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Exciting new club in Mackay! Club for her to join, she set about making
connections and starting conversations
A new club is well on its way to forming to start one! Jan has 25 women
in Mackay, Queensland with new Mackay interested in joining and she hopes the
resident and Past National President club will be inaugurated some time later
2018-19, Jan Roberts leading the charge. this year. Very exciting! Please contact
Jan moved to Mackay recently. When she Jan on jeroberts@y7mail.com for
realised there wasn’t currently a VIEW more information.

Happy 10th
Birthday Hobart!

Last November, Hobart VIEW Community recognition!
Club (TAS) members were Congratulations to Past National
delighted to celebrate their President 2020-21 Anne-Louise
club’s 10th anniversary with a O'Connor! In March, Anne-Louise's
lovely a ernoon tea and tour at work with VIEW was recognised at
Tasmanian Government House. the 2022 Local Woman of the Year
for Maitland awards. Anne-Louise
Staff from The Smith Family
joined VIEW members and their was presented with a Certificate
friends for the special event. as a Nominee in recognition of
Congratulations and happy her contribution to the local
birthday Hobart VIEW Club! community through VIEW.
The ceremony was a great way to
raise the profile of VIEW and The
Smith Family in Maitland, with
Jenny Aitchison, State Member
Crazy for containers! a 10-cent refund. Past President Faye for Maitland and Meryl Swanson,
Clarke took the recycling challenge to Federal Member for Paterson both
Bribie Island VIEW Club (QLD) members a new level – placing a bin outside her ažending (pictured above with
are nuts for recycling. The club recently house so that neighbours could also Anne-Louise) and thanking Anne-
collected enough recyclable containers leave their recyclable materials. 90% Louise for the great work she does
to raise $1,500 towards the sponsorship of the money raised was entirely due to with VIEW.
of their six Learning for Life students. Faye’s efforts! Containers for Change
The club participates in Queensland’s recycling schemes currently operate in
Containers for Change recycling scheme. Queensland and Western Australia, but
For every eligible container recycled other states have similar schemes.
through the scheme, the club receives

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