Telephone Number: 07 4069 4266
Chairperson: Mrs Margaret Mau
Councillors: Mr Ibraham Bin Awel
Ms Shirley Gaidan
Population: 164
Description of island: Small granite island
close to the PNG border. The town has developed along a narrow
coastal strip backed by steep hills.
Location: Top Western Group
Characteristics: Dauan is the most northern
mountain of Australia's Great Dividing Range which in the Torres
Strait becomes a sunken chain of islands that once extended as
a bridge to the northern landmass. There is no airstrip at Dauan
so transportation is by boat or helicopter.
TSRA projects: New Water Supply due for completion 1999
Purchase Ferry $26,000
Upgrade Community Hall $50,000
Business enterprises: May develop Tourist
Accommodation Cabins and Guided Tours.