Steve was born at Norwood, South Australia on March 3 1940 to Herbert and Ivy Woodcock and educated at Glen Osmond Primary School and later, Prince Alfred College (1948 – 1957).
Upon leaving school and with family support, Steve assumed ownership of Norwood-based electrical retailer, Savoy Electrical in 1958 which he ran until 1999.
Steve, along with wife Margaret Elizabeth (nee Gleeson), whom he married in 1968, purchased a block of land in a new subdivision in Rostrevor and built a new home. They have a son, David John (born 1971) and daughter, Karen Michelle (born 1973). David married Kathryn Jane Richardson in 1999 and has two children, Thomas James (born 2001) and Eliza Jane (born 2007). Karen married Darren John Blight in 2001 and has three daughters Annie Victoria (born 2003), Zara Elisabeth (born 2006) and Sophie Eloise (born 2008).
Committed to making a positive contribution to his community, Steve successfully contested City of Campbelltown Council elections in 1982 and subsequently served as Woodforde Ward Councillor for six years and then Alderman for three years.
In 1991, Steve was elected unopposed as Mayor and served the City of Campbelltown until November 2006.
Steve was awarded the Professor Douglas Coster Award for service to Lions Humanitarian Projects and recognised with a Paul Harris Fellow by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Presented with a Centenary Medal in 2001 for outstanding services to local government and the community, Steve was one of three Mayors chosen to represent The Australian Local Government Association at a United Nations sponsored Symposium in Shanghai (also in 2001).
Steve was awarded Life Membership of The Rostrevor Tennis Club in 2006/07.
Steve was chairman of The Migrant Monument Committee, a Centenary of Federation project, built on the Glynde Corner and funded by Federal and State Governments, Campbelltown and Norwood Payneham St Peters Councils and community donations. This unique building will become an icon for decades to come as it recognises the contribution and history of migrants who have settled in South Australia and Campbelltown in particular.
