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9 Jul: Kaurna Cultural Ceremony
Sunday 9th July at 12 noon
Borthwick Park, Thornton Street, Kensington
The Kensington Residents’ Association is excited to be hosting a Kaurna Cultural Ceremony in Borthwick Park during NAIDOC Week 2023 to honour the deep time culture, language, wisdom and knowledge of this beautiful place.
Kaurna, Narungga and Wirangu man Jack Kanya Buckskin (pictured left) will be conducting a Welcome to Country and Cleansing Ceremony. During the short but significant ceremony the assembled people and the place will be cleansed with smoke and song.
The ceremony will go ahead rain, hail or shine so dress appropriately for the weather.
Join us for shared community lunch afterwards. The KRA committee will provide a barbeque lunch with a veggie option.
Please bring along:
- a piece of foliage or flowers from your garden to create a community bouquet, and
- a cup or mug if you would like to try some bush tea.
Ngaityalya (thanks) to Foundation SA for generously supporting this significant community event, to Jack Buckskin and Kuma Kaaru Cultural Services for walking together with us, and to Trish Hansen for envisioning this day.
Nakutha (see you soon).
2 Jul: Planting Party!
Save the 2nd July for the 2nd Borthwick Park planting party of 2023! We made a solid start on the 25th June but we still have plenty of tubestock plants to get into the ground in Borthwick Park, Thornton Street, this coming Sunday.
Since 2010, volunteers coordinated by the Kensington Residents’ Association have been planting young indigenous plants during June/July to re-build the biodiversity of the park. We plant mid-year, taking advantage of winter rainfall to settle the little plants in ahead of the summer heat.
Planting Day No. 2 is on Sunday 2nd July, 9 am-12 noon. Morning tea will be served mid-morning and the planting session will be followed by a free barbeque lunch (with veggie options) for our wonderful volunteers.
Bring the kids. Invite a friend or neighbour to come along with you. Jobs for all ages and abilities – digging, planting, barrowing, raking, installing tree guards, watering, and more. All tools and training provided. Wear suitable footwear and clothing to suit the weather. Bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we’ll issue you with on on the day if needed).
Call John for more details on 0422 909 710.
25 Jun: Planting Day
It’s that time of year again!
We’ve got 600 tubestock plants to get into the ground in Borthwick Park, Thornton Street, Kensington this cool season. Since 2010, volunteers coordinated by the Kensington Residents’ Association have been planting young indigenous plants during June/July to re-build the biodiversity of the park. We plant mid-year to settle the little plants in ahead of the summer heat.
Planting Day No. 1 is on Sunday 25th June, 9 am-12 noon, and will be followed by a free barbeque lunch in Borthwick Park for our wonderful volunteers.
Bring the kids. Invite a friend or neighbour to come along with you. Jobs for all ages and abilities. All tools and training provided. Wear suitable footwear and clothing to suit the weather. Bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we’ll issue you with on on the day if needed).
Call John for more details on 0422 909 710.
Note: Planting Day No. 2 will be on Sunday 2nd July, 9am – 12 noon.
Look how well the 2022 plantings in the creekside nature play space are growing! >>>
22 Jun: Winter Solstice @ The Kensi
THIS IS A KRA EVENT, SUPPORTED BY THE KENSINGTON HOTEL
The Apocalyptic Winter Solstice is coming to Kensington!
When: Thursday 22nd June from 7pm onwards
Where Regent Room, Kensington Hotel, 23 Regent Street
Live music plus open mic opportunity – local musos and poets are welcome to blackboard
Apocalyptic Breakdown … These four troublemakers twist acoustic instruments and four-part harmonies into a musical feast and one that will undoubtedly delight. Be enchanted by their love of tunes and politics. Be blown up in their creativity bomb as it explodes with absurdity and musical diversity.
The Rude Mechanicals …: What do you get when you combine two banjos, a finger-pickin’ slide guitar and a real reverend?? Who knows – it’s their first gig!
Cost FREE entry plus FREE nibbles
DISCOUNT drinks available for purchase
Phone or SMS 0401 126 173 to register your interest.
11 Jun: Borthwick Park Working Bee
Working bee! Borthwick Park! 2nd Sunday of every month between 9am and 11am
Since 2010 the residents of Kensington have been working together to replenish the biodiversity and beauty of Borthwick Park. This park tucked between Thornton Street, Second Creek, Bridge Street and Richmond Street is the focus of a truly community-led project supported by the good folk at Council (City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters) and Green Adelaide. Come along and see what we get up to. Bring the kids. Invite a friend or neighbour to volunteer with you. Jobs for all ages and abilities.
We’ll be clearing kikuyu grass and other weeds from the garden beds and doing bit of tidying up in preparation for our annual planting* of young shrubs, vines, grasses and sedges.
All tools and training provided for our wonderful volunteers. Wear suitable footwear and clothing to suit the weather. Bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we’ll issue you with on on the day if needed).
Call John for more details on 0422 909 710.
If you can’t manage the physical work, join us for morning tea from 11am. Free tea, coffee, and a delicious spread of morning tea treats on offer. We’d love to see you.
*Planting days are planned for Sundays 25th June, 2nd July and 9th July this year.
21 May: Multicultural Festival
When? Sunday 21 May from 12pm
Where? Marryatville Primary School
Who? Everyone!
Why? To celebrate all our cultural backgrounds
Bring? Your favourite national dish to share, picnic chairs or rugs, drinks for your family
Tables will be provided to lay out your food for sharing with everyone at this Kensington community event. Some seating will be provided.
If you would like to perform a song or dance from your cultural background for the enjoyment of the gathering please email contact@kra.org.au or phone Andrew on 83319654
Download the Multicultural Festival Flyer to share with friends.
14 May: Mothers Day working bee
Our next Borthwick Park working bee is on Sunday 14th May, 9-11am. It’s Mothers Day so let’s get motherly….
Whiz about and tidy things up!
Tuck in our baby shrubs (with mulch)!
Have a bit of a natter!
And spread the love in Borthwick Park!
Jobs for all ages and abilities. Bring the kids! Invite a friend or neighbour to volunteer with you. We’ll likely have some mulch to barrow, bucket and spread, plenty of cheeky weeds to pull out of the garden beds, a bit of tidying up amongst the shrubs…. if we get a few terracotta or earthenware pipes donated we can set up some refuges to help lizards and frogs to shelter from predators.
All tools and training provided for our wonderful volunteers. Wear suitable footwear and clothing to suit the weather. Bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we’ll issue you with on on the day if needed).
Call John for more details on 0422 909 710.
If you can’t manage the physical work, join us for morning tea from 11am. Free tea, coffee, and a delicious spread of morning tea treats on offer. We’d love to see you.
16 April: Borthwick Park working bee
Our next Borthwick Park working bee is on Sunday 16th April, 9-11am. Jobs for all ages and abilities. Invite a friend or neighbour to volunteer with you. Bring the kids! We’ll likely have some mulch to barrow, bucket and spread, plenty of cheeky kikuyu grass to pull out of the garden beds, a bit of tidying up amongst the shrubs…. if we get a few terracotta or earthenware pipes donated we can set up some refuges to help lizards and frogs to shelter from predators.
All tools and training provided for our wonderful volunteers. Wear suitable footwear and clothing. Bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we’ll issue you with on on the day if needed).
Call John for more details on 0422 909 710.
If you can’t manage the physical work, join us for morning tea from 11am. Free tea, coffee, and a delicious spread of morning tea treats on offer. We’d love to see you.
This photo shows the bare banks of Second Creek newly planted with indigenous plant species.
23 March: CASA meeting
THIS EVENT IS PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE SA “PUTTING THE PEOPLE BACK INTO PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT IN SA”
GENERAL MEETING 23 MARCH 2023 FOR A 7:00PM START (9:30PM FINISH)
BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, 154 TYNTE STREET, NORTH ADELAIDE
Join CASA for ‘Sustainable Housing for the Future’ – a presentation and discussion by Greg O’Grady and Paul Bana, followed by business of the CASA General Meeting and tea/coffee/supper. Contact CASA Treasurer Tom Matthews on 0429 337 453 for more information.
Premier Malinauskas recently announced that 24,000 new houses will be built over time but will they be user friendly?
Greg O’Grady is an electrical engineer by profession, but domestic building construction and energy efficiency is his passion. Greg’s interest extends from looking after and properly treating the old buildings, doing whatever he can to make sure that anything built today (or planned to be built) will be actually worth building: something that will be thermally comfortable, truly energy efficient, and ultimately last the test of time. Paul Bana is an energy efficiency consultant and trainer with hands-on experience of over 20 years, having worked across Australia, Northern Europe, and India. After moving to South Australia in 2008, Paul continued helping households, businesses, and individuals on their journey to more sustainable living, and energy management. Paul leads training and development activities at South Australian company Your Energy Saving Solutions Pty Ltd (YESS), and delivers Home Scorecard Assessor Training nationally, under a contract with Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action of Victoria.
12 March: Working Bee & Morning Tea
Our next Borthwick Park working bee is on Sunday 12th March, 9-11am. This month we’re spreading mulch, weeding and hopefully creating a few refuges for lizards and frogs on the creekbank if John’s received any donations of terracotta pipes.
Jobs for all ages and abilities. Tools and full training provided for all volunteers. Wear suitable footwear and clothing and bring your KRA volunteer vest if you have one (we will issue you with one on the day if need be). Bring a friend. Bring a neighbour. Bring the kids.
Can’t manage the physical work? Not to worry, just join us for a cuppa from 11am. The KRA Committee prepare tea, coffee, and a delicious spread of morning tea treats… we’d love to see you.
See you there! Call John for more info on 0422 909 710.