Byron Shire Council has voted to provide struggling local LGBTQIA+ support service Queer Family Inc with temporary access to a Council-owned property at peppercorn rent, following an impassioned plea from the organisation and a lengthy debate over governance and fairness.

Everyone needs their ‘people’. They are the people who get you. They might share your values, or have shared experiences. They don’t judge you. These are the people you can ‘unmask’ for. When you sit with your community, you have a sense of belonging. That belonging is what you use to navigate the other parts of your life where you often don’t belong. Belonging is your compass. And we all need a compass.

Mullum’s Queer Family is hosting a vibrant celebration for Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on Saturday, March 29 at The Paddock Project

For five years local community service organisation Queer Family Inc has been providing vital support for local members of the LGTBQIA+ community in and around the Byron Shire.

The Queer Family has run its first programs over the holidays at their new home, The Farmhouse, in Mullumbimby, after having been impacted by the 2022 floods at their previous location. 

A local woman is running a full moon circle event to raise funds for the Northern Rivers LGBTQIA+ group Queer Family, based in the Byron Shire.