Mr Terry Waia, Member for Saibai Island

 Mr Waia is a councillor for Saibai Island Council and a member of the ICC. Mr Waia was the former Chairperson of the TSRA from 2000 to 2004. Mr Waia is a member of the Ait Koedal Clan and has been elected Saibai’s regional representative by the Saibai Island Council.

He is keen to retain traditional values in the Torres Strait and has led several delegations, both in Australia and Papua New Guinea, to negotiate arrangements under the Torres Strait Treaty to protect the lifestyle of people living in the Torres Strait.