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Palm Island Community Company

Palm Island, also known as Great Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman, is a tropical island situated approximately 70 kilometres north north-east of Townsville. Palm is the main island of the Greater Palm group, and consists of small bays, sandy beaches and steep forested mountains rising to a peak of 548 metres over 6000 hectare area. The Island is home to one of the largest Aboriginal communities in the state with a resident population of about 4000 with an average age of 24, 13 years below the Australian average. The original Manbarra people and the 64 tribal groups living on Palm Island have a long history of racism and oppression against them. In 1914 the Island was established as a government settlement and, over the next two decades, some 1600 people from 40 different Aboriginal tribes and language groups across Queensland were removed by the state government and taken to the Island. Established with the ethos of improving human service delivery capability on Palm Island, the Palm Island Community Company or PICC works tirelessly to build the capacity of the community it serves. Registered as a company in 2007, PICC is a not-for-profit organisation that enjoys tri-partisan support and contribution from the Queensland Government, Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council and Palm Island community members with a board of director's that are made up of representatives from these partners. The model through which the PICC structure is implemented provides the ability to link service delivery across community, government and individuals with a coordinated, integrated approach. For the past 5 years, PICC has continued to develop and rollout programs and services designed to support and strengthen the social and cultural fabric of Palm Island. A key program targeting males is the PICC Diversionary Service and their Men's Gathering program. This program has grown to be very successful thanks to the hard work of staff and the focussed, tailored and personal way it is delivered. Palm Island Diversion Services works with people on Palm Island who are vulnerable, with complex needs, and particularly people who are intoxicated, or at risk of misusing substances in public spaces and/or are at risk of entering police custody. For more information on PICC including the men's programs such as our Diversion Services, visit www.picc.com.au