the corruption. from this is no denying that di impact climate change will have in this region. some i then such as do have seawalls to protect low lying areas but others smaller assholes may disappear entirely as ocean levels rise in time of rain ecosystem on which so many islanders depend culturally and economically is already under pressure strict quotas i need tend to prevent the fishing the commercial season for fishing spiny lobster known here as crayfish has grown shorter and shorter. and we only work like 5 months now got away from 56 month. journey on it and his friends on party island try not to get ti disheartened about the restrictions controlling their catch. the 250 ton closest sounds generous but

it's shared by everyone holding a license in the reach of. those with big rigs and plenty of horse power and those working off the back of a dinghy. embracing. being. one driving them one by. the driveway. and you want to be looking out for sharks we want to get a response we're. going to. fish dive his way past him play suits to confuse the sharks. this standard black neoprene suits can make humans look like for eating seals the prey of choice for hungry tiger sharks and great whites. we've got no other way to make money so we're going to. screw. with the commercial season over. johnny arnett and his friends are

restricted in the number of crayfish they can take and the method they use to catch them. as dangerous as they drop it is the men enjoy it it's a nice way to feed the family only taking what you need from the sea. to. be. in the pasture restaurants where only ever interested in serving time is the tail of the crayfish but now they prefer the delicacies largely because. we've got all the power of everything all our problems we have a war in town to either go out.

to fish can be spear that crayfish up court by hand. to to leave. their will our car now passed around now on to. the sound or water more up and down the crazy kicking and of being allowed. the whole of the torres strait region was once famous for its mother of pearl and pole fishing employing more than a 1000 local and japanese divers who risked and often lost their lives at sea. cemeteries throughout the island still celebrate the exploits and bravery of the full bears who sought to provide for their families in this way. all the crew.

depression and 2 world wars brought the industry to its knees but the successful development of culture goals led to a lucrative if short lived revival. today just one phone remains taking advantage of the calm warm waters around it elect friday island a half hour boat ride from t. i mean. constant tacony himself the former director is the sole custody and at this time on a torres strait tradition keeping his business viable despite his advancing years. i can hear 1973 i was only 18 years old. in 1085 company and i was called on the far side of the club.

so this is a my $45.00 believe it's going to. bring the backing of will. according to the show we can get the feel of the. takamine is telling pontins that crafted from locally sourced bamboo so beams are easily replaced when they crack open the heat the 1000 or so cages that keep all his seeded post shells and place also made by hand. tied up by stainless steel why it's. not many people can do so i do everything is very big but i own and. they really are we have to do that. self-reliance is clearly a trait that's widespread throughout the region sad. all the more imperative in

a business way use the last of your kind. backpack is on working visas help with menial tools such as cleaning the frames leaving tackle me to seed and maintain his precious poles as they grow. tacony self-sufficiency defines the way he runs his business and his everyday life but we have a thing poverty like 32.5 if guy. that we have in a backyard would have a tough growing up big bits of all my horses walk on the red. cards is my home which is i love it i don't want anything i just even have. cyclons very occasionally play havoc with tar cummings harvest bass and even greater and increasingly alarming threat to his success is the temperature if the

water gets too hot his shells will die. what the temperature up here is that only 24 is the minimum before but the big misuse of water temperature i think i have a very much a serious problem. it was a good day for the fishermen of body island. with an old satellite dish for a barbecue and the finest seen food in the world on the grill it simply doesn't get any better unless. you were to love you don't ever work again and live. good morning talentless street. in down. with the looking. a little bit.

well many tourists strait islanders commute to work each day by boat with what would it do most of its job requires a vehicle with a little more speed. and post nasal clinics are conducted in situ on the outer islands but when it comes time for women to give birth they must fly to t. online to the only hospital in the region. and we don't hurry and the tar start has its unique challenges and obviously location is my job this one. is long distances that we can't travel by road so. it's another stifling hot day on.

so poorly elects to counsel her clients in the shade of a big mag tree. we're expected to have this kind of experience and you're going to go home as soon as you can go i know you want to but now we're going to get to infant time with one in out on an airplane just changed my mind a bit because i've got a qualification is a midwife how we've. a sister relationship but what i personally love about being out here is. the fulfillment of what feels like my people he's a big star it all and boy on to my you look at a white boy. who racks up tens of thousands of miles every year travelling from t.i. hospital to the outer islands but other health related services can be to. livered

online. st paul's is on the remote outer island of moma today a little kenny my my has come to the local health clinic with a tooth ache. to rub my eyes i was going to a young kid in my been complaining he's got sore tooth. welcome back when you know the 7576 was. genuine open one wide open there's no regulate dentist on mower island to go up at the back. but need to acknowledge emain stuck to tell me who is stationed at the clinic on t r i can examine his young patient from afar using an intra oral camera yet so that's actually a nice adult to tibet to come through the gum so. you can let his parents know that that's not a real big issue i think personally it is far better than just having

a phone call because you can actually see them of this and talk women all he had was some issues with the stripper up things are all completely normal and he can communicate that to his mother. just reassure that there's nothing wrong. with you clear and achieve before and meant to relieve the pain kenny my my head's to school just in time for the singing of the tories straight answer. 6 was i. was. i. was. i. was. the stream was to learn how to help it family and i strain from and had a healthy family. each community in the region has its own school but only for

children in primary grades once they graduate high school they have no choice but to leave home so a rock solid connection to culture is imperative if islanders are to retain their sense of identity and place once they head off to boarding school. this is something policeman wiley chris knows only too well he grew up in st paul's and attended the community school here now he returns to his old stomping ground every week to share his knowledge of and deep respect for tradition with the next generation. our member painting this back in the days 20 years ago. in a class where you'd see it so on the wall. when he gives the morning is no way we get these ones for more. than actually the shirts the young ones that go for months

yeah the young should in the middle as this one. what else do you use it as though you kept it this way downstream inside. today while he is teaching his students how to weave the young shoots of a coconut palm into skirts to go over their downs costumes between feel. tailor made for an afternoon performance for parents and elders is. the practice of properly managed properly so that as they grow they know how good it is to be like a torch and their identity so that they can be proud proud of who they are. all throughout a way that a lot of. the traditional ways tell us who we are. has really inspired me to keep going and pass it on to the next

generation of kids. and there's a main tradition for us opera he speaks to us about and can sing about tarik just sing about really troubling thing about opening. up so you might like to dance about. the older girls armed with wooden knives a former reteamed on is their traditional role as gardeners. but there are so cleaning up we've got breaking up of fruits and. men going to. pick a. game and.

the boys proudly reenact a full father's legendary prowess as head hunters. back in the days or man will go to war. and fight top it off to score bring them back over colby and. that'll shoulder. moreas and he's the main. the main hunter and for the you know. one is actively seeking to fulfill a leadership role in st paul's following in his own father's footsteps has been really inspired me to be a leader for the common community one way he knows what people want better for the people. i love being

a profound love i love my identity. love for my family what i do for my people my community in the younger generation. and now the huge influence on contemporary life in the torres strait is religion. christianity came to the region by arab danley island in 871 and i'm interested in the locals referred to as the coming of the light. you. want to louis a born and baptized arab down the island is the churchwarden here. he is the grandson of the. region's 1st ordained priest joseph who appears in the stained glass window as a babe in arms. today walter and by members of his congregation are busy preparing their church full all saints day. and major restoration including the removal of asbestos from the building forced the closure

of the church full 6 years but on the 1st of november it will throw open its doors to celebrate the popular christian festival. i will look at the church to you. knowing. the history of the church in the community. even those other churches in that committed always believe this is the mother church and you will see everyone will come to worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language the congregation will be in t. . with preparations inside the church under control mostly louis returns to his regular day keeping the islanders and his region up to date. for your sake she will take another track here going after one hour 6 point one this is review for you falsely taking it sort of. he's been in the community radio

game for 25 of the networks 330. 0 used to be a debate at one time you know we're back taught myself how to play the music we grew up back in the sixty's where i grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone . and all those bros guys. love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion may be rock n roll but right now well time is priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church we often release is also saints church mom it's. back on thursday island and it's doing the rounds with. the head of the hospital's

maternity ward big baby. how to cairo. to fly. the my triac of amateur into you know she's born and bred horror story on there and what about here we want to really be able to develop the strong relations ship that we have i don't like that very much of it that was obviously the lightning rod. i think we're providing 1st time parenting indication that's kind of from a liar of trust from a foundation of trust after. developing a trusting relationship with here is probably the most important when she begins to trust herself more than she ever trust herself before diane 17 from body to island had a little baby girl in the early hours of the morning they are you come graduation

thing i had your meter worthless no matter what. over the next morning diane's husband couldn't get time off work to be with his wife on t i while she waited for the birth of their baby so i haven't seen my husband in 4 weeks the longest that we've been caught is 4 days so mom just kept telling me that the whole time you know just think about it in me and you have a beautiful little girl but i'm so grateful that you stayed strong for the both of us and. what a beautiful little granddaughter. and i'm very proud that i was the. you know i'm very excited to take you back to. how exciting we came here is to now i'm going back it's 3. diane has been dreaming of a homecoming for weeks and finally that day has dawned. new

dads tony is waiting anxiously by the. we have a baby girl. i don't. really think. she's going to. hear she is going to sing on the cake but i do is it to stereo and i can't do that for you now i just sit there and i'm staring at embrace the. ones tony and diane have had their moment to reconnect what it's time for the baby to miss her and other grandmother. according to tradition the little tilled is also a member of all the families interest rate.

tony and and have soon found a new crew 1st parents. and it looks like i'm done but it took me a while to get like get. back on the open ocean the crew on the m.v. tyson on nearing the end of their own 4 weeks separation from family captain matt smith is counting down the days and eager to see his kids but lucky that jackie is staying on board filling in for a cold with her who's called in sick. the misses practice up and senates wrote him a so let's find out what she's given my. new socks that's going to go on my. son clark will be jerky and it's like fun a party mix oh oh yeah we go on for another 2 weeks. the daily

deities of ships life help keep lucky and the rest of the crew from missing home while they're at sea. trying to function as a family they share the bond like it's a regular job. on duty or 10 minutes. if the sole so in the kitchen and is rocking anything on the surface slaw adds i remember one not my feet up but i'll play like that and this trauma like calm it all down is hectic . some of the other fellows have small families and you can see it like you know when i duck out for a quick face time with the mrs and that kid so you could call to imagine how that mom feel you know specially at the end of the 4th way could spain i do all i want

to do is go on. bush in italy the trip out to every donley has been smooth sailing all the way. arriving at the head of schedule just at daybreak on the 31st of october. as soon as the m.v. tightens up like he and his crewmates begin the noting the ship. can find a special gift the fragile sculpt it is delivered to the church. churchwarden

bolted louis and his coble wooden dick pilot and wrap the skull to from confined day. the precious onto it will be placed on display in the chance. cerita ken's wishes he can sit with his congregation inspiring. news. there is an intense sense of family and community here in this humble old church held together with moves him made from limestone and rocks collected from the ensuring. it was built by the grandfathers and great grandfathers of the elders who now filled the building. they sing the old hymns they full fathers once helped missionaries translate to their mother tongue. was the.

was the was the was asked brown the full god review thanks for those who have started to refurbish this crates full sacred for you to complete this respirator work. always polite sort of welcome. may the beauty of this place. for a month or so of your. was around the. emissions are strong today as the islanders reflect on the deep connections they share not only to god and their church but to their ancestors and each other. they reaffirm bonds that have endured for centuries and friendships that will last a lifetime. they pay their respects to absent family some of him have returned to

the fold via modern technology well family i love your door very much i could see you and you could see me here with 3 my love and crime i love your daughter. there. 7 was. no this is in. contemporary life and the torres strait islands is anything but straightforward full of challenges wrought by isolation in the vast wilderness of the ira for the

rest see. but whatever the future holds for these proud resilient people they created strength lies in remaining states falsely mood to the past and kit in the safe harbor of culture and friendly. move. to own. or not to own. what about assuring economy instead of. a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new. the economics magazine made in germany. 30 minutes w. . entering the conflict zone growth or through

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