Month: July 2020

On Thursday 23 July, Robert Harris, Facilities Manager for the past 13.5 years, farewelled Radford College and said hello to a seven-day weekend. Here he recalls some of the highlights of his time at Radford. Many would agree that the College grounds always look exceptional. During his time at Radford, Robert oversaw a team of […]

Laurence Kain, together with business partner Tom Hertel (Class of 2005) of Capital Brewing Co., are relieved that their doors have reopened and Canberrans can again enjoy a cold one. Around the capital, businesses are raising a glass to locals who are being COVIDsafe and enabling their venues to stay open. Just over a week ago, […]

After 23 years, John is preparing to retire from St Rita’s College in Queensland. Before John joined Radford in 1985 as Sportsmaster and teacher of Physical Education (PE) he lived in Papua New Guinea and taught at Port Moresby International High School. He shares that the experience gained from teaching at the High School was […]

Alan Chen was the Valedictorian of the Class of 2018, and winner of the Philip Bamford Memorial Prize. When the prize was established in 1990, the Bamford family asked that each recipient write to the Principal after their first post-Radford year, telling their own “Life after Radford” story.   Here are some extracts from Alan’s letter, […]

ABC recently announced that they will support more than 200 Australian productions and new content ideas through it’s 5 million Fresh Start Fund, to help safeguard local content and creativity against the impact of COVID-19. The Fresh Start Fund received about 4000 applications from Australian producers, creatives and musicians in need of urgent support due […]

Collegians between the years of 2017 and 2019 would have had the opportunity to be taught by Brent Larkham during their time at Radford. It was announced at the end of Term 2 that Brent who is Radford’s current Head of Sport will be returning to Queensland with his family to take up a role […]