Welcome new students to ACU by donating homewares to help them furnish their homes.

Every year students come from all over the world to study at ACU, and for many, this is their first experience living out of home. To help them set up their new homes ACU Engagement, with the support of Campus Ministry, host a Welcome Bazaar event on each campus, offering free donated homewares to students.

For more information about this initiative or to register your interest in volunteering to help sort, clean and pack the donated items, please contact ACU Engagement.

acuengagement@acu.edu.au

 

Ballarat

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Campus Concierge
Ground floor, Carn Brea Building (100)

ACU Engagement
Ground floor, Loreto House (114)

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Blacktown

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Staff Kitchen
Level 5, 22 Main Street

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Brisbane

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to the Undercroft area across from Bookshop. You are able to drive your donations right up to this area for drop off.

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Canberra

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Campus Concierge
Ground floor, Blackfriars (300)

Campus Ministry
Ground floor, Signadou (302) 

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Melbourne

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Campus Concierge
Ground floor, Mary Glowrey Building (420)

ACU Engagement
Level 2, 340 Albert St, East Melbourne (462)

Campus Ministry
Mezzanine level, The Daniel Mannix Building (403)

Kitchen
Level 5, 250 Victoria Parade (460)

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North Sydney

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Campus Concierge
Tenison Woods House (532)

Campus Ministry
James Carroll Building (502)

ACU Engagement
Level 8, 23 Berry Street (530)

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Strathfield

The 2021 Welcome Bazaar has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We will be collecting donations again in January 2022.

  • Stationery - Pens, pencils, pencil cases, folders etc.
  • Kitchenware - Cutlery/utensils, crockery, pots/pans, tupperware etc.
  • Manchester - Blankets, pillows, towels, bedroom linen etc.
  • Bags - Backpacks, handbags, sports bags, tote bags etc.
  • Decor - Frames, rugs, vases, cushions etc.
  • Furniture - Desks, chairs, tables, couches etc.

We are unable to accept donations of broken or damaged items, electrical goods, food, plants, clothing, toiletries, personal items or baby and children’s items.  

Please launder all manchester before donating and attach a tag indicating the size of linen (ie single, double, queen, king).

Large items

For large items that cannot easily be transported, please follow the link below and complete the form with details of the item. Interested students will contact you directly to arrange pickup.

Donate a large item

Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:

Campus Concierge
Level 1, Edmund Rice Building (600)

Campus Ministry
Ground floor, Saint Edmund Building (613)

View campus map

Thank you to all who donated goods or volunteered their time to our 2020 Welcome Bazaar. Delighted students filled their homes with quality donated homewares and were appreciative to know that the ACU community was so eager to help them in this way.

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