You’re Invited to the First Steps Count 2025 Family Christmas Party

Written By Meredith Paige

📅 When & Where

  • Date: Sunday 30 November

  • Time: 3 pm – 6 pm

  • Location: First Steps Count Child & Community Centre, 4 Myall Ave, Taree NSW

🎟️ Entry & Tickets

  • Admission: $5 per family (pay cash or card at the gate)

  • Raffle tickets: $5 each •  5 for $20, purchase online

Join us for the First Steps Count Family Christmas Party at our Taree hub!

For just $5 a family you’ll enjoy carols, live music from Fringe Benefit & Danielle and Trish from Sing and Soul, a Santa visit, sausage sizzle, popcorn, cake and merch. Bring a chair or rug, grab a raffle ticket and you could win a paddleboard, weekend retreats, a signed jersey, spa vouchers and more. It’s a festive, fun-filled afternoon for the whole family—don’t miss it!

🪑 Bring a chair or picnic rug for comfortable seating

🍴 Food & Drink

  • Sausage sizzle – run by the Lions Club ($4.50 per sausage, $2 water / juice popper)

  • Popcorn & Zooper Doopers – available for purchase

  • Cake Sale – sweet treats throughout the afternoon

  • First Steps Count merch – grab a souvenir

🎁 Raffle – High‑Ticket Prizes

Grab a raffle ticket for just $5 (or 5 for $20) and you could walk away with prizes like a paddleboard, luxury weekend stays, signed sports gear and exclusive wellness vouchers. Tickets on sale all evening with the raffle drawn after the event concludes, so grab your tickets now and don’t miss out!

Purchase Raffle Tickets

You could win:

  • Stand up Paddleboard donated by LJ Hooker Old Bar Beach

  • Two night stay in Spa Cottage at Kiwarrak Country Retreat, Old Bar, donated by Kiwarrak Country Retreat

  • Rabbitoh’s jersey signed by 2025 NRL Rabbitohs, donated by Lattrell Mitchell

  • Accommodation voucher at Finns at Old Bar, donated by Finns at Old Bar

  • Two night stay at Crowdy Bay Eco Resort, donated by Crowdy Bay Eco Resort

  • Tour and lunch NSW Parliament House, Sydney, with Tanya Thompson MP, donated by Tanya Thompson

  • Christmas Photo shoot with Danni Harrison Photography, donated by Danni Harrison Photography

  • $200 Wild Cosmo Voucher donated by Wild Cosmo Flowers

  • Online Parenting course with Maggie Dent, donated by Maggie Dent

  • $100 voucher for Coastal Aesthetics and Wellbeing, Taree, donated by Coastal Aesthetics and Wellbeing

  • Surf Lesson, donated by Saltwater Surf School

  • Voucher for Art workshop donated by Twig and Soul

  • NAK Hair care pack donated by Jessica Nye

  • Picnic basket, picnic rug and dip platter, donated by Circle of Friends Wingham

  • First Steps Count Merchandise Pack

Meredith Paige

Meredith Paige is a marketing strategist & website designer. With a decade of experience helping regional and rural small businesses build stronger marketing foundations, she’s passionate about cutting through the fluff and giving business owners the tools to take control of their online presence — without the overwhelm. When she's not creating practical marketing resources, you'll find her exploring Australia with her family, living the small business life she champions.

http://meredithpaige.me/
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