Long before European settlement, the land that is now Kensington was part of the traditional country of the Gadigal people, one of the saltwater clans of the Darug language group. Known for their deep connection to Sydney Harbour and its waterways, the Gadigal fished, gathered and travelled the coast in bark canoes.
The area itself was rugged — deep gullies, wooded hills, and around 768 acres of swamps crossed by the Lachlan Stream. It is on this country that everything that followed was built.
We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the Traditional Custodians of this land, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.