ɐn ˈɛɹstɹɪp wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd ðɪ ˈaɪləndz kənˈɛkʃən tə ðə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ əkˈɜːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
An airstrip was constructed in 1974 and the island's connection to the Torres Strait telephone exchange occurred in 1980.