Debi Bannerman

Nat and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the ACT Jigsaw Puzzle Competition  at EPIC in Canberra, invited last minute to join this engaging and community-focused event. You can find more about the event here: ACT Jigsaw Puzzle Competition 2025 . It was a fantastic day, and one of the highlights was watching young Jack from Orana Steiner School  single-handedly win the schools competition. What an incredible achievement! Beyond the puzzles, the event provided a brilliant opportunity to...

Hosting Disability Pride Book Launch If someone had asked me a few years ago what my purpose in life was, I would have given a very different answer. I might have said something simple, something conventional, a parent, a partner, someone trying to navigate life as best as they could. I certainly never imagined that my purpose would emerge from supporting a child’s creativity, advocating for the neurodiverse community, and helping bring their vision to the world. Watching Nat grow up has...

As a mum, one of the most important things I’ve learned is that being true to yourself takes courage, and that’s something my child, Nat, has taught me in the most beautiful way. From the time Nat was little, I could see they experienced the world differently. School wasn’t always easy, friendships sometimes felt complicated, and there were moments where I worried about how others would see them. But alongside those challenges I also saw an incredible spark — a creative mind, a kind heart,...