The STEP Track bushcare site at the end of Kingsford Avenue in South Turramurra meet from 9 to 11 am on the first Saturday of every month, and they’d love more volunteers.

For more information contact Margaret (0420 511 940) or register with Ku-ring-gai Council online.

A bit of history ... the STEP Track

In 2018 STEP celebrated it's 40th anniversary. To commemorate the event, Graeme Aplin wrote a history STEP Forth Boldly: STEP Inc from birth to 40. Here's what's said about the history of the STEP Track.

STEP took part in Heritage Week each year, normally by providing a bushwalk. In 1989 this was along the STEP Track, highlighting possible impacts of road proposals: close to 300 walkers attended and the walk was led by Yvonne Langshaw and Alan Catford (Newsletter 38, May 1989).

In an effort to develop a system of high quality walking tracks in the municipality, Ku-ring-gai Council successfully applied for a grant to upgrade what had been known for many years as the STEP Track.

The STEP Track originated when some of the early STEP activists such as Alan and Janet Catford, John and Margaret Booth and Helen Petersen decided that a walking track should be made in South Turramurra which showed more of the diversity of the bushland. On 3 April 1993 over 100 people gathered at the end of Kingsford Avenue to attend the official opening (Newsletter 61, April 1993).

Picture above is the STEP Heritage Week walk and B3 protest (16 April 1989)