We believe in collaboration for the common good..

As a result, SVA members, students and staff, can join working groups that are focused on creating useful resources and guides, or embark on any other projects that improve everyone’s experience in the sector. Each working group works closely with the SVA Coordinator who provides admin support and actively contributes to each project. Interested in joining a working group? Email sva@unisq.edu.au

Why engage in the Working Group project?

  • Expand your professional network and skills.

  • Showcase your work to the sector by presenting, and publishing articles or papers reflecting on the project findings and experience.

  • Contribute to the library of useful resources that help further develop student voice practices in tertiary education.

  • This group is focused on creating resources relevant for the student voice sector sharing them on the SVA website, member portal and at the SVA events. The resources may include training guides, literature reviews, collated case studies, handbooks, videos and any other forms of content that will contribute to advancing student voice practices in the sector.

    Current Project: Student Voice Recognition and Rewards Survey

    The survey formally closed on 27 June 2025 (HREC Project ID: ETH2024-0501)
    If you are still intending to respond, please contact Belinda via sva@unisq.edu.au

    Student Voice Australasia is conducting a nationwide survey to explore how higher education institutions in Australia reward and recognise the time, effort, and contribution students make to enhance the quality of education and the student experience.

    This survey seeks to better understand how student voice is recognised across different institutions and inform a nationwide conversation about appropriate forms of recognition for student contributions across the sector. The summary results of this survey will be published on the SVA website, shared in reports and presentations, and used in future projects relevant to student reward and recognition. 

    Institutions who participate in completing the survey will have access to a detailed report of survey results and will be invited to a workshop discussing good practice for reward and recognition. The summary report will be published publicly on SVA’s website.

    Members 

    Thank you to the dedicated working group members who have made this project possible. This team of students and staff have a shared passion for student engagement and success. Their collective expertise spans student voice in institutional decision-making, leadership in student-led initiatives, and the design and analysis of surveys.

    • Belinda Brear, SVA Coordinator - EA 

    • Anthea D’Aloia, Manager, Students as Partners, University of Adelaide - Project Lead

    • Lisa Connolly, Student Senate Co-Chair, University of Southern Queensland 

    • Sara Ardern, Practice Lead, Student Partnerships, Griffith 

    • Charlie Tran, Student Representative on SVA Steering Group, Griffith 

    • Kate Walsh, Senior Coordinator, Student Representation and Partnerships, Flinders 

    • Devin Lam, Student, Macquarie University 

    Next phases of the project: Survey findings will be presented at the 2025 Student Voice Symposium, published on our members portal and shared with all institutions who responded

  • This group is focused on student-let projects that are of interest to the Students with Disability Collective including research, policy review and resource creation to support tertiary student leaders with disability.

    Status: Forming membership and project objectives

    Interested? Email sva@unisq.edu.au