Candidates announced for the 2024 TSRA Board Election

Candidates in the 2024 Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) elections to be held on Saturday 30 November 2024 have been officially announced today.

Returning Officer, Jacqueline McHenry said 20 wards in the Torres Strait are involved in the 2024 TSRA elections, with each ward electing one member to the TSRA board.

The ballot draw for the election took place at 1.00pm (AEST) on Thursday 31 October 2024, and the candidates for the election in the contested wards are as follows:

Ward	Candidate Name (in ballot paper order)
Badu Island	BAIRA, Horace NONA, David Lars NONA, Maluwap MORSEU, George
Bamaga	NADREDRE, Yanette (Pepa) NONA, Ugari
Dauan	MOOKA, Patrick ELISALA, Torenzo
Erub	GELA, Jimmy Joe BEDFORD, Kenneth MYE, Nixon Y
Hammond	DORANTE, Seriako TURNER, Regina
Iama	LUI, Getano DAVID, Charles Albert
Kubin	MANAS, Louise SAVAGE, Danie
Mabuiag	FELL, Keith REPU, Cygnet GUISE, Simi
Masig	MOSBY, Hilda Denise MOSBY, Yessie NAAWI, Simon Frederick
Mer	TAPAU, Ellen Cecilia Julie KAIGEY, Bob Kevin TABO, John
Ngurapai and Muralag	LOBAN, Yen N WASAGA, Eliziah BECKLEY (Doolah), Emma
Port Kennedy	FUJII, Thomas Jnr JOHNSTON, Neville AH WANG, Pauline DAVID, Frank NONA, George Timothy HAVILI, Ofa
Poruma	MOSBY, Phillemon FAUID, Frank
Saibai	MATTHEW, Jack WARUSAM, Herbert ANIBA, Chelsea
Seisia	ELU, Damien Mugai MUDU, Sabrina
St Pauls	PAIWAN, John KRIS, John T
TRAWQ	STEPHEN, Sereako HARRY, Abigail KRIS, Ella
Ugar	STEPHEN, Jerry Dixie STEPHEN, Rocky Gabriel
Warraber	TAMU, Kabay MARI, Annie Patricia BILLY, Iris

In the ward of Boigu only one candidate nominated.  This means voting will not be required in this ward as it is classed as an uncontested ward.

Uncontested ward:

Ward	Candidate
Boigu	TOBY, Dimas Pinaith

All Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the wards where elections will take place, who are 18 years of age or over, can vote in the TSRA election, if they are enrolled on the Commonwealth electoral roll by 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday 15 November 2024.

If you need to enrol for the first time, or if you have recently moved to any of these wards and have not updated your address, you will need to complete an enrolment form and return it to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) by 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday 15 November 2024.

Enrolment forms are available from the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au, AEC offices, the TSRA office, and the Returning Officer.

Polling places will be open on Saturday 30 November 2024 in the wards of:

• Bamaga
• Ngurapai and Muralag on Horn Island, and
• Port Kennedy and TRAWQ on Thursday Island.

The AEC will conduct mobile polling for contested wards in outer communities.  Communities will be informed of times, dates and polling places prior to the mobile polling teams arriving.

Information on polling place locations, early voting options or hospital and aged care facility polling places will be available shortly on the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au/tsra or call (02) 9375 6366.