Project Search Queensland

14/04/2026

Project SEARCH 2025–2026: Celebrating Success at
The Wesley Hospital

The 2025–2026 year at The Wesley Hospital has been an exciting and rewarding experience for our Project SEARCH interns. Throughout the year, they have demonstrated determination, collaboration, and adaptability, while building practical workplace skills and gaining hands-on experience across a variety of hospital departments.

🎓 Celebrating Our Interns
We are proud to highlight the achievements of our amazing interns:

Leia Filatov – A cheerful, enthusiastic, and positive intern with a love for music and connecting with others, making her a valued and confident team member.

Madison Cawte – An enthusiastic, determined, and positive intern with a vibrant personality. She thrives in team environments, shows dedication to developing her skills, and is well-suited for a future in customer service or retail.

Matisse Veerman – A dedicated, positive, and caring intern who approaches every challenge with enthusiasm. With strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a supportive nature, she thrives in team environments. Matisse currently works in two roles at St Andrews War Memorial Hospital and Greenslopes Hospital, demonstrating her commitment and readiness to build a successful future.

Ben Martinez Silva – An enthusiastic and positive intern with strong workplace skills and confidence. His energy, dedication, and hands-on approach make him well-suited for roles in sports, warehouse, or storeroom environments.

Finlay East – A thoughtful, polite, and hardworking intern who approaches tasks with patience and care. With experience in both hospital administration and early childhood support, he demonstrates reliability, a positive attitude, and a calm, supportive presence in the workplace.
Shivesh Kumar – A kind and enthusiastic intern who works well in teams. He has developed strong organisational skills, confidence, and independence through his experience across multiple hospital departments.

🙏 Thank You
We extend our sincere thanks to The Wesley Hospital, all supporting departments, and our dedicated Job Coaches, Fiona Roughley and Adam Thompson and Service Leader Tekapu McCormack whose tireless efforts in building connections with the host site and supporting the interns have been invaluable.

🌟 Welcoming Our Next Cohort
We have just welcomed our next cohort of 11 interns, who have already started impressively and are proving they are meant to be part of Project SEARCH.

Congratulations to our 2025–2026 interns, and welcome to our new cohort – your futures are bright!

29/03/2026

🌟 Project SEARCH 2026 Wrap 🌟
St Stephen’s Hospital Fraser Coast

2026 has been an incredible year as Project SEARCH was proudly introduced to St Stephen’s Hospital and the Fraser Coast community. Since beginning in March 2025, our interns have shown resilience, patience, and teamwork while gaining valuable real-world experience and transferrable skills across multiple hospital departments.

🎓 Celebrating Our Graduates

We are proud to recognise five outstanding Graduates:

• Amelia Ferguson – A caring and organised team member in Rehabilitation, continuing her journey with a new rotation in aged care at Estia.

• Jackson Legge – A reliable and positive contributor to the Education Department, now continuing as a volunteer in the St Stephen’s Education Department.

• Lachlan Andison – A creative and energetic intern, moving into a customer facing and online retail role at Good Games.

• Max Glasby – A hardworking and enthusiastic team member, now employed as a Gardener with Blue Care Fraser Shores.

• Wayne Ferrer – An inspiring and dedicated intern, now employed at St Stephen’s Hospital in Hotel Services and Housekeeping.

🤝 A Year of Growth

Throughout the year, our interns built essential workplace skills, confidence, and meaningful connections. Their achievements reflect not only personal success but the strength of inclusive employment within our community.

🙏 Thank You

We extend our sincere thanks to St Stephen's Hospital, all supporting departments, and our dedicated Job Coaches, Timmity Murray and Lynn Gill, and Service Leader Christy Giles whose support made this program possible.

🎉 Looking Ahead

As our first Fraser Coast cohort, these graduates have set a strong foundation for the future. We are incredibly proud of all they have achieved and excited to see what comes next.

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates - your future is bright! ✨

11/02/2026

Celebrating a big year for our Project SEARCH interns 🌟

As we look back on 2025, we are proud to recognise Amelia, Max, Wayne, Jackson and Lachlan and the progress they made through their Project SEARCH internship at St Stephen’s Hospital.

Across departments including admin, kitchen, housekeeping, the cafe, maintenance, supply, rehab, IT and education, they showed up with enthusiasm, reliability and a strong work ethic, building practical workplace skills and becoming valued members of the hospital team.

Now in the final stage of the program, they are preparing for employment and the next step beyond internship life.

A big thank you to the interns, mentors and staff who helped make this such a strong year. We cannot wait to see what comes next. 💙

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from Project SEARCH 🎄
Thank you to our interns, families, host businesses and partners for your incredible support this year. Together, you’re helping create real employment pathways and brighter futures.
Wishing you a safe and joyful Christmas.

05/12/2025

Do you love Disability Action Week? At Project SEARCH we live every week like it’s Disability Action Week!

Due to expansion we are looking for new talent to join our newly established and awesome Ipswich team.

Our goal is to support, guide and champion young people with disabilities to find success in the workforce!

Please share with your networks and feel free to reach out for a chat 🙏🙏.

We're seeking a passionate Job Coach to join our Ipswich Project Search team!

25/11/2025

It was so great to have Susie, Kristen and Joy visit us. We are very proud of our disability employment partnership with St Stephen's Hospital!

Join us on November 25 for our ProjectSEARCH Information Session: St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay

RSVP: https://myuniting.care/49nnh9u

19/11/2025

Amelia’s journey at St Stephen’s Hospital is more than an internship—it’s a story of growth and impact.

From organising rehab equipment and keeping spaces spotless to sharing moments of joy with patients over games like UNO,

Amelia has shown incredible dedication and heart.

We’re so proud of everything Amelia has achieved and can’t wait to see her journey continue as she builds confidence, sharpens her skills, and makes a lasting impact.

Want to learn how Project SEARCH can open doors for you or a young person with disability that you know?

👉 Join our ProjectSEARCH Information Session: St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay.
📅 Nov 26, 5.30pm.
📍 St Stephen’s Hospital, Hervey Bay
RSVP: https://myuniting.care/49nnh9u

01/11/2025

We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved! Your hard work, growth and determination have been incredible to watch. 💙

A huge thank you to the St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital teams who make this journey possible. Your guidance, care and encouragement help our interns take confident steps into open employment. 🙌

Applications are now open for upcoming internships.
Want to be part of this journey? Contact us to find out more: https://myuniting.care/ProjectSEARCH2025

Here’s to new beginnings, bright futures, and the power of opportunity! ✨

23/10/2025

A new opportunity for young people with disability 🌱

Project SEARCH is coming to Toowoomba and Ipswich — a 12-month workplace learning program that builds confidence, independence and real-world skills after school.

🌟 Over 80% of graduates have moved into open employment — and your young person could be next.

📅 Info sessions coming soon — learn more 👇
https://myuniting.care/ProjectSEARCH2025

22/10/2025

Helping young people with disability take the next step after school. 🌟

Project SEARCH is a unique, 12-month workplace learning program that supports young people with disability to keep learning, growing, and building confidence after school.

Through daily structure, hands-on experience, and ongoing support from job coaches and mentors, interns gain the skills and independence to move into open employment.

💙 More than 80% of graduates have already achieved that goal — and the next programs are coming soon to Toowoomba and Ipswich!

📅 Information sessions are happening soon — come along to learn how the program works and how to get involved:

https://myuniting.care/ProjectSEARCH2025

21/10/2025

Every parent wants to see their child thrive — to have purpose, connection and confidence in what comes next.

For many families, the biggest worry comes after school ends. The routine, the friendships, the sense of achievement — it can all disappear too quickly, leaving young people unsure of what’s next.

That’s where UnitingCare’s Project SEARCH steps in.

This 12-month transition-to-work program gives young people with disability the chance to keep growing through structured, hands-on workplace learning, daily support from job coaches, and real experiences in professional environments.

Over 80% of Project SEARCH graduates move on to open employment — but more importantly, they gain the independence, confidence and community that come from having a meaningful place to belong each day.

Because progress shouldn’t pause when school ends. 💙

👉 Learn more https://myuniting.care/ProjectSEARCH2025

21/10/2025

Real experience. Real growth. Real results. 🌟

Meet Nathan, one of our incredible Project SEARCH interns at Buderim Private Hospital.

Since joining the program, Nathan’s mastered new skills, built confidence, and become a valued member of the hospital team — earning praise for his reliability, enthusiasm and commitment.

He’s one of many success stories from Buderim, where 100% of our most recent interns have now moved into open employment! 🌟

💙 New Project SEARCH internships at Buderim are starting soon — giving more young people with disability the opportunity to gain hands-on workplace experience and build skills for the future.
Find out how to get involved ➡️ https://myuniting.care/ProjectSEARCH2025