← Palm Island Community Company
Family Wellbeing Centre
service
Comprehensive family support — child safety, DFV response, parenting, family strengthening. Co-located with Women's Shelter.
Family Wellbeing Centre, Palm Island, QLD 4816
The voices behind this service
3 storytellers carrying the work
Themes the storytellers carry
Pooled from their interviews, only from analyses that passed anti-fabrication grading
- Community Resilience ×6
- Traditional Knowledge ×4
- Education Access ×2
- Intergenerational Knowledge Transmission ×2
- Community Governance ×1
- Cultural Protocols ×1
- Healing And Trauma ×1
- Cultural Identity ×1
- Youth Empowerment ×1
- Justice System ×1
In their own words
Verbatim, sourced, no fabrications
“"Bwgcolman" means "many tribes, one people."”
Explaining the meaning of Bwgcolman as foundational to understanding the collective vision
“This change has been decades in the making.”
Acknowledging the long history of advocacy for community control
“My dad built a boat”
Iris reminiscing about her father's resourcefulness in crafting a vessel from scrap wood
“We'd all wait on the beach getting happy 'cause we had food”
Describing the family's anticipation when parents returned from hunting trips to Possum Island
“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