PDF files to download

The Essential Guide to Kensington.pdf
The Non-Essential Guide to Kensington.pdf
The Kensington Association leaflet.pdf

Welcome to Kensington!

Dear Resident,

On behalf of the Kensington Association, our local residents' action group, I welcome you to Kensington! We are thrilled to be able to produce "Welcome to Kensington" materials for new arrivals to Kensington, thanks to a grant from the City of Melbourne. Click on links above to download the .pdf files.

Kensington is a great little suburb and we are proud of it. Many people comment on the village-like atmosphere. The Macaulay Road - Bellair Street shopping precinct is a hive of activity, with a wide variety of shops, including the post office, credit union and pub, supermarkets, bakeries, clothing shops, travel agencies, pharmacies, cafes and take away food outlets. Our café strip is famous, and occasionally, we even see tourist buses come through!

Our suburb is well serviced by public transport, with three accessible railway stations (Kensington, South Kensington and Newmarket) plus the 402 bus along Macaulay and Kensington roads, which services the Footscray-East Melbourne route and the 57 tram along Racecourse Road.

You will find that people are friendly and public-spirited. Shopkeepers will get to know you and soon you will be greeted by, and be greeting, people on the street. There are also many groups, clubs, activities and public services here, as you will see from the enclosed information. The Kensington Association is a non-profit resident action group consisting of people just like you – residents and traders who are committed to the future of our community. Our aim is to maintain and develop our suburb’s unique character and enhance of amenity of Kensington for the benefit of all residents.

You are also most welcome to attend one of our meetings. They are held at 7:30pm on the first Monday of each month (except November and January) at the Holy Rosary School, Gower Street. As a new resident of Kensington, we invite you to join our Association. Details are on the above brochure or email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Again, on behalf of the Kensington Association, I welcome you to Kensington and wish you the very best for your new life here.

Cheers

David Ettershank
Chairperson
Kensington Association