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Swifties' Society AGM

7/09/2026–7/09/2026
5:00 PM–6:00 PM
The Malaysian Theatre, Glyn Davis Building
Swifties’ Society (Taylor’s Version)

It’s almost time to begin again and welcome in a new era of UMSS! This is your opportunity to have your say in what the club will look like for the next year and for who the committee will be, so we need YOU!

Our 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 7th September 2026 at 5pm in the Malaysian Theatre (Glyn Davis Building) and via zoom!

We’re providing free pizza for all AGM attendees and right after the AGM we’re having our mid-sem movie night which will be a screening of… The Lorax! 🧡🧡🧡

Want to join the AGM via zoom? 💻

We're looking for a: 

  • 💜 President
  • 💜 Secretary
  • 💜 Treasurer 
  • 💜 Social Media Officer
  • 💜 Publications Officer
  • 💜 Events Officer x 3
  • 💜 General Committee x 2

Please note that any nominated person (yourself or someone else) must be a member of the club. For an executive position (president, secretary or treasurer), the nominee must also be a University of Melbourne student

Why join the committee?

Passionate about pop music and creating a community on campus? Well then this is the committee for you!! 🫶🎶

Being a part of the Swifties' Society committee is an incredibly rewarding and fun experience where you get to have your say in how the club runs events, and you get the opportunity to bring your ideas, creativity and vision on how to make member experiences better. Being on the committee involves attending regular meetings, planning events, setting up and running events, and helping to build a safe and positive space of happiness, fun and magic for fellow swifties and pop music fans! 

We encourage you all to jump headfirst fearless and run to be part of the next era of the Unimelb Swifties' Society!

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