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Fiona Simpson
Community Development

Fiona’s first passion was fine arts; she obtained her certificate and went off to travel Australia and then Europe in hope to be discovered as an artist. After years of living rough and working in many positions ranging from ‘window dresser, cook, shearer etc’, to feed and put a roof over her head, she then discovered a new passion, -‘working with children from abusive backgrounds’. Fiona has worked in community welfare for fifteen years and completed her Diploma in Community Welfare as well as many other relevant studies. She believes she is the master of survival and sees herself as a passage for others to utilise and find their light at the end of the tunnel.
Fiona brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in Mental Health, Homelessness, Child Welfare, Sexual Assault and community work.
Fiona has three children and a very supportive husband who also works with the marginalised. They spend their weekends having picnics, gardening, doing art, cooking, entertaining and being with nature.

Contact: community@hopestreet.org.au

Maureen Thomas
Community Development

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Contact: community2@hopestreet.org.au

Ian Nicholas
Indigenous Community

Development
Ian loves organising programs for indigenous people, especially kids.  Ian views every young person he sees as being filled with endless and powerful positive possibilities. His latest ventures are surfing lessons in a program called Sunset Dreaming for indigenous and multicultural kids and a new cooking program for the community called Nutritious and Delicious. He is a fantastic sports coach, especially on the footy field.

Contact: indigenous@hopestreet.org.au