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Give what you can. Take what you need.
Not knowing where your next meal is coming from is a sad reality for many people. The official term for this is “food insecurity”. It’s...
Dec 19, 2022


Kensington CommunityFresh Food Market
Our community is establishing a local fresh food market. Local residents, urban farmers and community gardens can bring their locally...
Dec 2, 2022


Kensington Repair Hub
This is a community initiative to encourage repairing and re-using rather than adding to landfill. Bring items to be repaired, such as...
Dec 2, 2022


2022 Melbourne Award Winner!
Kensington Neighbourhood House is the very proud winner of a 2022 Melbourne Award in the Community category. This is wondeful recognition...
Nov 14, 2022


Tins for Treasure! (The Garage Sale Trail)
Sunday 20th November 2022 10am - 2pm 89 McCracken Street, Kensington Kensington Neighbourhood House is joining The Garage Sale Trail in...
Sep 19, 2022


Why wait? Change the date yourself.
Did you know that organisations and businesses all over the country are changing the date themselves? Australia is a fantastic country...
Sep 8, 2022


Sing your way to good health!
If you’re passing by Christ Church Kensington on Tuesday nights you might notice the warm glow of stained glass in the dark and hear...
Aug 11, 2022


Green time not screen time
Time in nature restores spirits after pandemic restrictions Ever heard of “nature deficit disorder”? By the end of our sixth lockdown, I...
Aug 11, 2022


Kensington Town Hall Compost Hub
Kensington Town Hall Compost Hub provides space for local residents to compost their organic food scraps, reduce landfill and create...
Aug 5, 2022


Food Share Garden in McCracken Street
Come and be part of a community garden group who take care of this food garden, consisting of 16 raised garden beds growing herbs and...
Aug 5, 2022


Thinking globally, acting locally
Climate change is frighteningly real. And we seem to be losing the war on waste. At any given moment, our news is full of environmental...
Apr 29, 2022


Student of the Year 2021
2021 was a year that required patience, resilience and a great deal of self-reliance. These are all qualities demonstrated by Daina...
Apr 29, 2022


Volunteer of the Year 2021
Meet Lillian Hull. Lillian could just as well have been our Volunteer of The Year in 2018, 2019 or 2020 – that’s how long she has been...
Apr 29, 2022


Embracing community: it’s a recipe for happiness
People need people. In fact, one of the world’s longest running scientific studies confirms that forming relationships helps us to live...
Apr 3, 2022


Kensington Seed Savers
Kensington Seed Savers have a Seed Swap and Share at the Neighbourhood House. Drop off excess seeds that you have collected from your...
Mar 13, 2022


Kensington Farm Collective
The is program focused on actively “farming” about 60m of local land available to relocalise and decarbonise our food. A collection of...
Mar 13, 2022


Community events
Kensington Neighbourhood House runs a number of free events throughout the year to celebrate our community. Come and join us to celebrate...
Mar 13, 2022


Pam
Pam began volunteering at Kensington Neighbourhood House in 2018 in our Family Literacy Program. As a retired English as an additional...
Feb 15, 2022


Hoa and Thai Nguyen
Hoa and Thai are married and have lived in Kensington for almost 20 years. They came to came to Australia as refugees from Vietnam in...
Feb 15, 2022


The Kensington Community Bike workshop
Occurring on the same days as the Kensington Repair Hub the workshops aim to to educate and empower local community members to learn to...
Feb 14, 2022
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