Kangaroo Beach


Kangaroo Beach is an Australian animated television series for preschool children which debuted on ABC Kids on 25 January 2021. It was created by Tim Bain, who is also a writer with Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Dodd and Samantha Carroll. Producers are Celine Goetz and Isla Curtis, and the executive producer is Patrick Egerton from Cheeky Little Media. It was commissioned by ABC Children's and is financed and consulting on water safety information will be Bruce [Hopkins (surf lifesaver)|Bruce 'Hoppo' Hopkins] and Craig Riddington of Surf Educators International.

Characters

Five junior lifeguards, kangaroo Pounce, koala Frizzy Bearheart, wombat Neville, mischievous echidna Spyke, and platypus Gemma are on their way to becoming heroes of Kangaroo Beach, under the guidance of grown-up lifeguards Bondi, Sandy and Big Trev.
The series stars the voices of Kitty Flanagan, Matt Hardie and Rupert Degas, and a cast of children playing the Kangaroo Beach cadets.

Main

  • Bondi
  • Sandy
  • Big Trev
  • Frizzy Bearheart, Kiki Wales )
  • Gemma
  • Spyke
  • Pounce, Blake Stevens )
  • Neville, Isaac Trainer )

Recurring

  • Lin
  • Wei
  • Phillipa
  • Charlene
  • Shelley

Awards

Kangaroo Beach won the Animated Series Production of the Year at the Screen Producers Australia Awards 2022 and an Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Animated Series in 2022. It was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Children's Series 2022.