Campaigns & Issues

Monash Student Association statements and resources on issues affecting students at Monash University Clayton.

  • Sem 2 Welcome!
  • 24/7 Library Access
  • Lighting Improvements on Campus Campaign
  • Accessibility at Monash
  • ‘We All Need to Pee’ Campaign
  • Special Consideration
  • Stop Woodside Campaign
  • MRS Support Staff Re-Structure

Sem 2 Welcome!

Hey everyone, welcome to Semester Two!

If you're new here, hi!

This is Sasha, your 2025 MSA President. At the MSA, we’re all about making student life better, louder, and more inclusive. Here are some wins we’ve achieved through campaigning so far this year! 

  • Universal Assignment Submission Times are now live across the board. Hello, consistency.
  • Our Racism & Diversity Survey is up . It’s part of our push to make campus safer and more inclusive for everyone.
  • N1 lift? Fixed. Law lift? Access updated.
  • And last semester, we successfully fought off restrictive additions to the student code of conduct, protecting your right to speak freely and challenge ideas.

Plus check out other current campaigns below. Got thoughts, questions, or a cause worth backing? Hit me up. You’ll find me in the office on Level 1 of Campus Centre , the door’s open, metaphorically and physically. (Or you can email me at msa-president@monash.edu). 

In solidarity,
Sasha

24/7 Library Access

Extended Hargrave-Andrew Library Hours:

Students of all faculties, disciplines and locations should get access to their preferred library. Whilst we’ve secured the extension of Matheson Library Hours, we’re pushing for extended hours for the Hargrave-Andew library. 

Get Involved

  • Fill in this survey to show Monash why you need longer library hours: 

Lighting Improvements on Campus Campaign

Our MSA Women's department has conducted audits on the lighting on campus after hours. This report has been presented to the University and we are continuing to work with them for improvement in this space! 

 

Get Involved

  • Reach out to MSA Womens at msa-womens@monash.edu if you have any specific areas you would like better lighting on campus.
  • Photos or map-pins encouraged, if you feel comfortable 

Accessibility at Monash

Accessibility and inclusivity is one of the most important factors that need to be considered when creating policy and procedures at Monash. While it is great that there are many provisions, there is still always room for improvement. We are calling on the University to: 

  • Ensure that accessibility is a requirement to be considered prior to the beginning of all actions within the University
  • Students are currently required to notify their lecturers that they have AAA requirements 2 weeks prior to a class test. Creating an automatic system where lectures are notified would not only remove the burden from students, but also decrease the administrative burden on staff
  • There are still some physical accessibility issues on campus that need to be reviewed and maintained:
  • Only half of the tactile indicators on the Campus Centre floor are currently in place 
  • Braille is falling from the signs in Woodside 
  • We are currently in the process of working with MRS to update their accessible offerings!

 

Get Involved

 

‘We All Need to Pee’ Campaign

University is a difficult time for all of this, but it can be made more difficult when students are going through a myriad of other personal challenges. That is exactly why the MSA is advocating for more gender neutral bathrooms to be established on campus. This campaign's aim is to raise awareness around how gendered bathrooms can be a distressing and difficult experience for many people who are gender-diverse. No one should be stereotyped or made to feel uncomfortable for using their bathroom of choice, and everyone on campus deserves to feel safe and free to pee in peace. 

 

Get Involved

  • If you experience any harassment or antisocial behaviour in these spaces ensure you report this to Safer Communities as this conduct is unacceptable.
  • MSA Queer (msa-queer@monash.edu) are available to be emailed if you require support in the reporting process!

Special Consideration

The University currently has an array of Special Consideration procedures, yet all do not recognise weekends as days of rest. It is important for students and their extensions to be treated the same way as workplaces, and as such extensions should only include Academic Days. We are calling on the University to change existing policies around Special Considerations to only include Academic Days (Monday-Friday) in extension policy, and ultimately allow students to have vital rest during their weekends. 

 

Get Involved

  • Email MSA President to explain why this change would help your academic experience at Monash, these emails will be passed on to the University
  • If you are experiencing any issues with your DSS arrangements in classes/exams email Charlotte at msa-disabilities@monash.edu 

Stop Woodside Campaign

More than just a building, Woodside Energy is one of the worst climate criminals in the world.
Woodside is Australia’s worst polluter and continues to expand their destructive operations around the country. In 2022, Woodside merged with BHP’s oil and gas interests, becoming a behemoth fossil fuel company responsible for 250 metric tons of emissions every year.


Since 2016, Monash has had a corporate partnership with this destructive company and has actively greenwashed its destructive habits through research, public relations and social campaigns for years.


We are calling on Monash to live up to its commitments to a sustainable future and drop all ties with Woodside, because your education should not be used for corporate greenwashing!

 

Get Involved

  • Follow @stopwoodsidemonash for updates and check them out here 
  • Reach out to msa-esj@monash.edu if you have any questions!

MRS Support Staff Re-Structure

MSA is aware that there are major restructures occurring at MRS, in this transition period we are continuing discussions with MRS to ensure students & RA’s are receiving any support they require. 

 

Get Involved

  • If you have any specific concerns please reach out to our MSA ResCom OBs (not affiliated with MRS) at msa-residential@monash.edu to discuss