THE GREAT ESCAPE

MILLIE COOPER WAS VISITING HER PARTNER, Isobel Walsh, in beautiful Byron Bay, on the NSW North Coast, when the pandemic sent Sydney into its first lockdown in 2020. To avoid having to isolate when she returned to Sydney, Millie decided to extend her trip a little longer. “A couple of weeks turned into a few months, and now nearly two years have gone by,” says Millie, who founded her successful graphic and web design agency, Design by Mouse, in 2009.

“I’m lucky enough to be able to work from anywhere – all I need is reliable