Torres News_Edition 70_02 March 2023

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SS Quetta blessing BY VELMA GARA A memorial church service will be held at All Souls and St Bartholomew Church for shipwreck of the SS Quetta and the Cyclone Mahina disaster on Sunday. SS Quetta was wrecked on 28 February 1890 and the Cyclone Mahina disaster occurred in March 1899 at Bathurst Bay in Cape Melville. It’s been 30 years since centenary celebrations were held on Thursday Island to mark the loss.

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An inaugural blessing of marine monuments has been organised for the service on Sunday, which will be at 9.30am and followed by light lunch. Community is invited, and to also bring a plate to share. At 6.30pm a traditional feast will be held at the Anglican Hall. For more information about the SS Quetta see https:// www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/ queensland-places-thursdayisland-rms-quetta-whathappened-after-sinking

For more information about the Blessing and Church Service contact Priest Warden, Pauline Ah Wang on 0438 810 309.

New date confirmed for region’s ‘Cost of Your North Queensland airline Living’ Summit

connecting the islands of the Torres Strait with Cairns and Bamaga

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STORY BY KANTESHA TAKAI Local MP Cynthia Lui has announced the rescheduled Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Region Cost of Living Summit will be held at Thursday Island on Monday 20 March. The Summit promised to deliver on the State Government’s commitment to continue high of living discussions with local communities. Late last year Ms Lui told the Torres News such dialogue was critical to identify solutions to alleviate some of the financial pressures experienced in

the region. “We know that the further you are from an urban centre, the greater the impact of supplychain issues on prices,” she said. “Unfortunately, for people in the Torres Strait, they are often at the end of those supplychains, absorbing all the accumulated pressures.” Ms Lui said she was keen to hear from locals in the community in the lead up to the Summit. Her office invited comments and perspectives on the impact of those pressures. The Cook Electorate Office can be contacted via email on cook@ parliament.qld.gov.au or by phone on 4223 1100.

JT drops in to ‘hang out’ and inspire M Continued from P1 Incentives within the program include exclusive camps and field trips and other opportunities designed to encourage and support students as they navigate their way through secondary school. Students enjoyed team building activities to create stronger connections for them, so they could ‘be the change’ they wanted to see in the school by

applying the three values of confidence, courage and self-belief from the JT Believe Program. JT told students he made changes at the age of 15 to move away from his friends and focus on his goals and his studies. He said he was also inspired by the Mabo Mural at the school, which enouraged students to ‘study like Mabo’. Mr Blanco said it was an awesome day.


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