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Subscriber only Page MP Kevin Hogan has called a push for more gender neutral words to be incorporated in the everyday vernacular as crazy . Staff were told to stop using the word mother and replace it with gestational parent , while a father should now be referred to as a non-birthing parent in order to deliver gender-inclusive education. The ANU Gender Institute Handbook also instructs tutors and lecturers to use terms like chestfeeding instead of breastfeeding and human or parent s milk instead of the phrase mother s milk .
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Subscriber only Now, Mark Swivel is taking a run at politics. Swivel s 2018 comedy show titled Alternative Prime Minister certainly hinted at possible political aspirations. Mr Swivel runs Barefoot Law, sings in Mullumbimby-based vocal group Dustyesky and is the author of Making Australia Slightly Better Than Average Again. Local choir Dustyesky. Photo: Anna Swain He has now announced he would run as a candidate for Byron Shire Council this year. I m putting a team together to run in the Byron council elections this September, Mr Swivel said in a message on social media. Meredith Wray, long term local and sustainable tourism specialist, is my running mate.
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An extra 32 people will now have a bed in an aged care facility in Kyogle with the completion of extensions, funded by the Federal Government.
Page MP Kevin Hogan has officially opened the $12 million extension of Kyogle’s Whiddon Group Aged Care Facility extension. A new wing has opened at Whiddon Aged Care Facility in Kyogle.
“With this extension, over 60 of our locals will be able to stay in the area, closer to their home and their families,” Mr Hogan said.
“This upgrade has included the construction of a new wing with an extra 32 new aged care places – this exceeds the 23 places originally planned when we announced funding.”
âWords do not build houses; actions do.â
This comment from councillor Paul Spooner came amid yet another discussion of the Byron Shireâs dire housing situation at the councilâs planning meeting on Thursday.
Councillors unanimously backed a suite of recommendations put forward by staff in a bid to tackle the issue, including for key workers.
Although Cr Michael Lyon pointed out: âa key worker in a tourist town is practically everyoneâ.
âItâs your baristas, your waiter, your retail assistants, your cleaners, your teachers,â Cr Lyon said.
âItâs everyone pretty much, except the ones buying in from the city and working from home.â