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STEPS Pathways College students take on Ready STEPS Cook culinary challenge

STEPS Pathways College 2 mins read

STEPS Pathways College is preparing for Ready STEPS Cook, a fast-paced and feel-good cooking competition inspired by hit TV show Ready Steady Cook and set to take place on Wednesday 21 May 2025, celebrating the students’ progress on their journeys to independence.

Six students from STEPS Pathways College – three Day Program students and three Boarding Program students – will team up with their Trainers and go head-to-head in a cook-off, judged by celebrity chef Matt Golinski.

Australian food personalities Kim McCosker (4 Ingredients series) and Kate Bracks (MasterChef Australia Season 3 winner, Fifty Acres Gelato) will lead the student teams as captains.

STEPS Pathways College Principal Stephanie Patey said the event is an exciting way to showcase the life skills being developed at STEPS Pathways College, the first and only College of its kind in Australia for young adults with a disability and autism.

What: Ready STEPS Cook, cooking competition for students at STEPS Pathways College

When: 9:30am Wednesday 21 May 2025

Where: STEPS Pathways College, 9 George Street, Caloundra QLD 4551

Why: Celebrate student development, connect with local community, and gain unique insight into STEPS Pathways College curriculum

Who: STEPS Pathways College students and trainers, Matt Golinski, Kim McCosker, Kate Bracks, Carmel Crouch AM (STEPS Managing Director), Stephanie Patey (STEPS Pathways College Principal)


About us:

About STEPS Pathways College

STEPS Pathways College is a holistic college designed to provide young adults living with a disability and autism with the skills needed to live independently. The College is the first and only of its kind in Australia, providing a live-and-learn model of education aimed at changing the future for people with a disability and autism in Australia. It offers a Day Program as well as a unique Boarding Program available to students across the country.


Contact details:

Colleen McMillan
Marketing and Communications Manager
E: [email protected]
M: 0487 095 674

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