Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Council (AICC)

The AICC is the official representative organisation in the Catholic Church for Aboriginal and Islander Catholic communities - across the state of Queensland, and throughout the Diocese. The AICC has branches in Dajarra, Mount Isa, Charters Towers, Palm Island and Townsville city. Each branch has its own style of operating and identifies needs appropriate to its own area, but each works in unison on the overall aims and goals of the AICC.

Townsville 

 Mount Isa

Charters Towers

Palm Island

Indigenous Catholic Council (ICC)

The Indigenous Catholic Council was set up to be consultors to the Bishop on Aboriginal and Islander Issues.  The membership of this committee include Elders and Aboriginal people from the various Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Councils along with members from Diocesan Agencies.

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 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC)

During 1992 the Australian Bishops established a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) with a secretariat based in Canberra.

• NATSICC webpage of the Australian Catholics Bishops' Conference
• Ecumenical Aboriginal webpage of the National Council of Churches Australia

Available Documents

Bishop's Aboriginal Pastoral Letter