Read the policy statements of your candidates below:
Nils Eisen
Serving as Treasurer of the Cairns Engineering Society for the past two years means I am familiar with managing the finances of a club of more than forty JCU students.
Working alongside an equally motivated club committee, I learnt to judge, plan and execute decisions that put students’ money into activities and events that students benefitted from.
I am standing as JCUSA Treasurer because I understand what it takes to go from idea to outcome. The type of outcomes you want to see more of.
Equally, I am familiar with the day-to-day dealings required of this role: budgets, documenting cashflow and overseeing grant applications. The policies which govern our clubs and the Council are also familiar to me.
My priorities which I will bring to the table are straightforward:
Putting JCUSA’s share of SSAF to work to fund both the usual and more contemporary activities students are asking for.
Make club funding more accessible. Next year’s club committees should know that I will have their backs, and I will continue this year’s effort to streamline the application process.
Keep speaking with students, across disciplines, about the issues they face, and make sure the Council’s budget reflects those conversations.
Liam Neuhaus
My priority as JCUSA Treasurer would be to make every dollar work harder for students. Students deserve clear, meaningful benefits from their association’s spending, and I believe there is room to deliver greater value through careful budgeting, stronger scrutiny, and listening to student priorities.
Through my service as Townsville Campus Officer, I have gained direct insight into student concerns and the importance of ensuring those concerns inform JCUSA’s decisions. I would bring that perspective to financial decisions, keeping student needs central to how resources are allocated.
As Treasurer of the JCU Physical Sciences Society, I have managed budgets and worked with students, staff, JCUSA, and other societies to support student events. I also manage the Special Projects Division of Falling Angel Resources, with responsibilities spanning budgets, compliance, governance, reporting, and strategic planning.
If elected, I would question spending that delivers limited student benefit and advocate for investment in services, clubs, facilities, and activities that students value. I would support accessible funding processes and clear financial reporting so students can see where money goes and what it achieves.
Above all, I want JCUSA’s spending to reflect students’ priorities and deliver the greatest possible value for the community it exists to serve.
