Leah Stewart has taken some positive first steps on a long-road to recovery. Meanwhile, another shark survivor has re-entered the water.

Sunday’s fundraiser for Leah Stewart helped ease the psychological tussle between the lure of the ocean and a fear of its most dangerous predators.

Leah Stewart remains in a critical but stable condition at St Vincent’s Hospital.

The beloved mum has been woken from a coma after the Sydney attack.