The Aporia · Outstations and town camps struggle with damage from 'scary' storm

Elsie Lange

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🔮 "Maybe when we get more rain or more storms like that our houses will be flown out, because we're only living in a tin shed, and some of those brick houses aren't being renovated or looked at properly," she said.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Outstations and town camps struggle with damage from 'scary' storm

🔮 Ms Klarenbeek expects she will not return to her home for a long time, and hopes her insurance covers repairs.

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🔮 Mr Grierson estimated the repairs would cost more than half a million dollars to complete.

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🔮 The Bureau of Meteorology says there will be more rain, wind and hail later on Tuesday.

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2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Outstations and town camps struggle with damage from 'scary' storm

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In short: Houses in town camps in Alice Springs and on an outstation near Hermannsburg have been damaged in a severe storm. asserted

Houses → damage → storm

Residents have described the storm as scary. What's next? Residents are facing many trips to the tip to clean up their properties as part of the recovery. asserted

Residents → describe → recovery

Central Australian residents say the poor quality of many homes in remote outstations and town camps has amplified damage after a storm whipped through southern parts of the Northern Territory last Monday. asserted

storm → say → Territory

Trees were uprooted, there were widespread power outages and roofs were ripped from homes as winds of up to 96 kilometres an hour, a two minute drive from the remote community of Hermannsburg, was significantly damaged during the storm. asserted

winds → uproot → storm

The Western Arrarnta woman was in Canberra during the severe weather event, but said her children phoned her to tell her of the damage. asserted

children → say → damage

"They said it was a mini cyclone or hurricane … and it was a bit scary,"she said. "Trees were pulled out from the ground, rain just falling over the houses." Ms Malbunka said the power went out in most outstations around the region and families were struggling to feed themselves, but electricity was restored in about two days. The health worker said existing challenges with housing in many remote outstations made the homes more vulnerable to storm and many residents in the region were "struggling". asserted

residents → say → region

"Maybe when we get more rain or more storms like that our houses will be flown out, because we're only living in a tin shed, and some of those brick houses aren't being renovated or looked at properly," she said. asserted

she → get → houses

Ms Malbunka said outstation residents would need to make many trips to the tip to clean up their properties, which would be costly due to the high price of fuel. asserted

which → say → fuel

Town camps also damaged asserted

camps → damage → ?

A Northern Territory government spokesperson said four public housing properties were uninhabitable due to damage and there were 59 storm-related repair jobs across public housing in town, including five town camps. asserted

properties → say → camps

The spokesperson said the government was "prioritising relocating" families in affected homes to alternative public housing while the houses were repaired. asserted

houses → say → housing

Mpwetyerre/Abbott's Town Camp resident Caleb Doolan said his home lost power and children in the town camp were scared. asserted

children → say → camp

"We had to chuck everything out from the fridge," he said. " asserted

he → have → fridge

Mr Doolan said the storm was another blow to the town camp, which was still recovering from floods earlier in the year. asserted

which → say → year

Outstations and town camps struggle with damage from 'scary' storm

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