ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt hˈaʊs, ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən stˈoʊn ʌvðə kˈɜːɹənt sˈaɪt ˌɔn mˈɛlbɚn ˈævənˌuː æt dˈiːkɪn, wʌz lˈeɪd baɪ lˈuːɪs ɹˈædfɚd, bˈɪʃəp ʌvðə ðˈɛn dɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv ɡˈaʊlbɜːn.
In May 1927, the day before the opening of Parliament House, the foundation stone of the current site on Melbourne Avenue at Deakin, was laid by Lewis Radford, Bishop of the then Diocese of Goulburn.