A moment with Michaela

Michaela at her computer

After working with us for over four months, STEPS communications officer Michaela Hewitt sat down to tell us more about herself and her role in marketing and communications. What is your role at STEPS? What is a typical day? I am a communications officer at STEPS. Usually the first thing I do when I come […]

Sunshine Coast Plant Swap

Sunshine Coast Plant Swap - STEPS Nursery

Sunshine Coast Plant Swap STEPS Nursery and All Things Garden present the first annual Sunshine Coast Plant Swap! Bring along your seedlings and plants to swap with other community members for new and exciting additions to your garden. Come along and enjoy a sausage sizzle, plant pest and disease Q&A, a Kokedama workshop, kid’s activities, […]

Australian first to give people with a disability lifelong independence

STEPS Pathways College | Woman washing

Enrolments are open at one of Queensland’s most anticipated educational centres designed to prepare young people with a disability for a lifetime of independence. The STEPS Pathways College is the first of its kind in Australia that combines real independent living experiences with an intensive 12 month training course, students will gain the necessary skills that […]

Coast’s Christmas parade raises thousands for Pathways College

mooloolaba-christmas-boat-parade

STEPS Charity was honoured to welcome the festive season in style and be nominated the charity beneficiary of the 2016 Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade. The 13th annual event raised over $15, 500 which will be put towards funding the STEPS Pathways College opening this year. Thousands of spectators lined the shore along the Mooloolaba canals […]

Smiles all round as new team unites.

With teamwork the theme of the day, around 50 staff and clients came together to share a relaxed morning tea at STEPS George Street campus this morning. For many STEPS staff it was the first opportunity to meet new fellow team members after Link In Association Sunshine Coast Inc. became part of the STEPS Group […]

Community Grant expands possibilities

A recent grant from the Australia Post Our Neighbourhood Community Grants scheme means the George Street Nursery will soon see some “home grown” initiatives come to fruition. The Nursery has some fantastic and proactive volunteers who have developed an educational, interactive garden area. Thanks largely to the funds received from this grant, this area will soon boast a […]