Palm Island is a locality consisting of an island group of 16 islands, split between the Shire of Hinchinbrook and the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, in Queensland, Australia. [2] The locality coincides with the geographical entity known as the Palm Island group, also known as the Greater Palm group, originally named the Palm Isles.

Great Palm Island, usually known as Palm Island, is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland, Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aboriginal reserve, the Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement (also known as "the Mission").

Palm Island is one of 16 Islands in the Palm Island Group. Located 65km north of Townsville in Cleveland Bay, the community comprises 2,340 [1] people. Historical research indicates that the Manburra people (pronounced Mun burra) originally occupied this …

Sep 26, 2024 · A Palm Island tourism Master Plan is getting closer to becoming a reality, with bold plans for new walking trails, luxurious eco-cabins and marine tourism on the tropical network of islands off Townsville.

Jul 9, 2022 · Palm Island, also known as Great Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman, meaning ‘many tribes, one people’, is a tropical island with a resident community of about 5,000 people. The settlement is named Palm Island, Palm Island Settlement or …

Palm Island is the largest discreet Indigenous community in Australia with approximately 4000 people residing on Palm Island. There is high mobility between Palm Island and the mainland, and the population can increase to over 5000 people during festivals and events.

May 31, 2022 · Palm Island is an Aboriginal community approx 65 kilometres northeast of Townsville in northern Queensland. It is also known as Bwgcolman which means 'many people' because of the more than 50 different tribal groups sent to the island.

The island is 65 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Townsville, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. It is the biggest of the Greater Palm group of islands. It has small bays, sandy beaches and steep forested mountains rising to 548 m (1,798 ft) high. [3] .

Palm Island is located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, so the surrounding oceans and bays are home to a diverse marine fauna including crayfish, coral trout and an extensive network of magnificent coral reefs.

Palm Island (also known as Great Palm Island, or by Aboriginal name Bukaman) is an island and community 65 km north-west of Townsville, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. At 64 km², Palm Island is the main island of the Greater Palm group, and consists of small bays, sandy beaches and steep forested hills rising to a peak of 548 metres.