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The New University Colleges Council was formed as a company limited by guarantee and held its first meeting on 13th September 1960. It arose from an informal group known as the 'Halls of Residence Committee', inspired by residential university colleges in the UK. The first committee included Broughton Knox, Dr Lawrence Lyons and Edwin Judge. One of the first colleges was New College at UNSW.

The NSW Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society was formed in 1817 due to the influence of Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie. The first committee included 52 men, all of whom were leading citizens and who were also founding members of the Bank of New South Wales. The Auxiliary operated independently, but under the leadership of the Commonwealth Secretary when that committee was formed in 1925.

The National Youth Department coordinated programs and activities to engage children and teenagers with the work of the Bible Society. The department offices were in Melbourne.

The Victorian Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society became the Bible Society in Australia (Victoria) when the Bible Society was incorporated in 1976. The name was changed in 1977.

The Bible Society in Australia (Western Australia) was formerly the Western Australian Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. It became a state department of the Bible Society in Australia on incorporation in 1976.

Melbourne University Christian Alliance was formed on the 23rd March 1896. It became a member of the Australian Student Christian Movement and began calling itself the Melbourne University Student Christian Movement on the 23rd March 1932.

Due to the influence of Dr Howard Guinness, a portion of the medical branch of the Melbourne University Christian Union broke away and formed the Melbourne University Evangelical Union [Committee minutes of MUCU, May 16th 1930].

English barrister E.P. Field preached regularly in Martin Place, Sydney. He formed the NSW Prayer Band in 1892. In 1913 the name was changed to NSW Evangelistic Prayer Band. In 1922 the name was changed to Open Air Campaigners. In 1982 the Australian branches changed their name to “OAC Ministries,” reflecting their desire to present the message in more culturally attuned ways, and to work together with churches in Outreach And Church ministries.
[OAC Ministries https://www.oac.org.au/national/about/ ]

The Centre was established in 1991 at Robert Menzies College, a residential college of Macquarie University.