Parenting can be a challenging experience, with parents often expected to know the answers or how to respond. And sometimes it’s not so simple. Lismore’s Men & Family Centre is inviting Northern Rivers men and their families to a free Community BBQ and forum.

A lack of hard data on the rates of family, domestic and sexual violence in LGBTIQ+ relationships, means LGBTIQ+ people are at risk being forgotten in policy, planning, funding and new projects.

Women can tend to doubt their own opinion – that’s the opinion of Marissa ‘Riss’ Treichel  who is running a free seminar this Thursday. ‘We second-guess ourselves, and question whether what we want to say is valid. Words can get stuck in our throat.’