← Palm Island Community Company
Youth Services
service
~380 young people supported. Christmas Cup under-15s. After-school + holiday programs + on-Country trips.
Youth Centre, Palm Island, QLD 4816
The voices behind this service
5 storytellers carrying the work
Themes the storytellers carry
Pooled from their interviews, only from analyses that passed anti-fabrication grading
- Community Resilience ×7
- Youth Empowerment ×4
- Cultural Identity ×2
- Self Determination ×2
- Education Access ×2
- Cultural Protocols ×1
- Data Sovereignty ×1
- Community Governance ×1
- Environmental Stewardship ×1
- Traditional Knowledge ×1
In their own words
Verbatim, sourced, no fabrications
“Bwgcolman Healing Service”
The new name for the Primary Health Centre after extensive community consultation
“extensive consultation with the Palm Island community and the Elders' Advisory Group”
Process undertaken before the name change was implemented
“I work with disengaged kids or kids who not going to school. We create programs with them”
Describing his role in youth services on Palm Island
“They have games, keep 'em active”
Explaining the purpose of sports involvement for community youth
“Usually a letter, a letterhead, and it's like, I elder blah, support this program”
Elder reflecting on superficial engagement from large organisations
“We used to have scouts growing up”
Elder reminiscing about past youth programs that fostered growth and unity
“Palm is where the heart is”
Describing her deep connection to her home community
“Power went out... for like 17 hours”
Describing the infrastructure impact of the storm