Join the fun and volunteer with STEPS Community Services
Do you love to fish? Or are you a keen tenpin bowler? Enjoy Art? Movies? How about swimming? Outdoors? Cooking? STEPS Community Services is seeking volunteers to give a little time and have some fun helping us to provide people with a disability with opportunities to get active, socialise, and learn skills in our recreational […]
Giving back by teaching migrants and refugees
For many people learning a new language is difficult; but learning a new language and moving to a new country is unnerving – negotiating language, cultural, and social barriers can be perplexing and sometimes isolating. Vesylachmy Wendt understands these challenges because she experienced it first-hand when she emigrated from Penang, Malaysia to Australia in 1996. […]
Suncoast Spinners take on local radio hosts in a wheelchair basketball game
Almost 100 people turned out to watch the Suncoast Spinners take on radio hosts Dave, Sam and Ash from Hot91.1 in a game of wheelchair basketball as part of Disability Action Week. With 18 players on the court the Suncoast Spinners showed off their skills and taught the newbies a few tricks at the USC […]
Brett Mills partnering for change
We sat down with one of STEPS Charity‘s Living Legends Brett Mills of Ken Mills Toyota to find out a little more about his business and why he’s committed to helping us take another step towards a brighter future for people living with a disability. Q: Can you tell me about your history with Ken […]
Paula makes time to lend her skills
For the last nine months STEPS volunteer Paula Colborne has been donating her time and expertise in an administration role. After working 30 years in administration, Paula retired 5 years ago and started looking for volunteer work that might suit her. “I’d been looking at volunteer sites for a while but unfortunately they never seemed […]
Olympian Alyce Burnett doesn’t sweat the small stuff
STEPS Charity ambassador and Australian Olympic kayaker Alyce Burnett sat down with us to chat about her work with STEPS Charity, her sporting career and learning to not take life too seriously. What inspired you to become an ambassador for STEPS Charity? One of my family members lives with a disability, so I know firsthand […]
