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Chris and Bill Fairbrother retire after 110 foster kids and 18 years of prison chaplaincy
These days you will find octogenarians Christine and Bill Fairbrother volunteering at their local church op shop or relaxing on their Yungaburra verandah, watching Ulysses butterflies land in their garden.
But these unassuming retirees have lived extraordinary lives.
Key points:
- Chris and Bill Fairbrother fostered 110 children over a 33-year period
- They have just retired from 18 years of volunteer chaplaincy at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre
- They say they feel privileged to have had the chance to get to know hundreds of people
For many years they lived and worked in remote Cape York communities, and in 1974 the couple responded to an advertisement in a newspaper calling for foster carers for hearing-impaired children.
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