Acknowledgement of country Indigenous Student Resources

Indigenous Student Advisers

The swine team would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional owners of the land on which the SSU offices are located and our staff live and work. We extend this respect to Elders past, present and future, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Swinburne students, faculty and alumni.

As creators, writers, and artists of all types, we feel it is vital to acknowledge the deep connection to land, sea and community held by the Traditional Custodians.

As we may draw inspiration from and explore our connection to so-called Australia, we recognise First Nations peoples as the original storytellers, whose knowledge and wisdom has been, and continues to be, passed through generations since time immemorial. We also recognise the continued attempted destruction of this cultural practice through British colonisation.

Sovereignty was never ceded, always was and always will be Aboriginal land. …

If you’re looking for further ways to take action, check out indigenousx.com.au for articles and resources, and consider paying the rent at paytherent.net.au.

Indigenous Student Advisers are available to meet at Hawthorn, Wantirna or Croydon campus by appointment during office hours on Monday to Friday. You can also email and schedule a call-back at a time that suits you. To contact the Indigenous Student Adviser, email indigenousstudents@swinburne. edu.au or leave a voicemail on +61 3 9214 8481.

Academic skills support

The Indigenous Student Services team provides academic skills support for Indigenous students enrolled in higher education and vocational education.

Indigenous Academic Success Program

All Indigenous students enrolled at Swinburne (including Swinburne Online) are encouraged to apply for the Indigenous Academic Success Program. Eligible students receive two hours of tuition per unit of study per week from qualified tutors to assist with their studies. Additional tuition for exam preparation is also provided. The availability of tuition is based on funding and need. The program is provided free to eligible students.

There are also a range of scholarships available as well as an Indigenous Student Lounge at the Hawthorn campus which provides a quiet and culturally safe environment. To find out how to apply for scholarships or gain access to the Indigenous student lounge, visit the ‘Indigenous Student Services’ page on the Swinburne website or email indigenousstudents@swinburne.edu.au or leave a voicemail on +61 3 9214 8481.

Swinburne's new social enterprise cafe; Co-Ground.

All information taken directly from https://www.swinburne.edu. au/life-at-swinburne/student-support-services/indigenous-studentservices/ and https://www.swinburne.edu.au/news/2022/08/new-oncampus-cafe-to-support-indigenous-training-and-employment/

Welcome to our second digital issue of 2023!

Congratulations to the students who made it through semester one, and all the non-students for making it through life, in general.

When choosing a theme we consider interpretation and inspiration. Words that have a multitude of definitions, symbolic significance, or are just plain interesting. After the whimsy and gore of issue one: Teeth, a theme that elicited questions of growth and bite, Tender was chosen with the expectation that it would bring in some love. Perhaps some nautical references, and of course, hopefully, flesh. And we were not disappointed.

Within these pages are stories of first loves and self-love, of caring for those you will lose and those you wish you could. Shakespeare asked ‘is love a tender thing?’ and the common theme, the strength of these submissions was the willingness to explore the complex. Nothing is ever one thing. Love and hate can become inextricably enmeshed, and tenderness can feel like pain. When I considered tenderness I thought of exposure, of vulnerability. And the strength that can be found in the discomfort of change.

Thank you, as always, to our wonderful sub-editors and contributors for your work on this issue.

Tenderly, Fantine bodies together tangled and torn, poisonous words borrowed and worn. gentle as a killer cruel as a friend, blue as a lover tenderness bends. break my heart ten times over i’ll bring the glue, those pretty words lead me clawing back to you.