Torres Strait Heritage

13/06/2024

https://youtu.be/0tVVT6PFlqY?si=wML_KYCN0Dym13N9

All 4 Adventure Segment | Torres Strait Heritage Tours | Cape YorkVanessa Seekee | Torres Strait Tours and Museum

13/06/2024

https://youtu.be/aAixzlAvHt8?si=2kXrotaUpQWO1fqo

All 4 Adventure Segment | Torres Strait Heritage Tours | Cape YorkWatch part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tVVT6PFlqYVanessa Seekee | Torres Strai...

13/06/2024

https://youtu.be/H7p2jyK8G2A?si=svc8JZWjMjpZmvsi

All 4 Adventure Segment 2022 | We walk in the steps of those who served on Horn Island during WW2, visiting underground rooms, gun emplacements, magazines, t...

13/06/2024

https://youtu.be/hyEN_dsdqUo?si=SKsO88jTI3PNAVwP

All 4 Adventure Segment 2022 - Battery VisitVanessa Seekee | Torres Strait Heritage Museum and Tours | Torres Strait Heritage

13/06/2024

https://youtu.be/qCe-dSkSUX0?si=HRrWs5csZW_6L3iM

All 4 Adventure Segment. Kiel gets to make a big tick on his bucket list, as the crew get some selfies at the sign. Then it’s time to unload the tinny and ma...

16/05/2024

16/05/2024

15/06/2023

28/05/2023

🔥🔥Join the Torres Strait Flag Day Celebrations

MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023 - BANK HOLIDAY

💚9.00am - Assemble at the Torres Strait Flag Monument, Victoria Parade - RAISE THE FLAG

💙9.30am - Procession to ANZAC Park

🖤9.45am - Speeches

🤍9.55am - Island Dance Performances (MER, MASIG & BADU)

💚10.30am - Cutting of the Cake & Morning Tea

Council acknowledges the family of the Late Bernard Namok, the creator and designer of the Torres Strait Flag Carry the Flag - Au Esoau - Koeyma Eso

27/05/2023

REMINDER - For our local community & visitors information, please be advised that Torres Shire Council have a number of holidays during the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival next week.

📌Monday, 29 May 2023 a holiday for the Shire of Torres for the purpose of the Torres Strait Flag Day.

📌Friday, 2 June 2023 a holiday for the Shire of Torres for the purpose of the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival (public holiday).

📌Monday, 5 June 2023 a holiday for the Shire of Torres for the purpose of Mabo Day.

Notification of the appointment of the 2023 special holidays was published in the Queensland Government Gazette on 2 December 2022.

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/travel/holidays/special

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/travel/holidays/show

Au Esoau- Koeyma Eso

27/05/2023

🙌🙌 FREE Entry into Cultural Festival Competitions.

Don’t wait, contact our friendly staff today and get ready for the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival Competitions.

📌Cultural Festival Float Parade - Friday, 2nd June
(from Cultural Village to KBO)
1st Prize - $1000
2nd Prize - $500
3rd Prize - $250

📌Best Dressed Festival Business
Winner’s - Acknowledgement Trophy
(1st, 2nd & 3rd Places)

📌Best Dressed Festival Stall
Winner’s - Acknowledgement Trophy
(1st, 2nd & 3rd Places)

🌹Returning this Year - “Festival Queen”
Ladies are invited to show off their best cultural attire & enter into this year’s Festival Queen Quest competition. Entry is free and judging will take place on Friday, 2nd June at the Festival.

🔥🔥This is the Festival

27/05/2023

Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival Program

Join us for the Official Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, 30th May 2023

🔹3:00pm Community to Assemble at Anzac Park

🔹3.30pm Procession down Victoria Parade to Festival Ground - KBO

🔹4.00pm Welcome Ceremony - Sibuwanay Ceremony (Gift Giving) to the Kaurareg Traditional Owner Elders.

🔹4.20pm Welcome to Country, followed by the Festival Official Flag Raising Ceremony.

🔹5.00pm Traditional Dancing Showcase begins...

🔥🔥This is the Festival

25/05/2023

Dawn Service at Green Hill Fort, Thursday Island and Anzac Day Service at Anzac Park, Thursday Island.

25/05/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rU08cEpfc4

Located on Queensland's northernmost tip, Torres Strait is well worth a trip with its 274 islands. It’s so much more than sparkling clear waters and gently ...

19/09/2022

Torres Shire Council have announced that Winds of Zenadth Kes Cultural Festival 2023 will be held from Tuesday 30th May to Friday 2nd June.

16/09/2022

11/07/2022

https://youtu.be/VD82ZO3T20M

It's an island paradise, but the majority of Australians have never been to the Torres Strait. Locals are hoping more investment and travel post-COVID will b...

06/07/2022

🇺🇲WWII uncovered:Sergeant Ben Kuroki Hero of the Skies

"Ben Kuroki finished the war as one of most highly decorated Sergeants in WW II. Believed to be only enlisted man to fight in three theaters (Western Europe, Mediterranean, Pacific). He flew 30 missions with the 8th AAF, 58 total with USAAF. Sergeant Kuroki flew on the August 1943 Ploesti raid, returning safely to Libya."

Kuroki became a gunner in a B-24 squadron based in Europe. He served with distinction and after completing 30 combat missions, more than the standard full tour of 25, Kuroki returned to the fight by serving another full tour of duty as a B-29 gunner in the Pacific. He was the only Japanese American to serve in air combat in the Pacific, and one of very few soldiers at all to have fought in both the European and Pacific theaters. He completed a total of 58 combat missions and was awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters.

Ben returned to Nebraska after the war and earned a degree in journalism from The University of Nebraska. Subsequently, he worked for several newspapers and advocated for equal rights against prejudice. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 2005. Sergeant Ben Kuroki was also honored in 2005 with the Distinguished Service Medal for his impressive combat service record during the war.

Sergeant Kuroko passed away on September 1, 2015 at the age of 98. He lies in rest at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo California. Lest We Forget.



©️WWII uncovered original description and photos sourced by the following: Nebraska Public Media, National Air and space Museum and US Air Force (Fair Use Photos)

28/06/2022

29/05/2022

Sunday 29th May 2022 - Torres Strait Flag Day Program

📌8.30am - Pay respects at grave site of late Bernard Namok Snr - Thursday Island Cemetery

Assemble at TAMWOY PRESCHOOL
📌9.45am - Join the Procession from Tamwoy Pre-school to TRAWQ Hall

Venue TRAWQ Hall
📌10.00am - Torres Strait Flag Raising Ceremony

📌12.30pm - Community Luncheon (Island Dancing and Entertainment)

📌6.30pm - Traditional Feasting (Island Dancing and Entertainment)

📌7.30pm - Fireworks Introductory Show (Island Dancing)

📌9.00pm - Fireworks Spectacular Show

21/02/2022

https://youtu.be/3rU08cEpfc4

Located on Queensland's northernmost tip, Torres Strait is well worth a trip with its 274 islands. It’s so much more than sparkling clear waters and gently ...

10/02/2022

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-10/legacy-of-wwii-australian-servicemen-honoured-on-horn-island/100805030?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=mail&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

New installations on Horn Island honour the legacy of those who helped defend Australia during WWII, but challenges remain.

17/01/2022

https://www.gq.com/story/brian-cox-memoir-excerpt?mbid=social_facebook&utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=gq&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3rqQehqtUxdSLCHtUFGI0ZBqmIBSZef77jLvBcKa4Z5UQdBmLfm3R2rAE

The 'Succession' star discusses working with Spike Lee, turning down the role of Robert Baratheon, and the movie star he finds "so overrated" in this excerpt from his new memoir.