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Boigu Island (Queensland)

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Program, designed around the theme 'War and Church'. During the project local Elders/Artists were employed to work alongside State Library staff to build their skills in developing and delivering creative arts and language workshops with children and young people in their communities.
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Malu Kiwai State School opened on 29 January 1985. In 2007, it was one of 17 schools in the Torres Strait Islands that amalgamated, becoming the Malu Kiwai Campus of
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is only 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Boigu. Boigu has an area of 89.6 square kilometres (34.6 sq mi). Boigu Island is also the name of the town and
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With its close proximity to Papua New Guinea, each weekday PNG island traders travel 45 minutes by boat to Boigu Island to sell their products.
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on many occasions over the years, and developed in consultation with the Divisional Manager and Elders on island, the IKC has seen the 2013
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Most of the island is subject to extensive periodic flooding, and as a result the community township has been built on the highest ground.
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From the 1870s to around 1910, the Boigu, Dauan and Saibai people, along with the neighbouring Papuan peoples, were being harassed by
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The Malu Kiwai Campus of the Tagai State College is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College at School Road (
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There is no secondary school on the island. The secondary school campus of Tagai State College is on Thursday Island.
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deposited by the discharge of nearby New Guinean rivers into the Strait. These sediments built up over time on an old
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Boigu Island is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) long, and low-lying. It was formed by the accumulation of
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The language of Boigu is that of the Western and Central Islands of the Torres Strait. The specific dialect is
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is the traditional language owned by the Top Western islands of the Torres Strait Island Region.
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Boigu Island Sewage Treatment Plant is on the western edge of the village on the Esplanade (
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operates an Indigenous Knowledge Centre (library) at 66 Chamber Street (
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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It is likely the mangrove regions harbour healthy populations of
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The interior of the island is sparsely vegetated, and mainly
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and of Australia. It is part of the Top Western group of the
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Boigu was visited by South Sea Islander missionaries of the
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There are a number of smaller islands nearby, including:
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Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands (Torres Strait)
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figures, its resident population was approximately 340.
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Border Ties: Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait Islands
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Boigu Island Primary Health Care Centre is operated by
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Boigu Island
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Boigu Island is located in Australia
Torres Strait
9°15′34″S 142°12′46″E / 9.2594°S 142.2127°E / -9.2594; 142.2127 (Boigu Island (centre of island))
Torres Strait Islands
State
Queensland
LGA
Torres Strait Island Region
Torres Strait Islanders
Queensland
Boigu Island is located in Queensland
Coordinates
9°15′34″S 142°12′46″E / 9.2594°S 142.2127°E / -9.2594; 142.2127
2021 census
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10:00
LGA(s)
Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)
Cook
Federal division(s)
Leichhardt

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