usage and meaning. Torres Strait Creole is spoken by most Torres Strait Islanders and is a mixture of Standard Australian English and traditional languages. It is an English-based creole; however, each island has its own version of creole. Torres Strait Creole is also spoken on the Australian mainland, including Northern Peninsula Area Region and coastal communities such as Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane. People from Mackay Ashley Alberts, Rugby League player Drew Anthony, performing arts director/choreographer David Armitage, Australian rules footballer Teneal Attard, Olympic field hockey player Ben Barba, Rugby League player Lauren Bella, Australian rules footballer Anthony Bennett, artist Todd Blanchfield, NBL player Sandy Brondello, Olympic basketballer Alayna Burns, racing cyclist Ram Chandra, snake showman and supported the development of antivenene Daly Cherry-Evans, Rugby League player Mark Christensen, Rugby League player Graeme Connors, country music singer/songwriter Brett Dallas, Rugby league player Delvene Delaney, model, TV presenter and actress Desmond Robert Dunn, author Kirstin Dwyer, Hockey player Cathy Freeman, Olympic sprinter Nick Ffrost, Olympic swimmer Declan Fraser, racing driver Shane Knuth, politician Dane Gagai, Rugby League player Jodi Gordon, TV actress and model Mick Gordon, video game composer and sound designer Tom Gorman, Rugby League player (1901–1978) Tia Gostelow, a musician Lloyd Graham, former Queensland Rugby Union player Josh Hoffman, Rugby League player Geoff Huegill, Olympic swimmer Karen Jacobsen, Entertainer; The original female Australian voice of the Siri application on Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads. Benita Johnson, Olympic distance runner Aiden Krause, Australian Basketball championships winner of 2015 Susan Lamb, former Federal Member for Longman in the Australian House of Representatives Linda Mackenzie, Olympic swimmer Melinda McLeod, world BMX champion Bob McTavish, surfboard designer George T. D. Moore, jockey and horse trainer Dane Nielson, Rugby League player Keith Payne, Victoria Cross recipient Kalyn Ponga, Rugby League Player Nicole Pratt, tennis player Grant Rovelli, Rugby League player Wendell Sailor, Rugby League Player Brett Seymour, Rugby League player William Forgan Smith, 24th Premier of Queensland Clint Steindl, NBL and Australian basketball player Grant Sullivan, cricketer Isaiah Tass, Rugby League player Jillian Whiting, former National Nine News presenter Korah Halcomb Wills, former mayor of Mackay, kidnapper, butcher In popular culture Mackay is mentioned in "Gladstone Pier", the song by Redgum from the 1984 album Frontline. Sister cities Mackay has the following sister cities: Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States since 4 January 1966 Matsuura, Japan since 22 July 1989 Honiara, Solomon Islands since