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Saddle Road group home DA decision this week

Plans to build Byron Shire’s first permanent group home for women and children in housing stress are moving ahead, with the development application for the project coming before Council this week.

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Editorial – Let’s do the development dance!

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Terania blockade film to support Wallum cause

A film about Australia’s first environmental confrontation, which occured at Terania Creek near Nimbin, will screen on Friday, 22 March from 7pm at Brunswick Picture House as a fundraiser for the Save Wallum campaign. 

Queer family visibility

Did you know that, statistically, if you’ve met a redhead, you’ve also met a trans person? Over 800 trans and gender diverse people live in the Byron Shire, which includes at least 200 children. They’re often a bit hidden though, so come on down and celebrate with them this Trans Day of Visibility!

Urgent appeal

At last Thursday’s Byron Council meeting a long and dedicated campaign to save rail tracks and restore trains in...

Bangalow couple Natalie Winter and Roz Hopkins with 12-month-old Dexie
Bangalow couple Natalie Winter and Roz Hopkins with 12-month-old Dexie

Marriage equality. It’s the topic of the moment.

Inspired by progress in the rest of the world, and galvanised by the lack of it in Australia, publisher Roz Hopkins and designer Natalie Winter wrote Mummy and Mumma Get Married, a story about a little girl who plans a big surprise wedding for her mummies.

Hopkins and Winter, who are joint owners of Byron Bay independent publishing company Captain Honey, life partners and mums, joined forces with Melbourne-based illustrator Cara King to create the picture book.

They had the ambitious idea of getting the book into every primary school in Australia, and with this in mind launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the initial print run. The campaign was a big success, and they exceeded their target by $2,500. ‘This significant book fills a critical gap in children’s publishing, providing the only known picture book in Australia to specially address same-sex families,’ they say.

The book is accompanied by teacher’s notes and ­activities prepared by ­primary school teacher and former Pearson book editor, Karen Becker. See more at www.mummyandmummagetmarried.com.au.


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