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New runners break a sweat for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation

September 21, 2017 On Sunday, August 13, Newington entered its fifth consecutive team in the City2Surf. This year 78 runners joined together to run the 14km from Hyde Park, up the infamous Heartbreak Hill and onto Bondi Beach. They were greeted by a … read more

Service Learning Tour – Journeying into the Heart of the Matter

September 21, 2017 Over the last couple of years, senior boys have had the rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of Aboriginal history and culture in action through the Red Centre tours led by Science teacher and Head of Service Learning, Mr Mick … read more

Brothers donate football boots to Zimbabwean schoolchildren

September 21, 2017 On the June 28, my brother Oscar Tentij (7/LE) and I went to Sizinda Secondary School, a small village school on the outskirts of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to donate football boots that we had collected from donations (through a charity called ‘it … read more

Newington’s 8th Tonga Tour

September 21, 2017 Our 8th Annual Tour to Tupou College took place during our the last school holidays. Mr David Roberts, Ms Rebecca Grubb, Mr Lukes Gilles and Mr Cameron Quince were joined by an eclectic group of Newington boys from Year 9 … read more

Year 11s serve up good cheer at Exodus Dessert Van

September 21, 2017 Our Senior Service Learning boys have almost completed their fourth term volunteering in the Exodus Foundation Dessert Van, a Friday night shift that sees representatives from each House accompanied by their parents serve dessert to up to 120 homeless clients in Woolloomooloo. The … read more

Thank you! – Salvo’s Red Shield Appeal 2017

September 21, 2017 The weather put on a show on Sunday, 28 May for the annual Red Shield Door knock Appeal. With more than 275 Newington boys and 85 parent and staff drivers working side-by-side members of the Salvation Army and Rotary, the … read more

Service Learning Initiatives

September 21, 2017 Support for CanTeen Life should be full of opportunities and happiness, but sometimes for some individuals and their families, cancer gets in the way of life and blocks their dreams from becoming reality. This is where CanTeen steps in. On Friday, … read more

Boarders share the power of song with patients at MetroRehab Hospital

September 21, 2017 Newington’s Tongan brothers contribute immensely to the spirit of Edmund Webb Boarding House and the wider community – they are role models of humility, compassion, service and faith, and their singing is unfailingly joyous and uplifting. On Wednesday, March 8, … read more

Shave for a Cure

September 21, 2017 Winter might not be the ideal time to get your hair shorn off, but if it’s for a worthy cause, then why not. Newington’s ‘bald beauties’ braved the crowds on Tuesday 4 April in the annual Shave for a Cure … read more

Clean Up Australia Day at New

September 21, 2017 On Sunday, 5 March, undeterred by poor weather, over 150 boys met outside Centenary Hall at 9 AM to take part in Clean Up Australia Day. From Trafalgar Street down to Addison Road, small groups of four or five junior boys were … read more