Category: General News

Do you love your local library?There’s a pretty good reason to celebrate them right now! Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Jim Crawford Award for Innovation in Libraries, recognising the people, projects and services doing great things across South Australia’s public library network. The award is all about celebrating the fresh ideas and innovations happening in SA libraries and the important role libraries play in our communities...

Coming Soon: Bluey Cricket Coins Calling all Bluey fans and little collectors! The Royal Australian Mint has released a brand-new coin celebrating one of our favourite Bluey episodes, Cricket. If you’ve seen the episode, you’ll know Rusty is a seriously impressive little cricketer. After overcoming his fear of fast bowling with a little help from Dad, he becomes a batting superstar. But it’s not just his cricket skills that make him special....

South Australians working in the state’s early childhood sector can now nominate for the inaugural Flying Start Early Childhood Awards. The Awards were recently announced by SA’s Minister for Education, Training and Skills, Hon. Lucy Hood in partnership with the Office for Early Childhood Development (OECD) and recognise outstanding educators, leaders and services raising the profile and shaping the future of early childhood education. “The...

One of the KiA team, Tim, is a huge movie buff so we often put him on the job and he reviews many of the kid friendly movies as they come out. Sometimes the team also throw a review in here. It’s usually the family friendly stuff, but on occasion something for a date night or girls night out. We have kids in our team of all ages, from bubbas to big adult ‘kids’. There will be a little bit of all sorts, but if there is hype? We...

Get ready Adelaide families, everyone’s favourite blue heeler pup is heading to the movies! That’s right, Bluey is making the jump from the TV to the big screen with her very first feature-length film. When can we see it? Mark your calendars because Bluey: The Movie will be released in cinemas worldwide on 6 August 2027. After its big-screen run, it’ll also stream on Disney+, and for Aussie families, you’ll be able to watch it later on ABC...

A total Lunar Eclipse will be visible in the skies over most of Adelaide on the morning of Monday 8th September 2025. A total Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and the Moon align in such a way the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. For the best view, Adelaide stargazers should head outside at approximately 3.41am (maximum eclipse) and look to the northwest at around 33.4 degrees above the horizon. We know that this is not an ideal time,...

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I know this topic is a bit controversial, but what are your thoughts on kids ear piercing? I surprised even myself today when Miss 3 and I BOTH got our ears pierced. It was her idea, and she’s asked A LOT of times in the last few weeks so I knew she was serious so we did it, and you know what it was completely fine. Not a drama at all. We got ours done at Essential Beauty at Norwood, it was quick and easy and the girls there were great with...