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STEPS’ dedicated volunteers recognised with community awards

Our incredibly dedicated volunteers Pam Martin and Steve Murray were recently honoured for their tireless contribution to STEPS at the Kawana Community Electorate Awards. Pam and Steve were both nominated in the Kawana Community Electorate Awards for their years of volunteering at STEPS. They both attended an awards ceremony and enjoyed morning tea at Talara […]

World Refugee Day with STEPS: Mohammad is driven to succeed

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Mohammad Belal didn’t know anything about Australia before he came.   He had a friend who told him to come here because it was a good country.  Mr Belal arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2013, he didn’t speak English, but he wanted to make a new life for himself in Australia.  Born in Sudan, […]

STEPS Changing Lives Through Volunteering

STEPS Volunteer Kerri Roberts sews

“There was one time when I was teaching a lady to sew a basic skirt. She had never sewed before. When she finished it, she burst into tears. I didn’t know what was wrong. I went over to her and she told me she had sewn this skirt for her daughter and she was just […]

STEPS volunteer Linda is learning and loving it

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Avid gardener, reader and learner, Linda Ritchie has been volunteering at STEPS Pathways College in a supportive role for almost a year. Linda said she loves being a part of a program that provides students with the opportunity to gain independence. Helping students build skills, knowledge and confidence, STEPS Pathways College is a training course […]