The Torres Strait Islander Flag was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok from Thursday Island.
It was the winning entry in a competition that was run by the Islands Coordinating Council as part of a cultural revival workshop in January 1992.
The flag prominently features a white dharri or dari (a type of headdress) with a five-pointed star representing the different island groups (Northern Division, Eastern Islands, Western Division, Central Division and Southern Division).
The colours have specific meaning, with:
- The green bands representing the land
- The Blue centre representing the sea
- The Black lines representing the Torres Strait Islander peoples
Like the Aboriginal Flag, it was officially recognised as a Flag of Australia under the Flags Act 1953 on 14 July 1995.