New College Postgraduate Village

There is ramp access into the building and two lifts providing all residents access to all floors and facilities. Public accessible toilets are located on each floor. NCV has seven rooms that may be suitable for someone with a physical disability, depending on their needs. For more information, please contact the Admissions Officer.

There is a secure storage area for bicycles in the basement that is provided free of charge. Bicycles are not to be left in common rooms or stored in residents’ rooms. There is a charge for the parking of motor bikes and motor scooters. 

There are a limited number of parking spaces available in the basement of the building. If you would like to apply for a parking space, please talk to Reception. There is a charge of $20 per day for the use of these spaces and a charge of $77 per week for long-term rental where full payment is made in advance. Cars parked illegally may be wheel clamped and a removal fee charged.

New College Postgraduate Village is a 7 floor quadrangle. The building includes two outdoor courtyards and a rooftop terrace with BBQ facilities.

Residents often enter and exit NCV via the central courtyard on the ground floor. This space includes a lawn, gardens around the perimeter and some park benches. The lawn in the central courtyard is primarily a space for residents to read or work with their laptop outside. It is also one of the meeting places for large community events such as the regular NCV BBQs. On occasion, the lawn is used to host games of badminton. A second courtyard acts as an event overflow to the Main Common Room on the ground floor.

A rooftop terrace is located on the 4th level of NCV. It provides an outdoor area where residents can relax with friends, read a book or have a BBQ. BBQ facilities are permanently set up and residents can use them by placing a booking at the office.  

The College has a number of excellent communal areas that facilitate interaction between residents. Two common rooms are located on each of the seven levels of NCV. They are popular spaces for residents to meet for regular but informal suppers, as each common room includes a kitchenette. Each level has one common room with a television (with Foxtel and free-to-air channels), and another that is generally quieter and suitable for reading or private and small group study.

The Games Room features a pool table, table tennis table, a communal kitchen, a student lounge and television with Foxtel. It is a popular meeting place for residents to watch sport and movies, or just meet up for a drink and a chat. The Games Room is located on the ground floor of NCV and spills out onto a grassed lawn area in the central courtyard. 

Residents of NCV receive onsite IT benefits such as:

A fully equipped laundry is located in the basement, with coin operated washing machines and dryers, laundry sinks and ironing facilities. Ironing boards are provided on a shared basis, but residents need to supply their own iron. Residents are responsible for washing their own clothes. The laundry is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Main Common Room on the ground floor of NCV is the main venue for larger community activities and events such as research seminars, creative activities, College Services and canapé events. The MCR may be booked by residents for large meetings. This is an alcohol-free area except by prior arrangement and approval. A kitchen is located at the rear of the MCR for food preparation. The room is also equipped with music facilities and an audiovisual system (including data projector, sound system and screen). Whiteboards and other visual aids are available.

Residents who live at New College Postgraduate Village have access to music facilities located in the Main Common Room (MCR) on the ground floor. A Kawai GE-20 Grand Piano, an electric piano and an electric organ are available for use by residents who can play or are learning to play keyboard instruments. Residents who are musicians and resident musical ensembles may book the MCR to rehearse.

Reception is open from Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays), 9.00am to 5.00pm. On weekends and after hours, a Senior Resident is on call to assist. The building has high levels of security. To maintain a safe living environment, residents are given student card access to operate the security door entrances to NCV and to lock and unlock their own rooms.

Sometimes studying in your room all day can feel isolating, so there are a number of study spaces you can utilise around the building. On levels 2, 4 and 6 there are study spaces with good natural light that individuals or groups can useduring the day. On Levels 5, 6 and 7 there are some individual study desks, which look out over the Level 4 terrace.

The Reading Room offers a quiet space for group work at night. Please feel free to use and take any books that are on the shelves of the Reading Room.

 Tutors use this space to conduct individual and group academic tutorials. At other times it is a common study space.