236:. She was elected to the board of the Mallee Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) in 2005, and served as chair for a period. In 2011, Webster became the founding executive director of Zoe Support, an organisation assisting young mothers with education. She was named "Citizen of the Year" by the
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