Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC

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Type of RNTBC
Agent
Contact name
Eliziah Wasaga
Contact number
07 4069 1636
Postal address
PO BOX 92, THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
Office address
2-4 Olandi Street, THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
Email
PBC size
Medium
Region
TSI
Date of incorporation
Date of registration
ICN (Indigenous Corporation Number)
3712
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For the Kaurareg people of the Torres Strait this isn't just a hillside. It's sacred ground.

The site is central to the creation story of Muralug (also known as Prince of Wales Island).

In its red soil they see the spilled blood of the warrior-giant Waubin.

His body and the bodies of his wives are represented in rocks that can be seen off another island when the tide is low.

His saw shark sword is their totem.

In a legal first, the Kaurareg people of Muralug island obtained an injunction under the Native Title Act preventing future damage. As a result the Torres Shire Council has just abandoned plans to build a harbour on a sacred site.

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