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 […]
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:
Like the Aboriginal Flag, it was officially recognised as a Flag of Australia under the Flags Act 1953 on 14 July 1995.
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