Introduction: Each ANZSSA member by right of their membership is automatically affiliated with the Regional Group appropriate to their institution.
Mission statement: The Northern NSW/QLD/NT Regional Group is provided for the benefit of those who are employed as student services personnel within the Australia post-secondary education sector and working in northern NSW, Queensland or the Northern Territory.
Networking, professional development, information and resource sharing and discussion are all goals of this Regional Group.
Responsibilities of the Convenor: The Northern NSW/QLD/NT Regional Group currently has a Convenor. The responsibilities of the Convenor is to:
- represent the interests of the Northern NSW/QLD/NT Regional Group on the ANZSSA Executive
- initiate professional development opportunities for student services personnel in post-secondary education
- promote the sharing of information and resources via the ANZSSA website and the ANZSSA Bulletin Board
- be a contact point for ANZSSA members who are student services personnel in post-secondary education
- encourage the submission for publication (in JANZSSA) of articles relevant to student services in post-secondary education.
Current Convenor Contact details are:
Pamela Brown
Student Counsellor
Central Queensland University
Gladstone Campus
Ph: 07 4970 7254
Email: p.brown@cqu.edu.au
Details of professional development activities: A portion of the ANZSSA membership fee allows for some support for professional development of members:
Examples of events held in previous years include: Counsellors Inservice training day in Brisbane; Teleconference sessions with topics such as email counselling and first year experience activities.
Members of the Northern NSW/QLD/NT Regional Group have contributed strongly to all the ANZSSA conferences and are keen contributors to the Association Journal-JANZSSA.
Details of any social activities planned: Our across-state and vast area poses some interesting challenges for ‘whole of area’ socializing. No plans are in the offing at present; however, please air all creative ideas to the group – even if these are for your local group, it may prompt further happenings.