Cyclone Tracy also showed how community efforts and volunteers are essential in disaster recovery. In the cyclone's aftermath, local emergency services were overwhelmed. Volunteers quickly became ...

In the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974, Darwin was changed forever. 50 years ago Cyclone Tracy claimed the lives of 66 people, destroying most of the town. 19 year old sailor Sue Bigham was ...

The swift response to building design in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy is a testament to the way Australians come together in the face of adversity, according to Geoff Boughton. Even still ...

That's probably the biggest impact. It really got to me.” Tracy was by no means the most powerful cyclone recorded in Australia, but its path directly through Darwin devastated the city.