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Dr John Radford discussed the design of Arms for the College with the Garter King of Arms during a visit to London in 1959, and suggestions for the design came before College’s Council later that year. In 1960, Dr William Conolly was able to discuss the proposals with the Council of the British College, especially in relation to establishing a permanent link between the two colleges in the details of their respective Arms, and then meet with the Richmond Herald to finalise the details. Shortly afterwards the Council of the Australian College adopted the final proposals which then went ahead. The Patent of the Grant of Arms was on view at the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the College in 1961, displayed in the wooden case donated by Dr David Zacharin, Deputy Chairman of Council at the time. The ‘supporters’ on the crest are our Australian kangaroo and the British unicorn, which possesses fabled healing properties. The motto, “Cum Scientia Caritas”, generously shared by the British College may be translated : “With skill, tender loving care”. This common motto and the supporters on the crest are witness to the close relationship of the Australian College with the parent College.