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December 2011 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 22
People power
By making things happen
they are making a difference
KANGAROO
VALLEY VIEW
CLUB
VIEW is for women to have a Voice;
to expand their Interests;
to Educate Women.
Since 1960 VIEW Clubs have worked
together as a valued part of The Smith
Family, one of Australia’s most
established and respected non profit
organisations that aims to help
disadvantaged Australian children and
their families realise their potential
through education.
Through strong VIEW networks, women
are empowered to achieve new skills and
confidence and give voice to issues of
national concern.
Today more than 22,000 women nationwide
belong to VIEW and more and more women
are joining because they believe in the power
of education in helping to change lives and
they want to contribute their time to assist
others.
The Kangaroo Valley club
was established in 1988.
Left to right: Margaret McLachlan from Kangaroo Valley -
President Kangaroo Valley VIEW Club,
Lyn Gerstenberg from Nowra - National Councillor of VIEW Club,
Lorraine Montgomery from Berry - National President of VIEW Club.
Through the "Learning for Life" Program it
anonymously sponsors a child, who is now in
high school.
The club receives correspondence from her and
from The Smith Family regarding her schooling
and progress.
Participation in this program is a commitment to
support disadvantaged children to get a better
education, and is regarded by the club as "a hand
up", not a "hand out".
Paul Ell, a "Learning for Life" student from
Nowra, was the Shoalhaven City Council's
Australia Day "Young Citizen of the Year"
earlier this year.
Nationally, VIEW supports 940 students in the
program.
The club currently has 32 members.
The Committee is elected every year, usually
with members holding their position for a
maximum of three years.
Many of the Valley women have held various
positions and are still members.
Narelle Cochrane was the club’s second
president and is still a member today.
Betty Allan was president from 1995 to 1997,
and there were times when she had to battle
floods to get across her creek to meetings.
Other presidents who are still members include
Norma Norris, Robyn Dale, Eileen Laughlin,
Carole McCallum and Margaret McLachlan, who
is coming to the end of her term in office.
Committee meetings are held at Kangaroo Valley
Hall on the Wednesday morning, ten days prior
to each luncheon meeting.
The committee discusses having social functions
every few months, to raise money.
Program Officers put forward places to visit and
various functions to raise money.
These are put to members at the luncheon
meeting, to get their
ideas on what appeals
to them.
VIEW meets at the
Bowling Club (11.30
am for 12 noon) for
lunch every second
Friday of the month
from February to
December, with the
December meeting a
Christmas party.
There is an interesting
guest speaker at most
meetings.
VIEW is for all
women, aged 18 and
above, and new
members are always
welcomed. Membership involves a one-off
joining fee of $10 plus a $10 annual
subscription.
Membership provides the opportunity to meet
like-minded people in the Valley and to enjoy
a fun day – as well, of course, as the
satisfaction in knowing that you have
contributed to providing essential support to
disadvantaged Australian children and their
families to enable them to make the most of
their education and learning opportunities.
For further information please contact
Margaret McLachlan 4465 1946
or Jan Starkey 4465 2080.
KANGAROO VALLEY
A & H ASSOCIATION
Agricultural and pastoral development was
encouraged in the valley by the farmers
themselves, who combined in 1881 to form
the Kangaroo Valley Agricultural and
Horticultural Association.
The foundation president was James
Campbell, a local businessman.
The initial ‘show’ took place in 1885 on a
vacant piece of land on the bank of the river at
the rear of what is now the Friendly Inn Hotel.
The livestock exhibits were paraded there,
while exhibits of fruit, farm produce etc were
set out in the Church of England School Hall.
The following year, the A&H held its first
annual show at ‘Osborne, the township of that
district’.
The lack of a showground was an early
difficulty to the committee because buildings
and yards needed to be erected and pulled
down each time and in 1888 the A&H sought
to secure a permanent showground.
Offers of land were made by Messrs. Osborne,
Nugent, McGuire and Nelson, and the
committee accepted Mr Osborne’s offer of ten
acres opposite the General Cemetery, under a
20 year lease at an annual rental of £10.
The A&H bought the freehold in 1911.
The main objectives of the A&H have
traditionally been:
• to encourage the development of the
agricultural, horticultural and pastoral
industry of the Valley
• to encourage the improvement of
livestock
• to promote competition in the fields of
agriculture, horticulture and livestock
production
This series brought to you this month
by the Kangaroo Valley Voice
as a continuation of our commitment
to community understanding and to
stimulate the particpation of old and new residents alike
In the wide range of activities available.