Join us on Friday, 17 June 2022 for the inaugural Radford Collegians Long Lunch.

This event will provide Radford Collegians the opportunity to network and reconnect with each other. There will be entertainment, a delicious two-course meal, 3 hour beverage package, and a Keynote by Dr Richard Harris SC OAM.

Dr Richard “Harry” Harris has worked in anaesthesia, diving and aeromedical retrieval medicine, based in Adelaide, South Australia.

His passion for cave diving goes back to the 1980’s and has taken him to the corners of the globe in search of new adventures.

Harry and his colleagues have explored caves to 245m depth, and shipwrecks to over 150m, in dives lasting over 16 hours. He is an enthusiastic UW photographer and videographer who is now also building a career in documentary films.

Harry has a professional and voluntary interest in search and rescue operations, establishing the first sump rescue training course in Australasia. By building relationships with emergency services locally he has been preparing for such an event. The 2018 Thailand cave rescue was an opportunity to put this training to work.

In 2018 he received the Star of Courage, Australia’s second highest civilian award for bravery, and the medal of the Order of Australia for his role in the Thailand cave rescue.

Harry is the 2019 Australian of the Year for South Australia and the joint 2019 Australian of the Year with his dive partner Craig Challen.

Please ensure you arrive on time at 12 noon (or a bit before) as we have a fabulous afternoon planned.

Please note tickets are limited, so book your ticket soon.

The Radford Collegians Association is delighted to be ticketing this event through Humanitix. The booking fee will go to one of the social enterprise's charitable programs.

We look forward to seeing you on 17 June 2022 at Canberra’s newest iconic venue, The Marion.