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are a few places on the earth as enchanting as this incomparable torres strait islands rising like a series of stepping stones from the shallow arefu to see. some of the tiny coal as hosts others remnants of a land bridge that once joined australia to cope with the submerged at the end of the last ice age. there were $274.00 islands in total but only $21.00 are inhabited these are home to some foreign to hog 1000 people. the majority of on india's are indigenous there migrants of european and asian origin have joined to. everyone who lives here faces the challenge of staying connected across these beautiful but remote and widely scattered audience this is the story of how some of these people live out their everyday lives.

day island affectionately known as t. ally is the region's administration for. all of the far flung island area. the local radio station keeps islanders up to date. morning to our listeners we're . from in here the beautiful carry. that weight and when it's beautiful it is hot so one looks like someone has come around so we're going to be pretty warm today temperature hitting well a bare 30 today so i feel heading out in a bad make sure you do cover up if you re a fill in w. is something of an institution one t. i. just for the families tuning in there outside with the radio broadcasts 24 hours

a day in multiple languages and is the only station that reaches the entire tourist straits region. sylvia tabular is the acting operations manager but one of her broadcast his phoned in sick so she's at the mike today great to have you put company here on radio i believe bus oppose the beauty about community radio station there it's more personal you get more personal with your listeners because everybody knows everybody around here 1 pm about lunch time and that is a point by one metre i think we've survived for like 33 years because of the important role that we play especially getting information out to the community and then we have cultural events that that's happening you know in the different communities and it's really a good way to inform a lot of the elders especially because we're not on facebook.

there's a lot of stories to be told and i believe it's very important to get the young people involved so that they can keep telling those stories. the crucial part of the program the traffic report strong tidal currents mean frequent schedule at dates with the supply ships that are the islands lifeline she believe. you will need to get good grades on by radio does its level best to keep listeners informed of upcoming events as does the local paper aaron smith right ensure. that source news is astray is most notably newspaper. sounds pretty glamorous but i'm also a journalist. it's all there for and the type of war it started to get a one man show. we only print about 2 or half there's a cop with

a work of stuck in a climbing class in cairns after all and a few vandals are stuck on the boats. and you know deliver 'd a dozen outlets here and say our. star sears is a bit of an old fashioned type and we don't have any online presence so really the only way people can get information say that by the radio and tars news. is i never heard of it so i was struck really before i got this job and i thought well that's pretty well out. so the 1st one of the hell would last 2 years and now which i work a day 10. it's not without its challenges you know remote living it's some long way to the nearest house and being a wife electing a black girl is newspaper gives you a unique insight to be a minority in your own country. parents tell you i deck some real wrongs for our rights because i think what makes the raiders take an exciting this

is the triangle sports just you know that's much more important it's always a little story it's a community story is it really really really did i. you know can. i as a young man. you know how to make a coffee and what's the guy's not you know is graham was having an affair so i just wanted so the places that it's obvious skin and for love of the price that's been really humbling experience i guess living here and becoming part of the fabric of the community because you're like come back oh ok she lied and so yes. i. think she threads that strengthen the fabric of the community family and traditional culture with regular performances of time honored songs and dances providing everyone with a sense of continuity and belonging. to.

the. the coconut palm present on every inhabited island in the region is a mix of the here family life. and the stability and integrity of the ancestral roots provide an anchor in time and place. the trunk represents tradition and the extended family or leaves on display symbolize island culture. every song and every dance is a celebration of the island is shared identity an expression of where they see themselves in the world in the past the present and future. but there is little work to be had on the islands many island does move to the mainland often to ken's. going out to walk

at night. in. the church and of course. has been going on. these days world renowned torres strait island artist can find they also listen keynes but his thoughts are never far from his church on eric donnelly the tiny island on which he was born. i learned really through the church that for today i believe put under. orders. as much as can would love to be with family and old friends on all saints' day his health prevents him from traveling. so he's come up with a unique solution to be there if not in person in spirit. he will send an artwork of his own as a gift to the church hammerhead shark trapped in

a giant clam shell shock is his totem animal. racial group community. i'm going to talk to the country and come up my different god killer shark ok. ken talks to his captors as he works reinforcing his relationship to them to the stories they seek to tell their not simply works by can find day they represent him absolutely finishing the piece will be a great pleasure getting it to the church on time potentially elect just a call nightmare. the work is large and fragile its destination incredibly remote. the only way it can get to arab darnley a whopping 845 kilometers from keynes is via

a series of scheduled cargo vessels that service northern australia. to say that torres strait islanders depend on the sea swift services is nothing short of an understatement the freight company is truly a lifeline customizing its operations to suit each community's needs a few road based cars building materials fresh fruit frozen meat and dry goods. transports these and other essentials to most of the outer islands once a week. it sounds straightforward yet often it's anything but. lucky mcdermott has worked as a deck hand for sea swift for 6 months and is currently assigned to the m.v. titan on a 4 week on 4 week off rotation. so.

it's really important because. how it's. go watch things go on the bottom and then the water. we construct. control control molecule in the direction that we stay in the role in the ocean we pretty bad so we retire from being down to people with good sight because we've got cars trucks everything you know so you try to have any fright crawling around. up here in the taurus writes we governed by the toilet when the tods wrought we can get in there but the window is really minimal we've got to get in there on most everything really quickly and get the part really belief within a couple of hours before that todd drops if that top drops you can be stuck there for weeks.

the time it takes to load or unload the times when depends entirely on the amount of congo's and the time and more often than not that recline is a race against time. this ship's captain matt smith doubtfully supervises the precision performance then lay of the forklift. and no worries guy out on to about the bags will start putting some of the same sort of coming up with . it so when we go out to the how to all ends it's easier to have it all palletized like this instead of coming back in time and. so we can sort it out before we get to the all and. today it's a bit of a jigsaw or of a load there's lots of sort of mish. autumn's on board as well as you know more pallets and bits and pieces so the boys have done a really good job. matt smith is happy at this rate they will be able to embark on

the return journey before you know tight. all ships bound for the outer islands depart from the spectacular t.-i harbor. it's always relatively busy here with all kinds of craft zipping through the channel. denise's or tennies outnumber cars in the region and ferries are the main form of public transportation. that. fishing and hunting are integral to the way of life here. many hours the island is still utilize stone will fish traps that were built by their ancestors many

centuries ago to catch fish that have drifted in shore on the time. barry power one does the shallows around area of donnelly with his traditional full pronged spring . trip was built way before i was born. before my parents. were stunned by our ancestors. didn't have any machines or stuff to do it. so very real couple of rocks on the shore them removed the ropes what repeal everyone on its tribe to get to. maintaining the traps is the responsibility barry shoulders on behalf of his family with pride ensuring the future sustenance of his people while reaffirming his connection to the past. if you see. more. and lots of people keep the troops mentor. to me there's no denying

the di impact climate change will have in the spring. some island such as bantu have sea walls to protect low lying areas but others smaller assholes may disappear entirely as ocean levels rise in time and we need a system on which so many islanders depend culturally and economically is already under pressure strict quotas are an attempt to prevent overfishing the commercial season for fishing spiny lobster known here as crayfish has grown shorter and shorter. 5 months. one. journey ahmet and his friends on and try not to get disheartened about the restrictions controlling their catch.