Fun at the Rising Sun

Owners Grant and Jacqui Goodall threw a wonderful party in October 2025 to celebrate 180 years since the Rising Sun Inn was built in Bridge Street, Kensington. Locals and other regular patrons joined in the fun by dressing in 1800s style. Happy big birthday to the...

High Street heritage under demolition threat

69 High Street, Kensington, 21 May 2025 This modest building at 69 High Street was formerly the Kensington Village school house. It is thought to have been built in the 1840s-1850s. Although the building has stood firm for approximately 180 years, it now stands...

5 Oct: 5 Years on the Green

—- A HIGH STREET CAFE EVENT —- A one-day music and food festival celebrating High Street Café’s 5th birthday.   Sunday 5th October 2025, 10am-8pm, Mary MacKillop Reserve, Phillips Street (adjacent to High Street Cafe) Family fun from 10am  –...

Congratulations Sister Mary Ryan, OAM

Sister Mary Ryan, rsj, OAM Photo source: Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (www.sosj.org.au) Congratulations to Kensington’s Sister Mary Ryan, recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours. Sister Mary is an active...

Seeking community feedback

The Kensington Residents’ Association committee encourages all Kensington residents to: Read the information below. Visit Pioneer Park and think about the proposal. Meet Amanda Balmer from WAX Design in Pioneer Park 4pm Friday 2nd May to ask questions and...

Reimagining Pioneer Park

For more than 12 months the Kensington Residents’ Association (KRA) Committee has been investigating how to increase the accessibility and amenity of Pioneer Park in Maesbury Street, working closely with landscape architects Amanda Balmer and Carina Sidwell from WAX...