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South Australia
There were several IWD Several members also represented
celebrations hosted by VIEW VIEW at the Adelaide International
Women’s Day Breakfast supporting
Clubs in and around Adelaide,
UN Women Australia. This is the
including a wonderful breakfast
largest event celebrating IWD in
presented by Victor Harbor
Australia and the largest annual
VIEW Club and David Basham
women’s event in Adelaide.
MP, Member for Finniss. The event
This year, 3,067 attendees were
combined IWD with the 2024 enthralled by Senator Penny Wong
Fleurieu Women’s Community as MC, guest speaker Annabel
Awards. SA Past Co-National Crabb and Senator Linda Burney.
Councillor Pauline Glover was the
host for event with guest speaker
Lainie Anderson.
Victoria
Over 100 VIEW women from 17 clubs thanks to support
in the South East of Victoria came from The Smith
together at the Dandenong Club. Family. Danyal is now
Special guests included Anton pursuing a degree in
Leschen, General Manager Victoria aeronautical science,
for The Smith Family and Susan maths and commerce.
Bower, a former nurse and television Members from
producer and writer who gave an Bairnsdale VIEW Club
inspiring account of her careers. (right) also entertained
Guests also heard from Danyal, guests singing songs
a Learning for Life graduate who celebrating women, including,
succeeded in reaching university “I am Woman.”
Orange Citizen
New South Wales of the year as
guest speaker.
Organised jointly with
Gloucester Evening VIEW
VIVAbility of Bathurst,
Club hosted a morning
the event was a fantastic
tea for their members
opportunity for VIEW to promote its
and the local community
work and connection with The Smith
with Trudy Schultz, 2023
Family to a wider audience.
Upper Hunter Woman
of the Year, as guest
Around 70 VIEW members in
speaker. Attendees
and around the Tamworth area
enjoyed a delicious
came together at The Pub for
morning tea of slices,
an inspirational event hosted by
biscuits, pikelets and
Tamworth Evening VIEW Club. In
sandwiches all baked
addition to guest speaker, Lucy
and prepared by VIEW
Gallagher, attendees also heard
members.
from Cindy Pearce, The Smith
In the Central West, Bathurst Family’s Programs Coordinator
VIEW Club (left) co-hosted an and Kimberley, a mother of two
afternoon tea for community students sponsored through
members, with Andrew Gee MP in The Smith Family’s Learning
attendance and Rachael Brooking, for Life program.
8 VIEW MATTERS
