John Leyshon, former Radford College Deputy Principal, had always wanted to own a vineyard so he and three friends planted their first vines in 1998.

“I didn’t expect to win! I was honestly happy just to be in such great company. There are so many people to thank – if this is the ‘Oscars of Australian Science’, they’d have to cue the music on my acceptance speech. But I’d like to thank all the wonderful creative people I’ve been lucky enough to communicate science with. “

On Tuesday, 31 August 2021, during a Z-Line lesson we were fortunate enough to have four fantastic Collegians share their insight with the Year 11 group about what qualities they believe make good leaders and how they managed leadership during their time at Radford.

Since mid-January, Tilly Stanier (Class of 2020) has been living on a cattle station 90km south of Winton in remote western Queensland. Recently she re-connected with Assistant Principal Claire Melloy and shared the challenges and rewards of her decision to head to the outback.

After a rough 2020, Matt remained positive and achieved some great things over the past year. Matt shares his Life After Radford journey with us.

This week, LTCOL Peta Mantel’s role as a clinical epidemiologist during COVID-19 Pandemic has been to lead the team of epidemiologists in the Commonwealth Health Department National Incident Room.

Andrew Jones (Class of 1990) is a valuable member of the Radford Development Foundation Committee, and still feels the sense of the outstanding community Radford has to offer.

If you love Margaret Atwood like Sarah does, then come and her performance in The Penelopiad. On at the Courtyard Studio at Canberra Theatre Centre 7-27 July 2021.

On Friday 14 May, Radford Rowing celebrated a number of current Year 12 students (future Collegians) for a phenomenal 2021 rowing season. In attendance at the award ceremony was collegian, Luke Letcher (Class of 2012).

On Thursday 6 May, we had a number of Collegians come together to share their success and tribulations of starting their own business with Year 12 students at a Business Breakfast. The session was organised by Alison Stevens (Head of SOSE and class of 1994).

Sarah’s Saloon Blow Dry Bar arrived on Lonsdale Street in 2017 heralded a lush new way to be pampered—a blow out with a cocktail or glass of bubbles in hand. Now another city precinct will reap the benefits of this luxe business model with Saloon’s sister salon opening on Monday 19 April.

Monique Doubleday (Class of 2013) has recently returned to the College to work with Mr Nick Akhurst as a Teaching Assistant for the upcoming Radford Performing Arts Production – The Addams Family. We took the opportunity to chat with Monique who shared her Life after Radford journey with us and advice to current students.

On Wednesday 24 March, Dr Anjuli Kaney returned to read her new authored and illustrated book “Benny and the Boogie Monster” to our Year 2 students.