University Elections
The Office of Governance Services conducts staff and student elections for a range of University Boards and Committees.
Please email returningofficer@westernsydney.edu.au to request an election or for further information about University elections.
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Current Elections
Staff Health and Safety Representatives
The deadline to nominate for the following positions is 5:00pm 21 September 2026
Working Group
Positions
Bankstown– Academic Staff (Round 2)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Bankstown– Professional Staff (Round 2)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Campbelltown– Academic Staff (Round 2)
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Campbelltown– Professional Staff (Round 2)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Liverpool – Academic Staff (Round 2)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Liverpool – Professional Staff (Round 2)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Goulburn – Academic Staff (Round 1)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Goulburn– Professional Staff (Round 1)
1 x Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
1 x Deputy Health Safety Representative
Declaration of Results
Board of Trustees
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| Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
| One Academic Staff Member | Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 | Professor Alison Downham Moore |
| One Professional Staff Member | Ms Alison Barclay | |
| One undergraduate student member | Miss Pooja Zinzuwadia | |
| One postgraduate student member | 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027 | Ms Lisa Hanlon |
Academic Senate (Staff Positions)
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| Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
| Elected Chair | Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 | Professor Robert Mailhammer |
| Elected Deputy Chairs |
Associate Professor James Gourley Dr Evan Crawford |
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| Elected academic staff members from the Faculties (Level A or B) |
Dr Miranda Daly (Health) Dr Samudaya Nanayakkara (ECS) Dr Jacinta Sassine (SABEL) Dr Maggie (Margaret) Hall (SABEL) |
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| One Academic staff member (Level A or B) from the Research Institutes of the University | Dr Paul Kirkland | |
Academic Senate (Student Positions)
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| Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
| One undergraduate student | Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 | Mr Gurkaranpreet (Guri Saini) Singh |
| One postgraduate coursework student | Mr Harsumeet Singh | |
| One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Mr Sonu Sonu | |
| One Indigenous Australian student | Miss Sophie Albion | |
| One student representing disability matters | 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2027 | Mx Sasha Corr |
| One international student | Two years, 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 | Ms Shreya Sharma |
Academic Senate Standing Committees
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| Committee | Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
| Coursework Program Committee | One undergraduate student |
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028 |
Mr Benjamin “Benji” Broughton |
| One postgraduate coursework student | Ms Asma Al-Eisawi | ||
| Senate Assessment Committee | One undergraduate student | Mr . Raghav | |
| One postgraduate coursework student | Mr Harsumeet Singh | ||
| Senate Education Committee | One undergraduate student | Mr . Raghav | |
| One postgraduate coursework student | Mr Harsumeet Singh | ||
| University Research Committee | One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Ms Pooja Kaur Chaggar | |
| One International (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Dr Peyman Esmaeili Fard Barzegar | ||
| ECS Faculty HDR Board | One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Dr Peyman Esmaeili Fard Barzegar | |
| Health Faculty HDR Board | One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Mr Kh Shafiur Rahaman | |
| SABEL Faculty HDR Board | One (Higher Degree Research) HDR student | Mr Bharat Nepal | |
| ECS Faculty Academic Board | One undergraduate student | Ms Janhavi Dutta | |
| One postgraduate student | Mr Prashant Bhusal | ||
| Health Faculty Academic Board | One undergraduate student | Miss Tianyi “Tina” Wang | |
| One postgraduate student | Ms Mili Sharma | ||
| SABEL Faculty Academic Board | One undergraduate student | Mr Josh McKenzie | |
| One postgraduate student | Mr Harsumeet Singh | ||
| Institutes Academic Board | One student from any Institute | Ms Omaim Al-Baghdadi | |
| Institutes Research Board | One student from any Institute |
Mr Sunny Maanju Ms Ria Mishra |
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| Institutes HDR Board | One student from any Institute |
Mr Jonathan Haworth Ms Omaim Al-Baghdadi |
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Work Plan Committees
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| School | Term | Declaration of Result |
| School of Engineering | 6 March 2026 to 31 December 2027 |
Dr Ranjith Liyanapathirana Associate Professor Khoa Le Professor Zhong Tao |
| School of Built Environment and Design |
Dr Wenchi Shou Mr James Berry |
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| School of Medicine | 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2027 |
Dr Iman Hegazi Dr Valentina Naumovski |
| School of Science |
Dr Nathan Absalom Dr Ben Perry Dr David Harman |
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| School of Law |
Dr Rob Mezyk Associate Professor Lowell Bautista |
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| School of Arts |
Dr Jason Tuckwell Professor Alana Lentin Associate Professor Ee Ling Quah |
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| School of Health Sciences |
Dr Justin Guagliano Dr Hazel Maxwell |
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| School of Business |
Professor George Lafferty Dr Nadine Campbell |
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| School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences |
Associate Professor Laurence Park Dr Rhys Tague |
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| School of Education |
Distinguished Professor Kathryn Holmes Associate Professor Christine "Criss" Jones Diaz |
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| School of Nursing & Midwifery |
Dr Miranda Daly Ms Lisa Wyatt |
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| School of Psychology |
Dr Quincy Wong Dr Mac Mingon |
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| School of Social Sciences |
Dr Rowena Butland Dr Shima Shahbazi Associate Professor Stephen Healy |
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| Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment |
Associate Professor Ben Moore Professor Sally Power |
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| MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development |
Professor Chris Davis Professor Jeesun Kim |
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| Institute for Culture and Society |
Dr Jessica Weir Professor Lou Crabtree-Hayes |
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Health and Safety Representatives
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| Working Group | Position | Term | Declaration of Result |
| Campbelltown | HSR - Academic Staff | Three years, 2 September 2026 to 2 September 2029 | Dr Beth Mayland |
| Hawkesbury | HSR - Academic Staff | Dr Maggie Davidson | |
| Deputy HSR Academic Staff | Dr Anne Marks | ||
| Hawkesbury | HSR - Professional Staff | Mr Shaun Etherington | |
| Deputy HSR - Professional Staff | Ms Jessica Jackson | ||
| Parramatta City | HSR - Academic Staff | Dr Michael Lyons | |
| Deputy HSR Academic Staff | Associate Professor Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi | ||
| Parramatta City | HSR - Professional Staff | Mr Joseph Sandanam | |
| Deputy HSR - Professional Staff | Ms Shirin Mirzamahmoodian | ||
| Parramatta South | HSR Academic Staff | Dr Qinjun (Lavender) Liu | |
| Deputy HSR Academic Staff | Dr Catie Lai | ||
| Parramatta South | HSR - Professional Staff | Ms Verity Foley | |
| Deputy HSR - Professional Staff | Mr Kurt Watts | ||
| Penrith | HSR Academic Staff | Dr William Nketsia | |
| Deputy HSR Academic Staff | Dr Waqas Afridi | ||
| Penrith | HSR Professional Staff | Mr Gavin Smith | |
| Deputy HSR Professional Staff | Mr David Witchert | ||