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The pastor who never retired

Sunday, August 20, 2023

The Class of 1963 is honouring Roger Nixon as its citation recipient at Homecoming 2023 for quiet commitment to a loving and faithful service that has ministered to young and old.

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The first students

Friday, August 11, 2023

Take a step back to the late 1800s for an understanding of what a typical day looked like for Avondale’s first students. In a word, or four: they had it tough.

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Master of Nursing

Friday, July 28, 2023

Amelia Archer is now a Master of Nursing, graduating from the degree this past year. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Clinical Midwifery Specialist at Sydney Adventist Hospital, she was already in a senior position as provider of acute and maternal care, but completing the course has provided experience in a new area—education.

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Educator at heart

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Professor Kerri-Lee Krause led and learnt from the brightest and best at Australia’s largest universities but has returned to her alma mater to give back. Not just in the boardroom but the classroom, too.

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A dream job

Friday, May 12, 2023

A community that cares. This is how alumna Margaret Graham describes her new workplace and her experience at Avondale. Her lecturers and classroom mentor made time for me, she says. Now this teacher is doing the same for her students.

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Super science teacher

Friday, April 28, 2023

Ellie Penman didn’t find her science teaching degree easy but learning about the “intricate way the world works” is “one of the best decisions I’ve made.” A new graduate, where is she now?