Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club
About
Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club was formed in 1999.
Currently, the Club sponsors three Year 11 Smith Family Learning for Life students and is actively involved in fundraising activities to raise donations for The Smith Family programs. These fundraisers include Movie Afternoons, Fashion Parades and Raffles. And have just celebrated our 25th birthday.
We are always open to new members, so please get in touch today and come and see what it's all about.
Location
- When: Meeting Day on 2nd Tuesday each month
- Time: At 10.30 for 11.00am
- Where: The Kensi Hotel
- Address:23 Regent Street, KENSINGTON SA 5068
- Location on Google Maps
Contact
- Eila on 0438 708 215; or
- Jan on 0419 847 087
- Email: eila99@bigpond.com
Club News
25th Birthday Celebrations
25th Birthday Celebrations
Our Club proudly celebrated our 25th Birthday with 70 guests, including VIEW General Manager Mary-Anne Maher, and S.A./N.T. General Manager, The Smith Family, Graham Jaeschke.
Past National Councillor Anne Strangway chaired the Luncheon and can be seen in the photo cutting the birthday cake with Past National Councillor Lorraine Baker, who had helped establish the Club.
Special Guests at 25th Birthday Celebrations
Special Guests at 25th Birthday Celebrations
Photo shows Guests, Zone Councillor Barb with VIEW General Manager Mary-Anne Maher,
Guest Speaker at 25th Birthday Celebrations
Guest Speaker at 25th Birthday Celebrations
Our Guest Speaker was the engaging S.A. Writer, Tricia Stringer, explaining the genesis of her latest novels.
Photo shows guest speaker, Tricia Stringer and Treasurer Jan.
Original Banner on Show
Original Banner on Show
We are very proud to have our original VIEW Banner. Leading up to our Inaugurals, VIEW Clubs used to make beautiful banners. These were tirelessly worked upon by the new Members, from materials they could source. The design was appropriate to the Club, and so our banner as seen in the photo has significant landmarks in Adelaide, being the only VIEW Club at that time in this city.
We are honoured that the creator of this banner and Inaugural Member, Rosemary is able to feature in the display with the banner which she principally worked on, with some help. The former VIEW badge is shown, along with Colonel Light overseeing his City, The Cathedral, City Hall, and the Torrens River green space.
First Club formed in South Australia
First Club formed in South Australia
We are proud to be Adelaide’s first VIEW Club, and hence our name, Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club. The late Jacqui Marks from Queensland instigated the formation of Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club and was its Inaugural President in 1999, and we were to be the forerunners of 19 current VIEW Clubs (plus Adelaide East VIEW Club in development), being established in S.A.
In the first ten years of our Club’s formation, 11 other VIEW Clubs were formed in S.A. by 2009. Members of our Club often moved to assist the establishment of these new Clubs, like Tea Tree Gully and Marion VIEW Club.
2000, Adelaide West VIEW and TeeTree Gully VIEW Clubs were inaugurated The late Maxine Turnbull, a N.C. in Victoria was responsible for this early development, with Lorraine Baker assisting her, here in Adelaide.
2002 Inauguration of Marion VIEW Club and Lorraine became our first Z.C. for S.A.
2003 Inauguration of Victor Harbor and Gawler VIEW Clubs, with assistance from Margaret, a N.C. from Victoria.
2004 Inauguration of Adelaide City Evening VIEW Club.
2005 First S.A. Development Team was established with PNVP Heather coordinating. Inauguration of Adelaide Hills VIEW Club.
2006 Inauguration of Southern Vales VIEW Club.
2007 Inauguration of Blackwood Hills VIEW Club.
2008 Inauguration of our second evening Club, Holdfast Evening VIEW Club, with Helen as the Development Team Coordinator.
2009 Sunraysia VIEW Club was inaugurated under S.A. VIEW leadership.
What an amazing development in S.A. in ten years!
Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club led the charge, and remains our significantly important S.A. VIEW Club.
What an amazing development in S.A. in ten years. Adelaide Pioneer led the charge, and remains our significantly important S.A. VIEW Club.
International Women's Day 2024
International Women's Day 2024
SA 02 International Women’s Day Luncheon, March 2024
Six Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club members enjoyed our early Zone Luncheon for I.W.D., with outstanding speaker Australian Army Reservist, Sharon Mascall-Dare OAM who was deployed to Iraq, and has returned to establish Storyright, a project facilitating the return of our Military to civilian life.
Photo shows our Members PNC Anne, Jan and Judy, who all enjoyed the Speaker, Luncheon and fellowship of other VIEW Clubs on the day
2023 April "Easter Parade"
2023 April "Easter Parade"
Guest speaker, Carolyn Mesecke, from the Metropolitan Musical & Theatre Company spoke about how a show comes together and showcased hats and gowns from their recent productions of ˋHello Dolly‘ and ˋMy Fair Lady´.