Community Directory - Mapoon

Find Local & Visiting Services in Mapoon Aboriginal Shire

Health, emergency and welfare services in the Mapoon area include small health clinics, visiting doctors and specialists, crisis and counselling hotlines, accommodation support and welfare assistance programmes. The directory also lists community clubs and interest groups, arts and creative projects, sports and recreation clubs, youth programmes, cultural and migrant services, environmental groups and religious or philosophical organisations, alongside education, training and employment services. Because this shire is remote, many specialist services such as allied health care, legal assistance and disability or youth support are delivered by visiting providers or regional outreach, while local community organisations and volunteers offer daily support and cultural activities.

Mapoon Area

This small Indigenous community sits on the Gulf of Carpentaria north of Weipa, surrounded by beaches, mangroves and savannah woodland. Fishing, art and ranger work support residents, who returned home after decades of forced removal in the 1970s. Locals particularly enjoy watching turtles nest on the red sands of Back Beach during summer and casting a line from Cullen Point where the Wenlock River meets the sea and dugongs sometimes glide past.