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Councillor Nona resigned as Division 5 - Badu Councillor effective 27th July 2023.
Council invited nominations to fill this vacant position until the next local government election (March 2024). Council received, considered, and confidentially voted upon five high-quality nominations at their August 2023 Council meeting.
We are delighted to announce that Mrs. Ranetta Wosomo was the successful candidate and will assume the role of Division 5 - Badu Councillor for the remainder of the quadrennial local government term.
The Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) is pleased to facilitate the
commemorationof this significant occasion with community events in each of
our 15 Divisions.
All are welcome to join in the celebrations. Free to attend!
For further information, including volunteer opportunities and the event
program for your Division, please contact your local TSIRC office. Additionally,
stay updated by following the TSIRC Facebook account.
Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai have brought a legal case on behalf of all Torres Strait Islanders against the Australian Government.
In accordance with Section 254C of the Local Government Regulation 2012, I wish to give notice of a Special Meeting of Council to be held via video conference:
Friday November 4th 2022 – 9am.
The business to be conducted at the Special Meeting is as follows:
CLOSED BUSINESS: Proposed consent determination (Kaurareg #3 native title claim)
Note: Members of the public are not permitted to attend closed-business Council sessions.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council for the month of November will be held in Cairns over the following days:
Thursday 17 November 2022, immediately following the Trustee Meeting which will commence at 9:00am.
Friday 18 November 2022, 9:00am
General public is welcome to attend in person or via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
Treaty Travel will recommence from 19 October 2022. This does not mean open and Free Travel.
Traditional visitors cannot visit until they have received approval (signed pass) from Registered Signatories.
Registered Signatories include:
For Australia: the elected Councilor of the applicable Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) community.
For Papua New Guinea: the Village Chairman.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council for the month of October will be held via video conference over the following days:
Tuesday 11 October 2022, immediately following the Trustee Meeting which will commence at 9:00am.
Wednesday 12 October 2022, 9:00am
General public is welcome to attend via their local Council office.
Please note, that an audio recording is made of each Council meeting. This recording is authorised under the Public Records Act 2002 and is used to assist with preparing meeting minutes.
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Terms of use
In these Terms of use the following meanings apply:
'Council, we, us, our' all mean Torres Strait Island Regional Council.
'Site' means the Torres Strait Island Regional Council website and includes all other websites and sub-sites managed by Council.
'Material' means any information, text, symbol, logo, image, video, audio, document, file or other data on the Site.
'You, your' means any person accessing the Site.
Access to and use of the Site is subject to the Terms of Use.