Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club

In late October 2024, our Club combined with Unley and Adelaide City Evening to hold a viewing of the new release movie, Lee, starring Kate Winslet. Over 300 attended The Regal Theatre and the afternoon proved an excellent fundraiser for our sponsored Students.

Accompanying group of photos shows Members of The Vines Evening Club who supported us; VIEW street spruiker Rosemary; and raffle ticket seller Eila from Adelaide Pioneer VIEW Club.

In October 2024, Members held a VIEW Promotional Stall at the very well attended Senior's Workshop organised by Member for Dunstan, Cressida O'Hanlon MP. We are very proud that MP Cressida is also a new Member of our VIEW Club.

Winter is not enticing for outings so Members made some entertainment and fun for ourselves!

PNVP Velda chaired a Winter Warmers Luncheon where the monthly colour code just happened to be tartan. Out came our scarves, Clan or Port Power, our hoodies and puffer jackets to share.

Accompanying photo of Velda with her tiny baby bonnets.

The winter crafts on display tied in with our Guest Speaker Jeanne Thornton from Embroiderer's Guild of S.A. What awe we had for the crafts displayed, including the cat quilt made by Member Rosemary for her granddaughter,

Photo of Jan with Rosemary and her quilt.  

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. 

Photo shows Guests, Zone Councillor Barb with VIEW General Manager Mary-Anne Maher, 

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.  

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.

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.

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