There has been a welcome start to the new academic year for one of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) residential colleges, St Martin’s College. In a surprise announcement, Richardson Johnson College, a Christian organisation supporting education, has donated $400 000 to St Martin’s College at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The Reverend Jenny Willsher from St Martin’s says the generous donation will enable the College to reduce its debt and offer two Richard Johnson College Scholarships to students each year based on need. One of St Martin’s cottages will also be named after the donor. Last year, St Martin’s opened the Fairfax Centre, a new community centre for the 98 students living in the College’s 12 cottages.