1. On the 20th of March 2006 the eye of Cyclone Larry crossed the coast near Innisfail between 6:20am and 7:20am.
2. The communities closest to the eye wall experienced most damage as it was the main funnel and central power of the cyclone.
3. Public infrastructure is government funded facilities such as roads, train lines, air travel etc. Damage to this impacted the transportation and evacuation of victims.
4. The damage cost for Cyclone Larry was AU$350,000,000
5. Cyclone Larry had a huge impact on the Banana industry as it destroyed over half of the nation’s supply costing AU$330,000,000.
6. Two groups which help Australian communities live with the threat of natural hazards are the EMA and the SES. They do this by providing broachers and running community workshops to ensure that people are well prepared.
7. The groups that were involved in the response to Cyclone Larry were the Australian Defence Force, government departments as well as charity and local community groups.
8. They assisted by offering expertise as well as personnel and financial assistance to local residents, business owners and farmers.
9. EMA appointed Major General Peter Cosgrove to lead the overall response to Cyclone Larry. He would need the skills to bring back law and order as well as conduction search-and-rescue procedures.
10. Cyclone Larry caused flooding when it travelled inland.
11. Cyclone Larry would have had a major impact on the banana supply as the banana industries hit took up 75% of the national supply.
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