a group of students volunteering their time as

ambassadors for student wellbeing and helping students to find the support they need.• Investigating how the Guild can assist students to find affordable accommodation.

Increasing Engagement• Increasing the amount of dynamic video content in Guild social media communications.• Review of communications and transparency of Guild processes to students through the

Communications and Transparency Working Group.• Reformation of the Guild Weekly Newsletter to be more engaging.• Weekly updates on social media by video to all UWA Students from the President.• More contact with and support for the Albany Students’ Association, including presence

of Guild Office Bearers on the Albany Campus.• Refreshed the Guild brand.• New Guild Website to be launched September 2019.

Representing the Student Voice• Expanded the class representative system that was developed by the Guild’s education

portfolio in 2018.• Started ethnocultural collective to represent and support students from culturally and

linguistically diverse backgrounds at UWA. This collective was instrumental in supporting students following the terrorist attacks in Christchurch, NZ earlier this year.

• Reviewed election culture and accepted the Review’s recommendations, improving the culture of the elections.

• Continued work with the university to reform assessment processes to make them fairer for students.

• More support for discipline specific clubs to better represent students in those disciplines.

• Submissions to the University on Equity & Participation, 12 Week Semesters, Late Penalties, College Row Cultural Review.

• Assessing the introduction of an equity and participation portfolio within the Guild.

Better Spaces on Campus• Opened five new outlets in the Refectory: Utopia Bubble Tea, The Cutting Board,

Campus Kebabs, Toshine Japanese, and Chinese Canton.• Signed a heads-of-lease with IGA to bring the supermarket onto campus.• Upgrade of the Guild Village Courtyard


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• New multipurpose spaces for clubs and societies.• Development and upgrade of retail space in Guild Village.• New staging and lighting for the Tavern.

New Refectory Space. May 2018.

Other Key Projects

Student Leader SummitThe Guild hosted the first ever Student Leader Summit in Western Australia, aiming to help student leaders at Western Australian Universities to develop. The conference-style event was attended by almost 250 students and was held at the University Club. Attendees had the opportunity to learn from pre-eminent leaders in the Western Australian Community through keynote and panel discussion, as well as learn practical skills from their peers through workshops. The event was a great success for the Guild, and well received by attendees, and we hope to continue it in the future.


Student Leader Summit. August 2019.

Election Culture Working GroupThe Guild convened a working group to assess the culture of the its elections at the start of this year. This group consulted widely with the student cohort and formulated a set of recommendations. These recommendations have been accepted by council, and the relevant changes to the Guild Election Regulations have been accepted by the University Senate. With the elections about to start at the time of writing, we are hoping that these changes will improve the culture of the Guild’s elections, and students will be more engaged.

Indigenous StrategyIn 2018 the Guild started the process of creating a strategy for engagement with Indigenous peoples. This strategy has been completed this year and is in the first phase of its implementation. The primary objective of this strategy is for the Guild to better support and represent Indigenous students studying at UWA, a cohort of students who face many barriers to educational attainment. We are excited for the new opportunities that this creates for the Guild, and to engage more closely and respectfully with First Nations Australians.

Marda Cup. May 2015.

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Freedom of ExpressionEarlier this year the Vice-Chancellor convened a working group on the Freedom of Expression at UWA. I was the student member of this working group and cherished the opportunity to engage with so many members of the university community about this important issue. This was a gold standard of consultation, and the recommendations of the group have since been adopted by the Senate.

Digital Upgrades at UWAThe University is currently going through a process of digital transformation, much of which has focused on the digital experience of students at the university. It has been a great privilege to be involved the development of these facilities, and I am confident that the UWA App, and the Reskin of studentConnect, which have launched, are already making a substantial impact on the student experience. This area is still one of ongoing work and is important for the continued improvement of the digital experience to meet growing expectations and remain up to date.

Engagement with the Albany CampusThis year has seen the Guild take a more active focus on engagement of the Albany Centre, through the Albany Students’ Association, the Guild’s satellite department. The Student Association has been supported by the executive to increase the engagement of students on campus and add value to their experience through discounts in Albany, events, starting a new club, and volunteering opportunities. Guild office bearers have also visited the campus several times this year to run activities for Albany Students, learn about the campus, and consult students on UWA’s regional strategy.

Environment Officer & Albany Students’ Association President at the Environment Department M.Y.O. Succulent – Albany Event. August 2015.

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The 106th Guild Council about to embark on the Guild Retreat to plan for 2019. November 2018.

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VICE-CHANCELLOR

Firstly, I must recognise that we are sad to see the coming departure of Professor Dawn Freshwater to the University of Auckland in the new year, but extend our very best wishes for the next chapter in her University leadership career.

I have enjoyed working and interacting with her throughout my time on Council and, as Warden, I am comfortable that we have advanced the appreciation and recognition of Convocation and Council during this time.

I am sure that Convocation Council and future Wardens will continue a strong and successful relationship with the Vice-Chancellor and that office.

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

Mr Tayyeb Shah has been appointed to this new position and soon after he arrived Deputy Warden Lesley Cala and I had the pleasure of meeting him. He gave us far more than the allocated time and we appreciated that. The theme was very much one of partnership, with us stressing the importance of the local part of that partnership as well as the more remote. We look forward to a sound and professional working relationship with Mr Shah, to welcoming him to many of Convocation’s future activities and to assisting him as he establishes his own partnerships in and around UWA.

UWA’S STRATEGIC VISION 2030

The 2030 Strategic Plan for UWA has been completed and Convocation Council is preparing its equivalent through the activities of the Governance and Review Committees, but more on those later.

Importantly Council has determined that it must work with several communities within which our members will be found and with whom we must interact. These communities will likely have somewhat diverse interests at times, but they are all relevant to the University, so it is Convocation’s role to provide a forum, a vehicle and at times a spokesperson or champion.

The five communities are the four parts of the University and the wider community within which they exist, as therein lies support for the students before and beyond graduation, and the University as a whole:1. UWA Senate, where it has two representatives but could

also contribute more openly through occasional or regular attendance and reports by the Warden;

2. UWA Executive and staff, as they are the direct conduit to achieving the University’s goals and provide access and resources to that end;

INTRODUCTION

Since the Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation held in March this year, Convocation has continued to play an active role within the University and its ongoing development. The University’s highlights are particularly well covered by the Vice-Chancellor’s report for this meeting. With the Vice Chancellor unable to attend this evening, we are fortunate to be able to welcome Mr Tayyeb Shah, the new Deputy Vice Chancellor Global Partnerships, to his first Ordinary meeting, and to hear from him on this new role. The students’ perspective is presented by Mr Conrad Hogg, the 106th President of the Student Guild.

The following report covers Convocation’s activities and initiatives.

REPORTING BY CONVOCATION

While convention has seen Convocation Council report to members at each Ordinary Meeting, Council has encouraged the need for Convocation to also report more formally to the University, to encourage understanding and appreciation of the role played by Convocation. To this end a proposal has been put to Senate through our elected Senators that Convocation should report annually to Senate against its own strategic plan. The first of these is intended for December this year and we thank Chancellor Robert French for his support of this initiative.

Warden’s reportSpring Ordinary Meeting, 20 September 2019


available time frame. It remains a challenging task and we gratefully appreciate this assistance.

Full details of the proposed changes of Statutes will be available on the Convocation website at www.convocation.uwa.edu.au when they have been sufficiently developed.

It is appropriate to present the main recommendations that, when incorporated, will impact Convocation. These are:• A reduction in the number of Councillors from twenty-one

to eighteen, with six rather than seven elected annually;• The term of the Immediate Past Warden as an active

Councillor to be defined as one year after an election when Warden’s change. The role for that year is to be mentoring and support.

• The adoption of an Optional Proportional Preferential System for all elected positions, Senator, Warden, Deputy Warden and Councillors. » For the election of more than one candidate, the voter is

required to indicate a preference for at least the number of candidates to be elected (voters may further indicate a preference for all or some of the remaining candidates).

• Council adopting a clear preference for electronic voting, including; » Actively advising and reminding the members of the

preference for electronic voting » Actively pursuing the updating of the member database

to better record the digital address of members• Convocation Council to be appointed as the management

body for Convocation, including the Statutes, Standing Orders, and the like; » with the new Statute worded to allow Council to

determine the Convocation’s response to proposed changes in the first instance.

» This would not preclude Council from polling or otherwise surveying members or calling a Special Ordinary Meeting.

With these approved by Council in August and ongoing Governance Committee meetings overseeing the process it is now appropriate to give these to Mr Greg Calcutt, our specialist member, who will draft the actual amendment for us.

The actual draft will be available to members on our website.

3. UWA students, who are the present and future members of Convocation who can benefit from the connection with Convocation’s network of graduates;

4. UWA graduates (Convocation’s members) who can benefit from connection and communication with each other as friends and colleagues and the University; and

5. The Community into which Convocation’s members distribute and with whom they live and work.

Council is well aware of the importance for Convocation and its members to contribute to an improved and outstanding experience for students at UWA.

Convocation must also be of value to the graduates, our members. This value proposition is necessarily challenging, as Convocation broadly, and its volunteers on Council, should add this value through actions and activities that are not already provided by established University processes. We remain firmly of the view that our powerful and personal network of members is the key and have begun a new approach to engaging the faculty, sporting, arts and shared interest groups and clubs that operate with and around the University. Many of us are members of more than one, even attaching to several. Some of the larger clubs have welcomed Convocation’s facilitation of connection with the University. Convocation is well placed as the link to the University’s graduates, as was intended from the University’s beginning.

The clubs and societies have valuable memberships that are invariably diverse and powerful, especially in Western Australian society and business, where the maximum impact can be made on student life. International networks can also open many doors and are generally well developed by the University’s Alumni Relations team. Even there, Convocation’s network should be able to make a difference. We continue to work on a strong and essential partnership between Convocation, its Council and the team at Alumni Relations.

REVIEW OF STATUTES

With the recent amendments to the UWA Act all of its statutes are to be brought under a single statute for the University. This includes the statutes that particularly apply to Convocation. Over the last year or so Council has worked comfortably with the office of the University Secretary to progress the draft. The aim is to see the amended statute approved at the December Senate meeting this year. We have progressed well and believe we can meet that deadline.

Retired chair of the Governance Committee, Dr Susan King, provided wonderful leadership on this issue and that task and leadership has been assumed by Governance Committee Chair, Mr Jonathan Strauss. Members Greg Calcutt AM and Patrick Tremlett, both retired experts in such drafting, have worked in the background to support the review within the


GRADUATION CEREMONIES

Convocation continues with its important and prominent role at all graduations, with the Warden or representative welcoming all graduates to Convocation as new members. We supported seven ceremonies in July 2019, with Councillors acting in the Warden’s role when I was unavailable.

Q&A SESSIONS AT ORDINARY MEETINGS

The featured Q&A session remains successful with the questions to the panel, generally including the Vice-Chancellor, Guild President, Guest Speaker and Warden taking questions, now mainly on notice. When the Chancellor has been able to attend, he has usually joined the panel. The Director of Corporate Services has also participated. Once again at this meeting we propose to have questions on notice and some from the floor, as both are supported by members.

Student Guild President Conrad Hogg, Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater and Chancellor Robert French at the 2019 Autumn Ordinary Meeting

FORREST RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Following the Autumn Ordinary Meeting and the active discussion of the location and the development of the two stages of Forrest Hall we were able, in April this year, to facilitate a very successful Convocation-sponsored Open Day at Forrest Hall. The Open Day particularly focussed on the purpose of the Forrest Research Foundation that supports the Forrest Scholars and Fellows housed at the Hall. It was very well received and successful. Many who attended the day were most impressed with the work of the Scholars, and diverse views of the location of Forrest Hall were represented and expressed on the day.

The foundation stone plaque at Forrest Hall

Devon Cuneo and Kate Stannage

Warden Dr Doug McGhie, Neil Donaldson and guests

Most recently the Warden and other Councillors were prominent when an Honorary Doctorate was awarded to Fields Medal winner, Professor Akshay Venkatesh.

Professor Akshay Venkatesh with Chancellor The Hon Robert French


CONNECTING AND COMMUNICATING WITH STAFF AND STUDENTS

In my last report to the membership I stated that Convocation should be prominent in everyday university life so staff and students know what Convocation can offer them. We are very actively involved in student welcome, a great step, but declined the recent invitation to participate with a stall at the staff orientation. We believe that for Convocation and the University to succeed together the understanding must be mutual. To sit in a stall alongside Cybersecurity, UniSuper, Bankwest, Fleetcare, HBF, the staff Social Club and the like cannot correctly position Convocation and its role in the minds of new staff members at UWA.

Convocation continues to embrace partnership with the University, always seeking a stronger relationship and a fuller appreciation of the value of the energetic and dedicated graduates serving in a voluntary capacity. Convocation’s Council and the University must be committed to a sustained, smooth and efficient working relationship.

The Convocation screen in the University Club has been operating for about six months now, illustrating the broad activities, involvement and contribution of Convocation at the University. It has been updated for this Ordinary Meeting to reflect 2019 activities and updates will be ongoing.

Professor Akshay Venkatesh and Warden Dr Doug McGhie

WELCOME CEREMONY

Our involvement in the Welcome Ceremony has continued and in July 2019 Deputy Warden, Clinical Professor Lesley Cala joined the academic procession for the Welcome Ceremony for new students, this time in Winthrop Hall, appreciating the vagaries of winter weather. Once again, the ceremony went well and the welcome speech was well received.

Deputy Warden Clinical Professor Lesley Cala speaking at the Welcome Ceremony

ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Recognising that lessons can be learnt from other universities Council has endorsed the attendance of Councillors at a conference directed at the civic role of the university in Australia. Topics include sessions such as “The critically engaged university of the future is challenged by the need to re-shape engagement in a ‘post-truth’ world and reframe the university as an anchor institution in the making of a City Region”. Never before has UWA been or had to be so active in cementing itself as an anchor institution in Western Australia and lessons from elsewhere in Australia will be valuable.

The conference will also expose other institutions to our model of Convocation, and us to their models and ideas. It is a unique opportunity for Convocation to interact externally, connecting and communicating, very much part of our function.

The Convocation screen at the University Club


CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

As in previous years Convocation’s 2019 Awards Ceremony was an evening of excitement and celebration of excellence. There, thirty awards were presented to recognise and support undergraduate excellence, postgraduate research student travel, sporting excellence, contribution to the Arts and accommodation for a student from regional Western Australia.

Convocation appreciates the involvement with and contribution of UWA Student Services, the University Research Committee, the Postgraduate Students’ Association, UWA Sport, and private donors such as Clinical Professor Bryant Stokes AM, Neil Donaldson, Dr Michael Chaney AO, Miss Nelly Kleyn, and many others.

The presentation by Dr Rachael Zemek, 2018 Geoffrey Kennedy Convocation Postgraduate Research Travel Award recipient was an impressive demonstration of the value and success of these awards.

She told how she used and benefitted from the Award to assist her in completing her PhD and in developing effective and beneficial international connections with other Universities and Research organisations. Dr Zemek says “my research has been able to identify the immunological mechanisms responsible for a successful anti-tumour immune response, and then target these pathways to improve response rates”.

The 2019 Convocation Award recipients and benefactors

Dr Rachael Zemek presenting her speech at the 2019 Convocation Awards Ceremony

The awards allow these students to further their seeking of wisdom, knowledge and experience, whilst at the same time representing our University locally, nationally and internationally. These awards are made possible through generous and ongoing donations of Convocation Members, and funding from the Postgraduate Students Association and the University Research Committee.

We congratulate all recipients of a 2019 Convocation award.

On the evening of the Spring Ordinary Meeting we also have the great pleasure of recognising the strong connection between the Student Guild and Convocation Council, when


the committed volunteers of Council recognise the Guild’s top Volunteer of 2019 with a Convocation Medal to be presented to Mr Elliott Wallace, a deserving winner.

Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia:• Ms Delys Bird AM (BA 1978, MA 1981)• Dr Bill Carroll AM (MBBS 1973, MD 1985)• The Honourable Dr Elizabeth Constable AM (PhD 1986,

DLitt 2013)• Dr Catherine Keenan AM (BA 1990, BA(Hons) 1996)• Emeritus Prof Ivan Kennedy AM (BSc(Agric) 1962, PhD 1965,

DSc(Agric) 1992)• Mr David Krasnostein AM (BJuris 1977, LLB 1978)• Dr Lenore Layman AM (BA 1962, PhD 1980)• Mr Michael Lynskey AM (BA 1975)• Dr Prudence Manners AM (MD 2001)• Mr Melvyn Tozer AM (BComm 1966)• Professor Dao-Yi Yu (PhD 1991)

Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia:• Dr Peter Faulkner OAM (MBBS 1981)• Dr Wayne Gregson OAM APM (BA 1989)• Mr Peter Kenyon OAM (BA 1972, GradDipEd 1973,

MPhil 1992)• Ms Toni Lalich OAM (BMus 1989)• Dr Judyth Watson OAM (BSc 1978, PhD 1982)• Mrs Bernadette Waugh OAM (BSc 1964)• Dr Russell Waugh OAM (BSc 1964, BEd 1977, MEd 1980,

PhD 1983)

Convocation’s Honours Committee continues to nominate and support nominations for our UWA graduates. This encourages an increasing number of nominations for those worthy of recognition being sent through to the Honours Secretariat in Canberra. Convocation Council aims for an increasing number of UWA graduates to be included in future Honours announcements. Members of Convocation who are aware of worthy graduates are encouraged to contact the Council through the Convocation Officer so that confidential nominations may be progressed.

Members are also encouraged to nominate worthy members for internal honours such as Honorary Degrees, the Chancellor’s Medal, the Convocation Medal, the Philippa Maddern Award, Guild Volunteer and others.

The following Convocation Members received Honorary Doctorates and Chancellor’s Medals at the 2019 July graduation ceremonies:• Jeffrey Campbell (Chancellor’s Medal)• Neil Donaldson (Chancellor’s Medal)• Stephen Choo (Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of Commerce)• Andrew Ross (Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of Letters)• Philippa Nikulinsky AM (Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of

Letters)

Warden Dr Doug McGhie and Elliott Wallace

BETTER CONNECTIONS

Members for whom we do not have email addresses can assist the communication process by forwarding those to Convocation, particularly as we progress towards electronic elections in the near future.

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

At the beginning of June, Convocation Council was delighted when the following graduates and other members of the UWA community were recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

The following members of Convocation were recognised for their contribution to Australia:

Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia:• Dr Nicola Forrest AO (DLitt 2014)• Ms Dianne Smith Gander AO (BEc 2084, DEc 2015)• Ms Sue Murphy AO (BE 1980)• The Hon Neville Owen AO (BJuris 1969, LLD 2011)• Professor Richard Pestell AO (MBBS 1982, DM ‘2008)• Dr Kay Van Norton Poche AO (DLitt 2014)


CONVOCATION COUNCIL

This report highlights some of the many issues considered by Convocation Council, and the Statutory requirements of Convocation. We continue to be particularly effective with our existing awards, scholarships and events, and the Review Committee is very productive in looking for our value add. We have maintained the conventional committees for the following:• Awards Committee chaired by Ms Nee Nee Ong;• Governance Committee chaired by Mr Jonathan Strauss; • Review Committee, chaired by Dr Fran Pesich; • Engagement Committee chaired by Dr Agi Gedeon; and• Honours Committee chaired by Adjunct Professor

Warren Kerr AM.

Events and other engagement projects are more easily covered by one or two councillors taking charge and calling for assistance from within or outside Council as required. The main events remain:• our Ordinary Meetings, where Ms Juanita Perez takes

the central role and assistance from UWA staff including UniPrint and Brand Marketing and Recruitment is critical. Councillors help in various ways;

• the Annual Awards Ceremony, with Ms Perez central to the organisation, with Chair Ms Nee Nee Ong and the Awards Committee completing great work, and outside supporters assisting with the selection process;

• Convocation Day, where the Warden is assisted by several councillors, the Guild and University Grounds staff. Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory AM completed the 2019 celebration just before the Autumn Ordinary Meeting;

• 50th Anniversary of Graduation where Mr Ric Stern has taken charge for 2019 and promises an exciting reunion for graduates from 1969.

Other projects have been championed by Councillors or small teams:• Treasurer and auditing, Ms Julie Matheson;• Freedom of Expression Working Group, Dr Angela

Evangelinou-Yianakkis as lead;• Live display screen in the University Club to promote

Convocation’s identity and activities, with this actioned largely by Kris Bather;

• A page of promotion of and stories about Convocation in each edition of the University Club News, Uniview magazine and the bi-monthly Alumni Connect, Warden and Mr Jim Paparo;

• Updating the website is a work in progress, Administrative Assistant, Mr Kris Bather.

The members of Convocation Council are as listed and pictured below.

*Dr Doug McGhie, Warden of Convocation (2017-2020); Council Member (2013 -2016)

*Clinical Professor Lesley Cala, Deputy Warden of Convocation 2019-2020 Council Member (2010-2019)

*Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM Elected member of Senate (2015-2022); Immediate Past Warden of Convocation (2017-2020): Warden of Convocation (2013-2017): Council Member (2010-2013)

Dr Julie Crews Council Member (2017-2020)

Ms Devon Cuneo Council Member (2011-2021)

Adjunct Professor Dr Brett Davies Council Member (2016-2020)

Mr Tim Dymond Council Member (2019-2020)


Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Council Member (2017-2020)

*Dr Agi Gedeon Council Member (2015-2022)

Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory AM Council Member (2018-2021)

Dr David Griffiths Council Member (2019-2020)

Mr Jeffrey Gunningham Council Member (2017-2020)

Dr Raj Kurup Council Member (2017-2021)

Miss Megan Lee Council Member (2019-2022)

*Councillor Julie Matheson Council Member (2016-2022)

Dr Elijah Nathan Council Member (2019-2022)

*Ms Nee Nee Ong Council Member (2016-2022)

Mr James Paparo Council Member (2012-2017; 2018-2021)

Mr Gary Pennefather Council Member (2017-2020)

Dr Fran Pesich Council Member (2010-2014; 2018-2021)

Mr Ric Stern Council Member (2018-2021)


*Mr Jonathan Strauss Council Member (2011-2022)

Mr Tony Tate AM Council Member (2017-2020)

Professor Marc Tennant Council Member (2019-2022)

Mr Simon Dawkins Elected member of Senate (2010-2021) Immediate Past Warden (2011) Warden (2010) Council Member (2005-2010)

In conclusion, I wish to thank all members of Convocation Council who have contributed to the successful delivery of our roles and functions during the past six months, particularly those newly elected to Council and the Committee chairs. Deputy Warden, Clinical Professor Lesley Cala, was Acting Warden for five weeks whilst I was overseas and did an amazing job. I cannot thank her enough for her dedication and proficiency.

Since the last Ordinary Meeting, recognising the challenges on our volunteer Councillors and one full time employee, we have employed Mr Kris Bather as Assistant to our Convocation Officer, continuing the initiative begun last year with Melissa Hetherington. Kris has provided excellent support to Council, especially with support for the many evening meetings that are the means for operation of Council’s sub committees.

Finally, I must commend the splendid support we have all received from our long-serving and dedicated Convocation Officer Ms Juanita Perez, with her excellent Convocation corporate knowledge, adherence to our statutory obligations and untiring efforts to action the results of our deliberations.

Dr Doug McGhieWarden of Convocation


Convocation Officer’s reportThe following is a list of graduates whose current whereabouts have become unknown since the Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation on 22 March 2019. Graduates are listed according to the Faculty from which they obtained their latest degree, along with their year of graduation.

Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts2016 Mai P. Doan 1998/2002 Honey K. Hiranandani 1999/2001 Merle Klinger 1989 Rebecca Pearce

Arts2003 Paula Anderson 1989 Allison J. Archer 1976 Rebe Atlas (Berinshaw)2004 Michelle S. Barcham 1998 Simon J. Bell 1996 Sally E. Boud 1988 Gillian M. Brown 1976 Laurel J. Callaghan 1960 Diana F. Cardell-Oliver 1971 Jacqueline M. Connelly 2001 Amber L. Coppen 1999 Katherine L. Dale 1984 Jane A. Darnell 1999 Diana M. Davies (Cordova)2008 Christopher J. Day 2006 Bayoush Demissie 1969 Leo T. Doornbusch 1989 Gary Downs 1973 Teresa Doyle 2004 Ben K. Etherington 1969 Barbara M. Evans 2007 Melissa J. Falloon 1976 Patricia J. Findlay 1968 Kerry V. Foster 1975 Robin J. Gardiner 1990/2001 Andrew D. Gargett 1952 William B. Gibson 1988 Michelle C. Green 1976 Susan E. Haigh 1979 Jenny D. Hambidge 1966 Robyn J. Harris 1968 Thomas A. Harrop 2006 Anthony J. Hawkins 1996 Benjamin N. Hodgkinson 1992 Nicholas R. Hopkins 2001 Farida Iqbal 1976 Teresa A. Jackson 1971 Beverley V. James 1982 Suzanne D. Kee

2002 Tarek J. Ketelsen 1981 Richard P. Knowles 2015 Christopher J. Korel 2003 Desiree J. Lange 2006 Elizabeth S. Louden 2014 Porcia J. Maley 1998 Gareth D. Mansell 2006/2007 Clare F. Mein 1995 Nelly Mikhaiel 2011 Wei Ling L. Ng 1975 Aroha E. Page 2001 Jay K. Palmer 2001 Andrew S. Petale 2007 Rhiannon L. Pilkington 2009 Jasmine Richard 1995 Jill M. Rundle 2011 Elizabeth L. Schenberg 1968 Anders J. Sievers 2008 Pak Hang So 2005/2006 Erin L. Stark 2002 Christopher J. Stokes 1974 John W. Stone 1993 Anne E. Strahan 2003 Suzanne A. Stuart 1999 Vera Szito 2008 Vera Szito 2004 Sarah E. Tucker 1974 Peter A. Verreck 1986 Mario Vinciguerra 1979 Greg P. Woodhams 1998 Olivia E. Woodland 1995/1996 Alexis Xoufarides

Arts, Business, Law and Education – Arts1976 John T. Glover

Board of Studies – Bachelor of Arts2013 Melissa J. Falloon

Board of Studies – Bachelor of Science2018 Ben J. Bettison 2014 Matthew J. Greenwood 2014/2015 Matthew J. Long 2017 Courtney Jenna J. Zoghby

Business School2003 Lisa M. Anicich 2009 Anisa 2001 Warren L. Barry 2010 Evan D. Barter 1996/1997 Christiane M. Beichert 2003 Lorne N. Chambers 2005 Kenneth C. Chang 1999 Henry M. Cheng 1994 Mark J. Civitella 1999 Ray A. Combs 2002 Melanie J. Dachs 2001 Diana M. Davies (Cordova)1996 Adeline H. Ee 1976 Robert N. Francis 1995 Glenn S. Gahler 2011 Michael W. Gavshon 2014 Sean P. Gilleran 1995 Juliana M. Gosling 1997 Matthew W. Halliday 2005 Simon A. Hatfull 2009 Anthony J. Hawkins 1968 Aloysius K. Ho 2014 Benjamin N. Hodgkinson 1992 Varius V. Klimaitis 1978 Warren M. Lance 2000 Ryan J. Leask 1991 Tim D. Levy 1990 Emma V. Lewin (Gebbie)2005 Cindy Loisa 2001 Stuart A. MacKinnon 1999 Marilynne J. Marshall 2000 Andrew J. McClelland 2007 Tim J. McMinn 2003 Jaron S. Mitchell 2009 Peter J. Moh 1994 Justine Morton (Lewis)1976 Swee F. Mun 1998 James F. Murphy 1998 Dieter Newell 1975 Siew S. Ng 1987 Michael A. Parker 2009 Lauren L. Poat 1986 David J. Pugh 1976 John A. Quartermaine 2014 Paul D. Rossi 2010 Angela Sawyer


1999 Elias Scafidas 1988 Carol R. Shand 1991 Carmen J. Smith 1999 Damien J. Smith 1994 Nurette Stanford

(Matijasevich)2006 Stefen Tanudjaja 2001 Timothy S. Tay 1992 Vivathana Thanghong 2006 Shannon E. Thompson 2002 Melissa L. Thornton 2013 Ursala Waqar 2005 David D. Williams 2006 David D. Williams

Education1999 Simon J. Bell 1994 Estella E. Carter 2008 Samantha H. Corrigan

(Chin)1993 Andrew D. Gargett 1998 Brycen R. Godfrey 2007 Samantha Groom 2004 Andrea M. Hopkin 1968 Wee L. Kwok 2004 Desiree J. Lange 2008 Graham D. Local 2013 Eileen M. Roost 1968 Anders J. Sievers 1975 John W. Stone 2003 Caroline A. Stone 1987 Mario Vinciguerra 1987 Karen M. Watkins

Engineering, Computing and Mathematics2000 Aulia B. Anggakesumah 2010 Evan D. Barter 2002 Guy R. Beesley 2002 Kenneth C. Chang 1999 Henry M. Cheng 1968 Kevin G. Colledge 1997 Alistair P. Cross 1986 Stewart C. Dallas 2006 Marcus M. de Haas 1989 Cameron Ferstat 1985 Kin-Ying Fung 2014 Sean P. Gilleran 1943 Edgar Hulcome (Halcomb)2007 Tarek J. Ketelsen 2013 Rounak M. Kulkarni 2007 Tim J. McMinn 2003 Nicholas A. Merker 1998 Justin A. Money 1953 James W. Pegrum

1981 Christopher L. Reberger 2002 Roy Samuel 1999 Damien J. Smith 2004 Jason D. Smith 2002 Jason K. Tey 2007 Kyran J. Thorpe 1970 Le A. Vu 1994 Kim D. Ward 2009 Dulnuwan Wimalatissa

Graduate Research School1998 Allison J. Archer 2007 Richard J. Betts 1979 Laurel J. Callaghan 2009 Jackie M. Chim 2004 Joshua Fink 2006 Andrew D. Gargett 2012 Honghua He 1972 Aloysius K. Ho 2011 Farida Iqbal 1983 Jennifer D. Leaper 1987 Choon Leong 1974 Rodney J. Mahon 1980 Prapti Mahyuddin 2013 Clare F. Mein 2001 Nelly Mikhaiel 2004 Mark A. Rodrigues 1992 Richard M. Stewart 2004 Madeleine Wouterlood

Law1969 Elizabeth C. Brinsden 1994 Mark J. Civitella 1998 Lucinda K. Gunn 2005 Simon A. Hatfull 2009 Peter J. Moh 1969 Robert L. Nelson 2001 Andrew S. Petale 2000 Emma M. Roberts 1998 James E. Scovell 2014 Kate E. Searle (Moran)1986/1988 Carmen J. Smith 1989/1990 Gregory W. Smith 1998 Olivia E. Woodland

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences2003 David M. Booth 1997 Noel D. Collins 1976/1977 Suzanne K. Dobson 2004 Christopher M. Gibson 1996 Geoffrey L. Hawking 2006 Penelope V. Ivery 2009 Gar-Hing Lee 2004 Sarah O’Donnell

2008 Samuel H. Shee 1999 Richard M. Stewart

Natural and Agricultural Sciences2003 Tony C. Norment

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Audit report


29 July 2019 Dr Doug McGhie Warden of Convocation Convocation of UWA Graduates The University of Western Australia (M362) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Dear Dr McGhie CONVOCATION OF UWA GRADUATES We wish to advise that we have completed the audit of the above mentioned entity for the year ended 31 December 2018. The Australian Auditing Standards require auditors to communicate with those charged with governance as a means of advising the Council of any matters noted during the course of the audit. Our audit work involves the review of only those systems and controls adopted by the Council upon which we wish to rely for the purposes of determining our audit procedures. Furthermore, our audit should not be relied upon to disclose defalcations or other similar irregularities, although their disclosure, if they exist, may well result from the audit tests we undertake. While we have considered the control environment in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, we have not tested controls and hence do not comment on whether systems and controls are operating effectively. We advise that we have not encountered any significant matter during our audit, however we wish to make the following recommendations for improvement in future years. Naming of the Financial Statements

The current financial report of the Convocation, includes the Annual Statement of Accounts and Annual Statement of Income and Expenditure. We note, however that the Annual Statement of Income and Expenditure includes a reconciliation of each project using the opening balance and reconciling to the closing balance for such project. Both these statements are prepared on a cash basis and excludes any transactions that are not based on cash transactions. In order to clarify the accounting terminology used, we recommend that the wording “Annual Statement of Accounts” and “Annual Statement of Income and Expenditure” as defined in Statute No. 9: Convocation Part V: Finance, para 60. (2) be amended to “Statement of Funds” and “Statement of Cash Flows” respectively.


Financial Reporting process We wish to encourage Council to adopt a more systematic process for the preparation of the information and financial reports for future audits. Attached in Appendix A, we have prepared a recommended guide to assist Council with this process. This is a guide only and we are committed to work with management and Council to serve the Convocation’s future audit needs. We wish to thank Juanita and the Council, in particular the Treasurer and Deputy Warden for their assistance and collaboration during this year’s audit. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully BUTLER SETTINERI (AUDIT) PTY LTD

MARIUS VAN DER MERWE CA Director


Appendix A

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND AUDIT PROCESS Task Person Responsible When A. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR 1. Obtain quotations from relevant auditor(s)

for the next financial year Manager or Treasurer After year end, before

completion of the current audit

2. Provide recommendation to Council for the appointment of auditor for the next financial year

Treasurer At the Council meeting approving the current year’s financial report, after adoption of the current year’s financial report. (See D.3)

3. Put recommendation to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the appointment of auditor.

Treasurer At the AGM that adopts the current year’s financial report, after adoption of the financial report (See D.5)

4. Notify the participating auditors of the outcome of the AGM.

Manager or Treasurer After the conclusion of the AGM.

B. PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT 1. Prepare the proposed format of the

Financial report for the year. Treasurer

At any time after the last audit, before commencement of the current year’s audit.

2. Obtain input from the auditor on the format for the year.

Treasurer

3. If there are any changes proposed, present the proposed format to Council for approval

Treasurer

4. Complete the financial report and present the report to the auditor for audit.

Manager After financial year-end close.

5. Present the financial report to Council for approval

Treasurer After completion of the audit. See C.9 and D.3

6. Sign the financial report and provide a signed copy to the auditor.

Nominated person (Normally Treasurer)

After the Council meeting approving the financial report. See C.11

C. CONDUCT OF THE AUDIT 1. Meet with the auditor to discuss the audit

plan for the year Treasurer and Manager

Recommended timing – October each year.

2. Auditor perform the interim audit work, which includes audit planning, opening balance testing and interim testing of transactions.

Auditor

Before financial yearend.

3. Yearend occurs 31 December 4. Provide the auditor with the financial

report, and supporting documentation ready for final audit

Manager As soon as practicable after year end. (See B.4)

5. Auditor performs the audit Auditor As soon as practicable once information is made available.

6. Meet with the auditor to discuss any findings from the audit and to answer any remaining audit queries.

Manager and Treasurer

7. Auditor provide the following documentation:

Auditor


- Draft management letter for comment

- Draft Audit opinion - Draft management representation

letter 8. Management provide comments on the

audit management letter Management

9. Auditor provide the following documentation for Council meeting to the Treasurer.

- Draft audit opinion - Final audit management letter - Financial report audited

Auditor

10. The financial report, draft audit opinion, final audit management letter and draft management representation letter are tabled at the Council meeting.

Treasurer Scheduled Council meeting considering the approval of the Financial report. (See B.5) 11. The auditor meets with Council to discuss

the findings of the audit. Auditor

12. Council votes on the approval of the financial report.

Council See D.3

13. The management representation letter and financial report is signed.

Management and Council representative (Normally Warden and Treasurer) As soon as practicable

once information is made available. 14. The signed documentation is provided to

the auditor Treasurer

15. The auditor issues the final audit report on the financial report and provides a copy to the Treasurer.

Auditor

D. REPORTING PROCESS 1. Council receives a copy of the financial

report with the following documentation for consideration:

- Draft audit report - Audit management letter - Draft management representation

letter - Audit quotations for the next

financial year

Treasurer

Scheduled Council meeting considering the approval of the Financial report. (See B.5)

2. The auditor presents the findings from the current year audit to Council

Auditor

3. Council votes on the following matters: 1. Approval of the financial report for

issue 2. The nominated persons to sign the

financial report on behalf of Council 3. The appointment of the auditor for

the next financial year

Council

4. The audit report is issued Auditor See C.14 and C.15 5. The financial report is tabled at the AGM,

and the AGM votes on the appointment of the auditor for the next year.

Warden


Notes 2018 2017

General Purpose Fund (b) $333,467 $306,690General Reserve Fund (d) $398,041 $385,493Postgraduate Travel Award Fund $20,263 $19,637Sports Award Fund $2,654 $2,551Bryant Stokes Matilda Awards $2,552 $2,230Awards Committee $0 $16,756Undergraduate Prizes (Old - 2018) $0 $6,839Convocation Undergraduate Prizes (New - 2018 onward) $1,042 $0Sports Star Awards $1,333 $1,297Council Initiatives $0 $0New Donations PG $844 $1,499Long-Term Investment (c) $1,029,233 $1,060,11050th Reunion -$4 $0TOTAL FUNDS $1,789,424 $1,803,102

CONVOCATION OF UWA GRADUATES

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS


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(a) Basis of preparationIn Council's opinion, Convocation of UWA Graduates is not a reporting entity, since there are unlikely to be users of the financial report who are not able to command the preparation of reports tailored so as to satisfy specifically all of their information needs. These financial statements are therefore special purpose financial statements that have been prepared to meet the reporting requirements of the Council.

The financial statements have been prepared on a cash basis and not in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of the Australian Accounting Standards.

(b) General Purpose Fund

For administrative purposes as well as to aid transparency, a range of expenses incurred throughout the year are allocated against specific internal accounts rather than simply to the General Purpose Account . At the end of the year these various administrative account balances are cleared so that at the start of the next year each of these accounts have a zero balance.

By clearing all relevant account lines it will be obvious over the course of 2019 what expenses have been incurred with respect to the various accounts.

( c ) Long-term Investment FundIn 2015, Convocation Council approved the investment of its funds for Awards into the University's Long Term Investment Pool to partipate in its returns over long time periods in accordance with UWA Policy No. UP09/13.

Convocation continues to apportion the funds held in the Long Term Investment Pool in separate internal accounts in accordance with donations received for Awards based on past records.

The Long Term Pool Spending Policy requires a Fixed 5% is withdrawn and spent annually (Ref UWA Policy No. UP09/13, Attachment A) Each year Convocation approves this expenditure to fund annual Awards and Council initiatives.

In December 2016 the University transitioned to its new investment strategy and policy approved by Senate. The new investment policy requires the annual LTP capital distribution to be 5% of the rolling 3 year balance. 2017 was the first transitional year as such the distribution was 2017 balance x 5%. 2018, being the second transitional year was average (2017 + 2018) x 5%. 2019 will be average (2017 + 2018 + 2019 x 5%) and the years beyond that will be the rolling 3-year average.

(d) General Reserve Fund

We meet our statutory requirements regarding the allocation of interest earned on funds held in the General Reserve Fund and the General Purpose Account; (Ref: UWA Statute 9, Part V: Finance) Both accounts are held in UWA’s Short Term Pool in accordance with UWA Policy No. UP09/13

UWA Statute 9, Part V: Finance requires that 50% of the interest earned during the year from the General Reserve Fund and the General Purpose Account is allocated to the General Reserve Fund. Unless otherwise instructed the University will pay 100% of the total interest income earned across the various Convocation accounts into the General Purpose Account.


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Graduates reconnecting and celebrating at their 50th Anniversary Reunion Luncheon

2019 50th Anniversary Reunion Luncheon50TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON

Convocation is organising the annual reunion luncheon for graduates who are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from UWA.

This function has become very popular and all graduates are welcome.

The Convocation Council arranges the function but would welcome volunteers from among the 1969 graduates to join an organising committee and assist. Please forward your name and phone number to the Convocation Office at [email protected] or (+61 8) 6488 3006.

Help make this milestone an enjoyable celebration of your academic achievements.

We are still trying to trace some ‘lost graduates’ listed below. Anyone knowing the present address of any of these graduates is requested to pass the information to the Convocation Officer. Please note that names in brackets are maiden names.

Daniel E. Boss Russell J. Burgess Carlsa J. Carter (Gillson)Mary W. Chui Kathleen M. Cockerell Susan M. Constantine John C. Courtney Michael J. Croker Leo T. Doornbusch Barbara M. Evans Sandra M. Ferguson Stacy G. Gallagher John W. Garrett Theresia C. Glover (McGowan)Leonard J. Goodall Neil Gow Jean M. Gray Lynette G. Green Wendy M. Griffiths Neville C. Griffiths Gertrud T. Grotegoed

Architecture, Landscape and Visual ArtsBernard B. Ardagh Douglas J. Ransom

ArtsJohn S. Anderson Anthony T. Best Reginald Birch


Petar S. Hadji-Ristic Pamela Hainsworth (Minchin)Margaret L. Hallett Patrick J. Harrington Leo J. Hassam Winsome I. Hatcher Florence M. Haycock Linda A. Hogg Richard W. Hook Theo P. James Gillian M. Johnston (Forbes)Ian W. Johnston Diana E. Lewis Lay S. Lim Judith A. MacWilliam Julie F. Martin Robyn A. McKenzie Kenneth J. Monson Gayle A. Monzu (Hough)Richard F. Nagle Sarah T. Nelson Michael S. Nelson Ivy S. Ng Giuseppe Orifici John S. Perry Robin D. Porteous Alexander Pouw-Bray Sally M. Pullin (Halbert)

Margaret L. Quin-Conroy Abdul Razak bin Muhammad Elizabeth M. Richardson (Barclay)Dahlia R. Routman Carole J. Rowe (Hutchinson)Jenny I. Rushton Jane A. Sax Jack S. Shamoon Philip A. Shea Albert D. Sieber David G. Smith Timothy G. Stafford Lay H. Tan Robynne G. Thompson Nguyen-Thi Thuy Adrienne M. Walker Alan Watt Felicity C. Wellington David I. Wilson Poh Ling Wong (Leong)

Business SchoolIan L. Baster Stephanie A. Campbell Michael J. Carter Hugh R. Chaplin Kim K. Chee Guan C. Chor

Kenneth B. Clarke Tran T. Dang Valaiporn Eksangsri Josephine L. Fernandez Choon V. Ho Jeannine Kitson Soo F. Kok Somchart Komate Chun K. Pang Evgeniy Z. Poroch William D. Samson Christopher Somas Stephen K. Tan Seow P. Wang Thye G. Wong Mee Y. Yuen

EducationJudith S. Barrett (Brechin)Christopher R. Benson Margaret D. Carroll Piang F. Choo Graham A. Douglas Robin L. Evans Caroline J. Gillies Grant C. Glinski Walter G. Hall Gregory F. Harper

Trevor B. Harwood Sharon L. Hopkinson Margaret A. Le Breton (Jackson)Brian C. Martin Trevor R. Miller Bernard L. Nohan Alice A. O’Loughlin See K. Poon Jacqueline Prior (Wickham)Peter J. Richards Maureen A. Ryder Greg O. Smith Keith G. Taylor Patricia H. Turner (Ferrell)Allan J. Walker Alan Watt Graeme L. Worth

Engineering, Computing and MathematicsBarry H. Chia Lyn L. Metcalf Valentine M. Ng Laurence N. Seddon Frank L. Tung Tea-Kruy Ung Winny Warokka

Graduate Research SchoolHoward A. Jones Eric Ko Chok Fai Kanhaya G. Purohit Hefazat H. Siddiqui Desmond C. Yeung Chak-Yew

LawElizabeth C. Brinsden Robert L. Nelson Patrick A. Smith Rosemarie G. Solomon Anthony D. Wainwright

Medicine, Dentistry and Health SciencesKwong-Shing Chang Tommy S. Chung Robert A. Finlay-Jones Beverleigh M. Fitch John F. Good Robert W. Lawson-Smith Gerald Milner Francis J. Newton Robin Readhead-Taylor Matthew M. Yung

ScienceChristopher Albany Terence C. Anderson Yvonne M. Atkinson Eng J. Aw Timothy S. Barber Christopher J. Biltoft Ivan Botica Kerry A. Bradshaw Helen B. Carter Siew-Ching Chang (Wee)Columbur C. Cheung Martin H. Chopping James E. Davidson John Di Renzo Lutz M. Engelhardt Cedric J. Fallick Monica P. Fletcher John M. Franklyn Dennis J. Gillespie Anthony R. Goss Roderick K. Graham Jennifer E. Greenham Peter F. Gribble Alan S. Habgood John G. Hall Peter B. Hamilton Susanne Harris Cheng C. Hoffman (Cheah)John N. Hudson Charalambos Karathanasis Patrick W. Ko Antony Kubicki Joseph K. Lam Kwok-Kin Shui-Lung W. Lee Pui Y. Lee Suang Lek Woh-Weng Low Haydn R. Lowe Richard D. Maguire Clayton R. Manners Julie K. Maxam (Smith)Ian A. McDonald Ian C. Miller Anthony J. Miranda Astley R. Molyneux Teng K. Ng David G. Nicholls Lorraine M. Nunn Chong P. Ong Craig J. Pearson Ann T. Peters Christopher I. Prince Murray W. Ray

James P. Ridley David M. Robertson Diane L. Robinson Peter L. Robinson Juris Rungis Alan R. Rye Paul Stocker Seng-Yeang Tan David R. Thomas Richard F. Tinkler Barbara Tyler Bee B. Wee Peter G. Whittle Lloyd R. Williams Voon N. Yeong


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