CITSA Council

The CITSA Council is an elected student council made up of 9 elected students and 3 non-student reps that oversee the management of CITSA. CITSA Council represents its members and provides a channel of communication with CIT, as well as providing services and facilities for its members, and promoting the social, cultural, recreational and intellectual development of its members.

CITSA Council

If you would like more information or to talk to an existing Council Member, please contact CITSA on P: 62072600 or E: citsa@cit.edu.au alternatively please see your CITSA Office staff members.

If you would like to nominate for a position on the CITSA Council, you can download the Council Nomination Form, fill in your details and bring it to any CITSA Office.

CITSA SGM

Notice of Special General Meeting

Place: Café Yala, H Block, CIT Bruce, 35 Vowels Cres, Bruce

Date: 13 May 2026

Time: 12.00pm AEDT (immediately following the CITSA Annual General Meeting)

The sole purpose of the Special General Meeting is to put a proposed alteration of the CITSA Constitution to the members for their consideration in accordance with rule 32 of the CITSA Constitution.

The agenda of the Special General Meeting is as follows:

1. Welcome and apologies.

2. Special resolution to amend the CITSA Constitution.

Further details, including proposed Constitution, have been provided to all current CITSA members by email.

If you wish to become a CITSA Member please join via CITSA Membership | CITSA

CITSA Constitution

 

Click on the following link to read the CITSA Constitution.

CITSA Student Council

Claire Roberts – CITSA Chair

Claire is passionate about advocacy, social justice and student well-being.

In 2024 Claire enrolled in, and completed, a Cert IV in Mental Health at CIT. This motivated her to continue further study and Claire is now nearing completion of both a Cert IV Community Services and Cert IV Alcohol and Other Drugs.

After witnessing first hand the broad ranging benefits that her studies had provided her in 2024 -through her positive and supportive engagement at CIT, Claire decided to combine her passions and joined the CITSA council in May 2025 in the hope that other students could also have a similar experience.

Lucy Baranovsky-Worthington – Vice Chair

Lucy has a long history of student advocacy especially within the CIT space. She completed her Year 10 Certificate in 2010, going on to complete studies in Animal Technology and Pathology, whilst sitting as the Chair of the CITSA Student Council and Student Representative on the CIT Advisory Council before going on to complete a Bachelor of Nursing at ACU and sitting as the Secretary of the Signadou Student Association and completing a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Majoring in Advance Practice through James Cook University. Lucy is now studying a Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety at CIT.

Lucy has a strong passion for lifelong education, social justice and community safety and holds the belief that every student deserves to have a voice and be heard.

Returning Officer, Andrew Scotford, Chief Executive Officer of the CIT Student Association.

Andrew is passionate about working in the ever-changing VET sector, improving student outcomes via student support and commercial services. He thoroughly enjoys working in the not-for-profit sector to help get things done.

CIT Student Experience Lead & Academic Registrar – Scott Nichols

Returning Officer to CITSA Council – Dr Rhonda Fuzzard, CIT Senior Manager Student Support.

My role is leading the CIT Student Support team consisting of:

  • counselling
  • careers advice
  • disability support
  • equity advice/support
  • fee assistance
  • general tutorial support
  • international pastoral care
  • migrant/refugee support
  • student mentors -focus on apprentice/trades
  • youth support

And as part of the CIT leadership group taking an overview of all student support needs and services.

Coordinating/providing training for staff or students across a number of issues.

I have been lucky enough to be one of CIT Staff representatives on CITSA council since 2012 as my position aligns with the focus on students that CITSA takes.

Braden Short. Chief Commercial Officer at the CIT Student Association.

Braden looks after the commercial businesses of CITSA including Cafe Yala, Fresh2Go, the Bookstore, and CITSAPrint.

He has been working at the Student Association since 2016.

  • Executive Member – Rosie Gateley
  • General Member – Denise Richens