Update 22: Tropical Cyclone Fina

Welfare Recovery Centre

A Welfare Recovery Centre is now open at Marrara Indoor Stadium located at 10 Abala Road, Marrara to provide a single access point for practical support, information, and referrals.

The Centre is open from 8:30am – 4pm daily until Wednesday 3 December.

You can access a range of support through the Centre, including:

• psycho-social and wellbeing support
• connect people with emergency relief services for items such as food and essential supplies
• food and water safety information
• support for culturally diverse communities, including help navigating services and linking with insurance
• information about available financial support including processing applications for eligible people
• food vouchers for impacted households needing immediate assistance
• representatives from Power and Water Corporation, Department of Housing, Mission Australia, Services Australia, local councils and community partners.

Additional Pop-up Welfare Recovery Centres

From Thursday 27 November, pop up WRCs will operate from Casuarina, Coolalinga, Darwin CBD and Litchfield.

Operating hours:

• Casuarina – 2B CasCom Centre, 13-17 Scaturchio St, Casuarina
  Thursday 27 November from 2pm – 7pm
  Monday 1 December Casuarina from 2pm – 7pm
• Darwin CBD (location to be advised)
  Friday 28 November from 12noon – 7pm
  Wednesday 3 December from 12noon – 7pm
• Coolalinga – Coolalinga Shopping Centre, 425 Stuart Hwy, Coolalinga
  Saturday 29 November from 8am – 12noon
  Tuesday 2 December from 2pm – 7pm
• Litchfield area (location to be advised)
  Saturday 29 November from 2pm – 6pm

Additional dates and times may be available in response to demand.

Schools

Government schools

All government school are open, with the exception of Middle Point School which will reopen upon essential services being restored.

Schools are communicating with families through their usual channels.

Non-government schools update

The following non-government schools remain closed:

• Tiwi College, Melville Island - No estimated time for reopening at this stage.

Early childhood education and care services

The following remain closed:

• Dragonfly Play & Learn.
• Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School Preschool.

Roads

For the latest information about road conditions, go to the Road Report NT facebook page.

Waste management

Shoal Bay is closed to residents. For more information go to City of Darwin website.

Litchfield Waste Transfer Stations are open and operating as normal, with the exception of Humpty Doo. Humpty Doo is accepting green waste but not commercial until power is restored. To stay up-to-date visit Litchfield Council website.

The Archer Waste Management facility is open to the public. For more information go to City of Palmerston website.

You can drop off green waste only at the Hidden Valley Raceway carpark until 5 pm Sunday 30 November.

Normal rubbish bin collections by councils are operating as normal.

Power outages

Power and Water crews have restored power to 19,060 customers.

Around 840 households in the Darwin region remain without power, and crews are continuing to reduce that number.

We understand that this is frustrating for those without power, but the crews are working around the clock to get everyone reconnected as soon as they can.

Gunn Point and Lee Point roads are the focus for today.

For the most up-to-date information, go to Power and Water Corporation outages.

Parks

Many parks and reserves remain closed due to debris and high-water levels.  Casuarina Coastal Reserve was highly impacted in terms of fallen trees.

Rapid assessments have now been undertaken on all parks and reserves, with priority works identified focusing on public safety.

As key sites open, social media and the department website will be updated. Wangi will remain closed for swimming for the remaining wet season however Florence Falls, Buley Rockhole and the Upper Cascades are expected to open once able.

Howard Springs Nature Park remains closed due to power outage.

Garig Gunak Barlu on the Cobourg Peninsula is still not assessed as the airstrip is not yet accessible.  Plans are being established to undertake an assessment on Monday via helicopter if possible.

The department has been in contact with both Tourism Top End and Hospitality NT to understand impacts to industry.

Before you head out, please check the park access page on our website to see which parks are currently open.

Territory Wildlife Park

The Territory Wildlife Park is still closed as our team works hard to clean up after Cyclone Fina.

We are happy to confirm every one of our animals are safe and sound.

We will share updates here as soon as reopening information becomes available.

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens

The Botanic Gardens will remain closed while staff carry out essential safety assessments across the site.

For your safety, please avoid the area while this work is underway.

We will share updates here as soon as reopening information becomes available.

Public health

Health alerts provide current information and resources about active health conditions, diseases or risks in the Northern Territory.

• Melioidosis
• Protection against mosquitoes

More information

Our emergency hotline 1800 888 901 is operational 7am to 7pm daily. This is for people looking for information about shelters, roads and transport and general information about the cyclone response.

Call 1800 245 090 to report any fallen powerlines.

For emergency service in floods, storms or cyclones call 132 500.

DO NOT CALL 000 unless it is an emergency.