Cyclones
Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit WA towns recover
Tourism operators ravaged by one of Australia’s most remarkable cyclones will receive grants to help rebuild.
- Samantha Lock
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Cyclone Maila on move as flood-weary region watches and waits
The category four system is set to weaken as it interacts with landfall closer to PNG and gradually treks toward Queensland’s coast in the coming days.
- Andrew Stafford and Ben McKay
Cyclone Narelle’s impact set to push WA supermarket prices higher
West Australian shoppers are likely to pay more for fruit and vegetables in the coming months after a massive cyclone ravaged a food bowl region.
- Aaron Bunch
WA’s cyclone-affected wildlife to be given helping hand
Hundreds of turtle hatchlings, dolphins, sea birds, sea snakes and reptiles washed up on the shores of Western Australia after Tropical Cyclone Narelle slammed into the state’s northwest in late March.
- Kat Wong
Tourists on buses out of Exmouth ahead of Easter weekend amid Tropical Cyclone Narelle clean-up
Rather than preparing for the busy long weekend, emergency services said on Tuesday they were working to clear the town of tourists to begin clean-up work.
- Hannah Murphy
‘Devastating scenes’: Marine life washes up on Ningaloo beaches after Cyclone Narelle
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossed the West Australian coast in Coral Bay as a category 3 system, bringing a deluge of rain and gale force winds.
- Holly Thompson
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Exmouth cut off by land and air after Cyclone Narelle causes ‘extensive’ damage
Narelle made landfall on Friday as a category 3 system and continued to track south throughout Saturday, where brought destructive winds to inland communities despite losing strength.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Tropical Cyclone Narelle news updates: Exmouth’s airport suffers ‘catastrophic damage’
Follow our live coverage of Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s path here.
- Heather McNeill and Rebecca Peppiatt
West Australians hunker down in evacuation centres as Tropical Cyclone Narelle wreaks havoc
The category 3 cyclone is currently over Coral Bay, and has brought down trees, lifted roofs off homes and reportedly the local evacuation centre, and sunk boats from the Pilbara down to the northern Gascoyne region.
- Hannah Murphy
Narelle wreaks havoc on Carnarvon's banana crops
Vision filmed days ago and on Friday morning lay bare the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle on Carnarvon's banana crops. (Credit: Doriana Mangili)