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Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association – Presidents, Patrons & Life Members
Date President Patron(s) Life Members Comments
March 1983 Dene Cordes Charles K Knuckey
April 1984 Bill Holmesby Charles Knuckey
Mavis Golder
March 1985 Bill Holmesby Charles Knuckey
Mavis Golder
August 1987 Bruce Williams Charles Knuckey
Mavis Golder
March 1989 Bruce Williams Ian Gilfillan
Mavis Golder Charles Knuckey died June 1989 & replaced by Ian Gilfillan
October 1991Bruce Williams Ian Gilfillan
Mavis Golder
Beatrice (Millie) Beare
Nov 1993 Bob Beare Ian Gilfillan Mavis Golder Beatrice (Millie) Beare
July 1994 Bob Beare Ian Gilfillan Mavis Golder Beatrice (Millie) Beare Dene Cordes Bill Holmesby Bruce Williams First 3 Presidents given Life Membership at Settlement Day
July 1995 Bob Beare Ian Gilfillan
Mavis Golder
Beatrice (Millie) Beare Jill Beaglehole Recognised for her length of time on the Executive.
Mavis Golder died in May 1995
Nov 1995 Invitations to Mayor of Kingscote & Mayor of Dudley Councils to be Patrons. Councils were merged in 1996.
November 1997 Neil Waller Ian Gilfillan
Beatrice (Millie) Beare
October 1998 Neil Waller Ian Gilfillan
Beatrice (Millie) Beare Bob Beare
Loris Henderson ? Beatrice Beare death
November 1999 Neil Waller Ian Gilfillan
Janice Kelly
Adrian Waller
Date President Patron(s) Life Members Comments
2000 Neil Waller Ian Gilfillan
Janice Kelly
Adrian Waller
2001 Neil Waller Ian Gilfillan
Janice Kelly
Adrian Waller
2002 Coralie Soward Ian Gilfillan
Adrian Waller
Janice Kelly
July 2003 Coralie Soward Ian Gilfillan
Adrian Waller
Janice Kelly Olga Williams Settlement Day presentation
Nov 2003 Coralie had a stroke & Neil Waller took over until the AGM
November 2004 Neville Cordes Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly Bob Beare died Sept 2004
Coralie Soward died Oct 2004
July 2005 Neville Cordes Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly Coralie Soward (posthumously) KI Chapter formed July 2005
President – Craig Wickham
2006 New Constitution Adopted at AGM
2007 Neville Cordes
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly
Monica Buick (KI)
Jayne Bates (KI)
2008 Neville Cordes
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly
Monica Buick (KI)
Jayne Bates (KI)
Nils Swanson (KI)
Charles Thomas (KI)
Adrian Waller
Neil Waller
Dianne Cordes
Jean Nunn Life Memberships awarded at the Settlement Day Dinner at The Feathers Hotel.
2009 Neville Cordes
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly
Monica Buick (KI)
Jayne Bates (KI)
Nils Swanson (KI)
Charles Thomas (KI) Dean Florance
Ron Nunn Life Memberships Awarded at Settlement Day
Dean Florance passed away June 2023
2010 Neville Cordes
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Adrian Waller
Michael Pengilly
Monica Buick (KI)
Jayne Bates (KI)
Nils Swanson (KI)
Charles Thomas (KI)
Tom Wooton (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Nils died September 2010
Charles died October 2010
Adrian Waller died October 2010
2011 Neville Cordes
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Michael Pengilly
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Monica Buick died Jan 2011
Bruce Williams first appears July 2011
Tom Wooton died sometime in 2011
2012 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bill Holmesby
Bruce Williams
Olga Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Neville Cordes Minutes May 2012 announce Life Membership to Neville Cordes
2013 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Olga Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI)
2014 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Olga Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI)
2015 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Olga Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Olga Williams died September 2015
2016 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Ken McWhinnie (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Ron Nunn died July 2016
2017 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI) Ken McWhinnie died April 2017
Jill Beaglehole died 2017
2018 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI)
Mayor of KI Council Hazel Inkley at AGM KI Council Mayor appointed ‘ex officio’ – role applies to position, not person.
2019 Gil Daw
Craig Wickham (KI) Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Dianne McWhinnie (KI)
Mayor of KI Council Dianne McWhinnie Aug 2019
2020 Gil Daw
Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Mayor of KI Council Craig Wickham removed from directory in October 2020
2021 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Mayor of KI Council
Neville Cordes died Oct 2021
2022 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Ivy Wooton (KI)
Mayor of KI Council Gil Daw at AGM
Date President Patron(s) Life Members Comments
2023 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Mayor of KI Council David Wilson at AGM
Ivy Wooton died 31/3/23
2024 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Mayor of KI Council
2025 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Mayor of KI Council
Hazel Inkley died 24/10/25
2026 Chris Ward Ian Gilfillan
Vickie Chapman
Bruce Williams
Jayne Bates (KI)
Mayor of KI Council