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LESTER CAREY

Lester Carey is a young man who doesn’t let his disability get in the way. 

On the days he attends Compass Farm, he does everything from working with animals, to making things in the woodworking shed, packing our jams and chutneys and being a farm hand.
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TOHBIAS DAVENPORT

Tohbias and her parents are among those people in this world that are just special. It’s difficult to describe why, but it’s a sentiment that’s shared by many who know them.
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NIENNA MARX

Throughout the photoshoot for this project, Nienna would ‘unfurl’ like a flower when she was pampered and given a spotlight to perform with her favourite music on. Her playful, happy-go-lucky nature shone as brightly as the joy in her eyes. 
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CAITLIN LARSON

As someone who appears very confident on the outside – often the life of the party and the first one to take charge of a task or a situation – her inner nature is in fact quite self-conscious and gentle. I told her a week ago that I wanted to interview her for this story, and she’s been nervous ever since, she tells me.
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MEGHAN HOLLAND

According to Mum and Dad, Merryl and Iain, Meaghan has always had this larger-than-life quality about her, which has also led to them coming out of their own shells… even if a bit awkwardly at times!
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JY LUCK

At home, Jy has over 120kg of Lego, He’ll have crazy pictures in his mind and somehow, he’ll just make them. He comes up with the most interesting and bizarre designs and you find yourself thinking, ‘Where on Earth did that come from?’ explains his dad Colin.
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DAMIEN STEVENS

When Damien was ready to graduate high school 20 years ago, his options were bleak. His Mum, Donna, recalls the feeling of angst in trying to work out where Damien was going to go and what he was going to do after leaving Nambour Special School.
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