Phil Mairu

Phil is a Torres Strait Island man, whose mother is from Badu Island, and father is from Koedal clan from Saibai Island and Seisia on Cape York Peninsula.

Phil has worked in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Employment sector, with strong involvement in community groups. In 2021 he was part of the QLD Coming of the Light 150th Anniversary celebrations and is currently the Torres Strait representative Member of the QLD Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Committee erecting a memorial in Anzac Square later this year.