However it was not until 1957 when a provisional council was established and then 1959 when a group of church and university women began a fundraising campaign that the idea started to become a reality.

[2] A statute granting affiliation with The University of Melbourne was passed in 1960 and a public appeal was launched under the patronage of Dame Pattie Menzies and the chairmanship of Sir Charles Lowe.

The money raised in this appeal, together with grants from the Commonwealth and State Governments, made it possible to complete the first phase of the college building by the beginning of 1964.

Sports available to all residents include: men's and women's Australian rules football, soccer, softball, athletics, cricket, swimming, rowing, hockey, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton, squash, pool, table tennis and women's netball.

These roles function as an executive that work above the General committee (GC); such leadership should be voted in by students in a democratic like manner.