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- Tiwi Facts
- Australian rules football is the most popular sport on the Tiwi Islands, and was introduced in 1941 by missionary John Pye. There has been a Tiwi Islands Football League competition since 1969.
- Tiwi History
- The white wooden church at Nguiu was built in the 1930s. The interior walls are decorated with crosshatched designs and paintings of stingrays, crocodiles, turtles and pelicans. This historical church attracts many visitors. Built from cypress pine, the church has withstood numerous cyclones.
Tiwi Islands Shire Council
Wurrumiyanga Bathurst Island
08 8970 9500 phone
08 8970 9555 fax
Pirlangimpi Melville Island
08 8970 9600 phone
08 8970 9666 fax
Milikapiti Melville Island
08 8978 3958 phone
08 8970 3995 fax