27 November 2025
Exciting news! Council’s Senior Traffic Engineer, Rebecca van der Pennen, has advised the Kensington Residents’ Association that community consultation on the much-needed Thornton Street Zebra Crossing is complete, and the project is going ahead. Council...
28 October 2025
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...
13 October 2025
! UPDATE ! The Council Assessment Panel refused to approve demolition of 69 High St Kensington during their meeting on 20th October!! A WIN but the old Kensington elementary school building is NOT SAFE YET, as the applicants (owners) could appeal to the Environment...
26 May 2025
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...
23 September 2025
—- 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 –...
16 June 2025
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...
