Palm Island (Bwgcolman)
CommunityPalm Island (also known as Bwgcolman) is an Aboriginal community approx 65 kilometres northeast of Townsville in northern Queensland.
Corrina’s first step towards building the life she wants
StoryCorrina Ross is a young Aboriginal woman from Palm Island in Queensland who was worried she would have to leave home to get a job. But thanks to the Australian Government’s Community Development Programme (CDP), Corrina gained the skills required to get a job to stay on Palm Island and contribute to her community’s future.
Preserving the Guugu Yimithirr language through song and video
StoryWatch the video of Thaarba Ngalbaaya - The Snake is Hiding sung in the Guugu Yimithirr language from the east coast of Cape York Peninsula.
Preserving the Mpakwithi language
StoryWatch the video of Therra Kaffry (cheeky little hairy man) presented in the Mpakwithi language of Tentpole Creek on the Cape York West Coast.
Preserving the Guugu Yimithirr language
StoryLearn and help preserve the Guugu Yimithirr language through a beautiful song called Guujuwi Barrabarrawi – which means “Fishing in the Mangroves”.