Meet new HACSU staff

Chelsea Menzie

I’m Chelsea, your new Media and Publications Officer, I started working at HACSU in October 2022.

I’m completing my Bachelor of Arts in Politics at UTas, where I also worked as a Deputy Editor and contributing writer at the premier student socialist rag, Togatus. It was a really great experience and I worked alongside HACSU heavyweight Des Marcenko – who was technically my boss in a nonhierarchical workers’ co-operative type of way.

Before I started at HACSU I also worked doing odd creative and copywriting gigs for a council, as a baker, a writer and as a barista.

I’m passionate about social justice and it’s something I try to use as a lens in most things I approach. One of my favourite moments from my past job in a council was going into high schools to talk with students about what it’s like to be queer, as well as meeting with older people who have been out for decades and making art together about it. I find it exciting to see people be an activist in seemingly small ways that in practice can be quite radical and liberatory for them.

I’m excited to work at HACSU and help contribute to building workers’ power and voice. The union movement is something I admire deeply and draw a lot of inspiration from in my own life. I also grew up in nipaluna/Hobart so I’m keen to help make Tasmania a fairer and more equitable place –especially for working class people.

Outside of work I like to hang out with my girlfriend and our pet dog, cat and chickens. I also enjoy gardening and home projects, second hand shopping, collecting records and tapes, and trying new places to eat with friends.