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Traditional Owners prepare Torres Strait for potential bird flu outbreak
Federal funding is set to support Traditional Owners eradicate rodents on an isl...
Callan Morse 6 Mar 2026
Callout for Torres Strait artists ahead of Cairns and Darwin art fairs
Torres Strait Regional Authority's Gab Titui Cultural Centre has opened artwork...
Joseph Guenzler 20 Feb 2026
Torres Strait welcomes new community-led fisheries advisory body
The Torres Strait recently welcomed its most diverse fisheries advisory body, fo...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Aug 2025
Torres Strait rangers honoured for protecting culture and Country
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) marked World Ranger Day by recognisi...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Aug 2025
Qld
Grants open to support healthy communities in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area
Torres Strait Regional Authority's Healthy Communities Grants are now open with...
Giovanni Torre 22 Apr 2025
From entrant to principal judge: Teho Ropeyarn returns to the Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award

Teho Ropeyarn has forged his place in the Australian arts scene, earning recognition as an accomplished artist, influential curator and in 2025, as the Artistic Director for the Cairns Indigenous Art...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 10, 2025
Torres Strait reels in record sea cucumber season

Torres Strait / Zenadth Kes fishers have harvested a record 19.22 tonnes of bech-de-mer – generating an estimated $700,000 for the local economy during a short but successful three-day season (3...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2025
New era for Torres Strait Regional Authority

One of the nation's strongest First Nations voices – the Torres Strait Regional Authority – has announced its new board led by newly elected Chairperson George Nona.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 17, 2025
Torres Strait corals return home after more than a century away

A culturally and scientifically significant collection of coral specimens taken from the Torres Strait Islands well over a century ago has been returned to Queensland following its rediscovery within...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 9, 2025
Torres Strait Regional Authority congratulates local councils on recent elections

The Torres Strait Regional Authority has commended the recently elected councils in the region. Meriam Island man and TSRA Chairperson Napau Pedro Stephen AM attended the Torres Shire Council Declarat...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 17, 2024
Off northern Australia, scientists and Islanders are sharing knowledge to protect our 'seagrass capital'

Madeina David, 23, recalls fondly her days following her father out on his boat crayfishing to make a living on the remote Iama Island in the Torres Strait.

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NIT Jun 11, 2022
First female Torres Strait mayor appointed to top islander role

The first female Torres Strait mayor has been elevated to the islands' highest public servant role as the head of the regional authority. Vonda Malone, a Torres Strait Islander woman with connections...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 13, 2022
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