Resources
A guide for PALM scheme workers in Australia. Everyone has mental health needs. Just like our physical health, we need to look after it.
Attachment Size Mental and physical health - English.pdf 194.01 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Bislama.pdf 315.5 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Fijian.pdf 170.88 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Fiji Hindi.pdf 194.33 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Kiribati.pdf 160.21 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Nauruan.pdf 141.19 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Samoan.pdf 169.04 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Tetum.pdf 142.2 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Tok Pisin.pdf 155.91 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Tongan.pdf 169.76 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Tuvaluan.pdf 155.34 KB Attachment Size Mental and physical health - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 168.86 KB
If you are a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme worker, there are people who can support you during your time in Australia.
Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - English.pdf 210.43 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Bislama.pdf 385.51 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Fijian.pdf 111.6 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Fiji Hindi.pdf 253.35 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Gilbertese.pdf 110.92 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Nauru.pdf 389.03 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Samoan.pdf 115.8 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Solomon islands Pidgin.pdf 116.91 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Tetum.pdf 115.71 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Tok Pisin.pdf 116.12 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Tongan.pdf 111.59 KB Attachment Size Support for PALM scheme workers in Australia - Tuvaluan.pdf 108.71 KB
Graphic poster for printing with information about how workers can stay safe when driving in Australia.
Attachment Size Safe driving - Bislama.pdf 5.71 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - English.pdf 4.75 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Fijian Hindi.pdf 5.84 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Fijian.pdf 5.93 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Gilbertese.pdf 5.75 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Samoan.pdf 5.76 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Solomon Islands.pdf 9.3 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Tetum.pdf 5.73 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Tok Pisin.pdf 8.79 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Tongan.pdf 5.71 MB Attachment Size Safe driving - Tuvaluan.pdf 5.67 MB
The accommodation must meet the minimum requirements outlined in the checklist. Please note, this is intended as a quick reference guide only.
Attachment Size PALM scheme accommodation requirements checklist.docx 150.88 KB Attachment Size PALM scheme accommodation requirements checklist.pdf 159.42 KB
Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago consisting of about 83 relatively small islands. Of these, 65 are inhabited. The archipelago is of volcanic origin and most of the islands are steep, with rocky shorelines and fringing reefs.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Vanuatu.pdf 2.3 MB
The tiny island nation of Tuvalu is made up of 6 atolls and 3 reef islands. It sits mid-way between Australia and Hawaii with a total land area of just 26 km².
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Tuvalu.pdf 2.97 MB
Tonga is made up of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. These islands are are divided into 3 main groups – Vava’u, Ha’apai and Tongatapu. Tonga’s total land area is about 750 km².
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Tonga.pdf 2.02 MB
Solomon Islands (commonly called ‘the Hapi Isles’) is situated approximately 2,000 kms northeast of Australia. It has a land mass of 28,400 km², extending over more than 900 islands.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Solomon Islands.pdf 2.38 MB
Timor-Leste, previously known as East Timor, occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor. It shares a border with Nusa Tengara Timor. Australia is the country’s southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country’s size is about 15,…
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Timor-Leste.pdf 3.8 MB
Samoa is a small archipelago in the centre of the South Pacific. It is made up of 4 inhabited islands and a number of smaller islands and outcrops. The 4 inhabited islands are Upolu, Savai’i, Manono and Apolima.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Samoa.pdf 2.89 MB
Papua New Guinea (PNG) features 4 distinct regions – Southern, New Guinea Islands, Highlands and Momase – and 22 provinces.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Papua New Guinea.pdf 5.59 MB
Nauru is one of the world’s smallest independent states with a total land area of 21 km2 . It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of the equator and 3,350 km northeast of Brisbane.
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Nauru.pdf 1.86 MB
Kiribati (pronounced Kir-i-bas) is made up of 32 coral atolls and the raised phosphate island of Banaba. Kiribati’s atolls cover a total 811 km² of land distributed over 3.5 million km² of ocean – an area the size of Western Australia and South…
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Kiribati.pdf 2.71 MB
Fiji consists of more than 330 islands, of which about 100 are inhabited. The 2 major islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The island group covers a land area of 18,274 km².
Attachment Size PALM scheme country fact sheet - Fiji.pdf 3.45 MB
All PALM scheme workers may need to lodge a tax return to identify outstanding tax payments or refunds owed to them, for every financial year they work in Australia. This factsheet explains why and how to complete a tax return and aims to…
Attachment Size Lodging a tax return.pdf 633.09 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Fijian.pdf 591.01 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Fiji Hindi.pdf 194.51 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Gilbertese.pdf 1.01 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Nauruan.pdf 588.92 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Samoan.pdf 1.2 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tetum.pdf 591.71 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tok Pisin.pdf 582.37 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tongan.pdf 1.05 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Tuvaluan.pdf 1.1 MB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Solomon Islands Pidgin.pdf 590.1 KB Attachment Size Lodging a tax return - Bislama.pdf 633.05 KB