GM Motions

Last Tuesday at the first Guild General Meeting of the term, two motions of particular relevance to me were passed, one indicating Guild support for the Go Green campaign, and one about recycling in halls - one of my priorities for the rest of the year.

Go Green
GM Resolves:

1. To support Aber People and Planet, the Guild's Environment and Ethics Officer, and others in campaigning for UWA to Go Green, which involves the university having in place four key factors: (a) a full-time members of staff dedicated to environmental progress; (b) A publicly-available environmental policy; (c) The active, public support of senior management to environmental progress; (d) A comprehensive review to investigate all the environmental impacts of the university;
2. To mandate the Guild President to write to the Vice-Chancellor to express the Guild's support for the Go Green campaign
3. To encourage all students to support the Go Green campaign through publicity in the Union and the website.

Recycling in Halls

GM Resolves:

1. To mandate the Environment and Ethics Officer and Halls Officer to lobby Residential and Hospitality services to ensure that an apropriate storage solution for recyclable materials is installed in all halls that offer recycling facilities.

Both of these provide a welcome boost for the remaining months of the academic year, and rest assured that I will be working flat out to speed up the glacial pace of progress.