Kate Collins (journalist)

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Kate Collins
Kate Collins at the 2025 Adelaide Christmas Pageant - 02.jpg
Born (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 42)
Education Norwood Morialta High School
University of Adelaide
University of South Australia
OccupationNews presenter
Years active2006–2025
Employer Nine Network
Television Nine News
Children2

Kate Collins (born 6 April 1983 in Mount Gambier, South Australia) [1] is an Australian former journalist.

Collins formerly presented Nine News Adelaide with Brenton Ragless. [1]

Career

Collins studied at Norwood Morialta High School, and later the University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia. [1] She has also worked as a weekend newsreader at Austereo Radio. [2] She began training as a presenter at C31 Adelaide.[ citation needed ]

She joined NWS 9 in Adelaide in 2006 as a general reporter for Nine News , and in 2007 began acting as fill-in news presenter on weekends. [1] She replaced Rob Kelvin in 2011. [3]

Collins was formerly the presenter of the now-defunct Adelaide edition of A Current Affair . [4]

On 10 November 2025, Collins was made redundant from the Nine Network after 19 years with the network. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kate Collins". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Kate Collins". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. Knox, David (November 2010). "Veteran Adelaide newsreader Rob Kelvin to retire | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/nine-opens-local-today-show-bureau-after-dumping-adelaide-a-current-affair/story-e6freon6-1225811676097 Archived 15 July 2024 at archive.today
  5. "'Absolutely blindsided': Beloved newsreader axed". Adelaide Now. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. Knox, David (10 November 2025). "Nine News Adelaide axes Kate Collins". TV Tonight . Retrieved 10 November 2025.