Where: Bethany function centre, Mary MacKillop Precinct, 4 High Street Kensington 5068

When: Tuesday 11th August, 7pm start

Are you a home-owner or renting in Kensington? Do you run a business in Kensington? You’re invited to the Kensington Residents Association AGM! We’d love to see you there.
Join your neighbours for an evening of community, conversation and connection!

• Lively presentations.
• Election of the 2026/2027 committee*
• A generous supper of sweet and savoury snacks, tea, coffee and wine.
• Plenty of time for you to meet the other people who make Kensington such a special place to live.

* If you are interested in joining the KRA Committee, please contact our Secretary NOW to nominate via email to contact@kra.org.au. Get involved with YOUR Association and work with other locals to make Kensington the best place to live, work and learn.

The KRA’s annual Film FUNdraiser is a lovely excuse to head to the historic Regal Theatre and spend an afternoon catching up with friends, family and neighbours. Here are all the important details…..

📽️ $25 tickets are available through Trybooking (click here) or from KRA Committee members (listed here) or email Secretary Andrew Dyson at contact@kra.org.au.

📽️ Ticket price covers cinema entry, 1 complimentary drink and delicious finger food provided by the KRA catering team.

📽️ Event starts at 4pm, 23rd August at the Regal Theatre, 275 Kensington Rd, Kensington Park SA

📽️ KRA bar open 4-5pm for purchase of additional drinks.

📽️ Live fundraising auction, great locally-sourced prizes, total value exceeds $2000. Auction bidding will start at half the retail value.

Colours of Time is a warm, visually stunning comedy drama that will be enjoyed by all. French spoken, English subtitles. The film follows four cousins who inherit a crumbling old house in rural Normandy. As they work through generations of clutter, they uncover a hidden thread connecting them to a 19th-century ancestor living through Belle Époque Paris. The film moves beautifully between both eras, blending memory, family and time into one heartfelt tale.

Here’s the trailer via SMH Culture to entice you… or go straight to StudioCanal for the trailer.

Kensington resident Elizabeth Ho OAM shared a personal review, “Colours of Time is such a beautiful exploration of the connection between past and present, from the age of Impressionism to the digital hurdy gurdy of the now, the ‘me’ generation and family ties, with fabulous performances and the oh so French contemporary singer Pomme singing ‘La Nuit’…this film is such a great escape from the news right now.”

Purchase your tickets now!!! https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1610082

Where: Regent Garden beside McKellar Stewart Kindergarten

Intersection of Thornton & Regent Streets, Kensington

When: Friday 12th June, 3.15pm start

Two beautiful new murals will be unveiled in Regent Garden on Friday 12th June at 3.15pm and everyone is invited to the party!!

Artist David Booth created the murals, called Sunset on Kaurna Country and Moonlight on Kaurna Country, with McKellar Stewart Kindergarten children and staff in 2025. The project was funded by a City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters community grant and the Kensington Residents’ Association provided in-kind support.

🎨David Booth will be at the event to speak about the story of the murals and officially unveil them.

🧁 Home-baked treats will be available for purchase at the Kindy’s Bake Sale fundraiser. All proceeds will be put towards purchasing a new oven for the Kindy.

See you there!

Images kindly shared by the Walking Wings community project, Fleurieu Environment Centre

The Kensington community warmly invites you to a joyful and family-friendly Winter Solstice Gathering, celebrating the changing seasons and our local creatures.

This community project invites children, young people, families and neighbours of all ages to gather in wonder, imagination and connection. We invite you to come dressed as a local creature, wearing masks, costumes or creature-inspired creations. You might arrive as a moth, a bird, a frog, a possum, a plant or another being of nature – or simply come as yourself.

In the weeks leading up to the gathering, two free creative workshops will be held at St Matthew’s Activity Hall, led by cherished South Australian artist Laura Wills.

These workshops will support participants to create masks, costumes and wearable artworks inspired by local creatures and the magic of winter. They are a chance to come together, meet neighbours, spark imagination and prepare for the celebration. You are welcome to attend one workshop, both workshops, or none at all and still join the Winter Solstice Gathering.

Everyone is welcome.

Key dates and bookings links:

Creative Workshop 1 – COMPLETE – visit our Facebook page to see the fun that was had (CLICK HERE)

Creative Workshop 2 – COMPLETE – visit our Facebook page to see creativity in action (CLICK HERE)

Winter Solstice Gathering

Sunday 21 June 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Borthwick Park, Thornton Street, Kensington 5068

On Sunday 21 June, we will gather at Borthwick Park beside the creek, beneath the ancient Story Tree – the magnificent old Red Gum that has watched over many seasons.

As dusk arrives, we will take a playful neighbourhood procession through the suburb, celebrating the turning of the seasons and the beauty of winter, before returning to the park for music, storytelling and seasonal refreshments.

The winter solstice is the longest night and shortest day of the year — a time honoured across cultures as a moment of reflection, togetherness and welcoming the return of light. Our gathering reimagines this tradition through local nature, creativity and community connection. Whether you arrive as a glowing moth, a wise owl, a frog from the creek, a possum of the trees, or simply as yourself wrapped warmly in winter clothes — you are most welcome.

Come rugged up. Come dressed up. Come celebrate the longest night and welcome the returning light.

Join friends and neighbours on the longest, darkest night of the year to listen to local musicians, poets and story-tellers.

Enjoy warm savoury snacks and happy hour drink prices generously provided by The Kensi.

If you’ve got talent that you’d like to share, prepare to sign up for an open mic spot! Beginners more than welcome, we are a very supportive audience.
Register to attend or register to perform closer to the date.

We loved the 2026 poster too much to take it down…

Kids, teens and adults of all ages are invited to take part in the Friendly Kensi Scavenger Hunt at any time in the week 4-10 May. Work solo or in pairs or groups. Perhaps ask a neighbour if they’d like to team up with you.

Follow the clues and explore Kensington • Find the items • Win prizes!

Sign up by emailing Steph at stephkubank11@gmail.com and you’re in the hunt!

Guidelines:
• Sign up and get your instructions.
• Work alone or in pairs or groups to solve clues and find items around Kensington.
• Be respectful: don’t disturb people, property, or wildlife.
• Ask Steph if you’re unsure about a clue.

Good luck!

The Kensington Residents’ Association annually offers two grants to be spent on projects which benefit the Kensington community:

$1000 grant for adults (18 and over);

$250 grant for children (under 18).

Any project that benefits our fabulous suburb will be considered! It may be environmental, cultural, artistic, social, even virtual. Click here for some ideas to get your thoughts bubbling! 2025 grant guidelines are available here.

Who is eligible to apply? Anyone living in Kensington or on its perimeter roads who is a member of the Association (or living in a member household). Non-members may join on payment of our $15 annual fee.

Saturday 11th April, 10am – noon

Limited to 20 participants, suitable for ages 12 & up.

Learn or practice the Wobbly Line Drawing Technique with local artist Deborah Smalley. No drawing experience necessary, anyone can draw with wobbly lines! Learn a little more about Kensington’s history as we sketch and wander along Phillips St from The Parade to the Pool.

Meet outside Karl Chehade Dry Cleaning, 296 The Parade, Kensington, ready for 10am start. We will do some warm up sketches at Chehade’s then walk a short distance to sketch another Kensington scene, pause to enjoy a drink or a snack at the High Street Café, then finish with a sketch of Kensington’s groovy 1950s public pool. All done by noon-ish.

Register & pay online through Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/DKCWR. Tickets $20 for Kensington Residents’ Association members, $30 for others.

Paper supplied for drawings. Pens and clipboards provided for use during workshop.

We will be sketching en plein air (outdoors). Bring your own folding chair or stool, comfy walking shoes and a hat for sun or umbrella for rain.

The Rising Sun Inn will celebrate 180 years of history on 26th October from 12 noon to 7pm with

• live music

• giveaways from Coopers Brewery & Paracombe Wines

• prizes for the best period costumes, and

• special guest Robert Bria, Mayor of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, cutting the birthday cake!

Outdoor dining available in the carpark (high tables & stools under umbrellas) with a duo performing live from 1pm.

The Inn’s restaurant will be open for lunchtime a la carte dining, phone 83330721 to book a table.

No dinner service in the evening; however, the bar will remain open as from 4.30-6.30pm live band Sound Factory plays music of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

3pm start

Tim Costello AO is one of Australia’s most respected community leaders and a sought-after voice on social justice issues, leadership and ethics. For 13 years Tim was Chief Executive of World Vision Australia. He is a spokesperson and advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, which campaigns for law reform to prevent harm from poker machine and online sports gambling.

On Sunday 12th October 2025, commencing at 3pm, Tim will be speaking at a Q & A session at the Rising Sun Inn in Kensington.

This is your opportunity to meet Tim and ask him questions on world affairs, national politics, social issues, sport and anything else you like!

The Kensington Residents’ Association will be providing finger food and you can purchase drinks from the bar.

Numbers are limited, so book your FREE seat on TryBooking now https://www.trybooking.com/DEBHU