New College is more than just a place to study and live:
- Since 2004 each year our residents travelled overseas to build houses for underprivileged people in Cambodia, Fiji, Philippines, Thailand and Mongolia.
- Residents take part in the volunteer SHACK tutoring program for local disadvantaged high school students and in one year ‘New’ provided over 40% of UNSW tutors.
- Residents regularly carry out fundraising for and donate to various charities such as Oxfam, World Vision, and UNICEF. In recent years residents have also attended Villawood detention centre to meet with and provide encouragement and support to people waiting to have their asylum claims processed by the Australian government.
Make Poverty History sign
This sign was posted across the front wall of 'New' in 2005
Community Service
The College residents play an active part in serving and giving to society at large through a range of community service endeavours. A key example of this is the annual Habitat For Humanity Global Village team trips which go in the Uni mid year break to build houses for people living in the developing world.
Social Service
Our residents volunteer as tutors in the Shack Tutoring program as well as helping out at Theresa house – a service for homeless people. Other residents have been involved in the Bread of Life ministry of St Michael’s church in Surry Hills that provides food for people in need who live in Surry Hills. They also participate in numerous university clubs and society boards, councils and committees providing volunteer leadership and carrying out various responsibilities.
Charitable Fundraising
Collegians also support fundraising activities organised by World Vision, MS Society, Habitat for Humanity, Indigenous projects, UNHCR, UNICEF and Oxfam as well as many others.