“It’s the people around us
Who make us who we are
It’s they who save our erring souls
And fill our lonely hearts…”
By Interchange Australia Marketing Coordinator Tahlia Bunt
Julie-Anne Maloney, a well-loved member of Interchange Australia Drama group ‘Stage Fright Players’, is a 39 year old woman with Autism.
Julie-Anne is a real achiever and gives everything a go, she really enjoys living in rural NSW and takes advantage if everything around her. She loves working with machines such as mowers and tractors, really enjoys learning new recipes to cook and excels in drama group once a week – Julie-Anne really is a jack of all trades. She really does makes her family extremely proud – meets all her challenges and will always give anything a go even though she isn’t a massive fan of change.
This is a beautiful poem Julie-Anne wrote for a play she is in for her Interchange Australia drama group.