Tomorrow’s Promise

Reverend Dr Katherine Rainger, Senior Chaplain

Dirrum Dirrum Festival is an annual event coordinated by Year 12 students. It is a fantastic night of speakers, stalls, food and live music.

The Dirrum Dirrum Festival has been a part of Radford College for more than a decade. Every year, speakers and stallholders share their expertise and experience to provoke, challenge, educate and inspire.

One of the first things that the organisers do is decide on a theme. I remember the "eureka" moment when the student organisers landed on this year's theme: Tomorrow’s Promise.

It is explained on the Dirrum Dirrum website:

"The organisers of Dirrum Dirrum Festival 2025 chose the theme Tomorrow’s Promise in response to the dual call of empowerment and responsibility that comes with shaping a more just and compassionate future. In the face of growing social, environmental and political challenges, this theme invites all of us, including young people, to recognise our power - not just to imagine change, but to create it. Tomorrow’s Promise is a reminder that the values we seek to embody today - courage, empathy and integrity - are the building blocks of a better world. It is both a hope and a call to action, captured through the voices of speakers and students who will lead on a journey towards Tomorrow’s Promise."

After months of meetings and hard work, the festival is just two weeks away and we are getting very excited! We would love for as many people as possible from the Radford College community and beyond to join us this year.

Tickets for students and staff – from Radford College as well as other schools – are free. General admission tickets are priced at $30.

Click here for more information about tickets, speakers and the program.

To find out more about this year's incredible speakers, read the Bulletin articles below.

Stan Grant – author, journalist, theologian

Tash Kaiser – founder of Wurrumay Collective

Shaun Christie-David – founder of Plate It Forward

Royston Noell – Australian Idol winner

Keep an eye out for more information on the festival in next week’s Bulletin.

See you there!