The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) aims to improve the lifestyle and wellbeing of the Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the Torres Strait region, including Bamaga and Seisia.
Our vision is empowering our people, in our decision, in our culture, for our future.
As one of the most remote Australian Public Service (APS) agencies and the lead Commonwealth agency in the Torres Strait, we support programs and deliver services across the region, including:
- 17 inhabited islands of the Torres Strait
- Bamaga and Seisia communities on the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) of mainland Australia.
The Torres Strait stretches 150 kilometres northwards from Cape York Peninsula to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and up to 300 kilometres from east to west. The 48,000 km2 area consists of more than 270 islands and reefs.
The Torres Strait islands have a variety of topographies, ecosystems and formations. Several islands, closest to the PNG coastline, are low lying. Many of the western islands are hilly and steep. The central islands are predominantly coral cays and those to the east are volcanic.
Learn more at www.tsra.gov.au
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