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Cyclone Jasmine heads east
THE Far North has recorded its second cyclone of the season, with cyclone Jasmine intensifying to a category 2 while heading out into the Coral Sea.
Cyclone Yasi trauma lingers
PARENTS find their children huddled under beds during storms, relationships are breaking down and hundreds on the Cassowary Coast are getting by with the help of anti-depressants.
Premier Bligh leads cyclone Yasi remembrance service in Tully
CYCLONE Yasi victims were told they have become national role models for people experiencing adversity during a commemorative service yesterday at Tully to mark a year since the disaster. Plus read full text of Premier's speech.
Tough year takes its toll on hardworking cyclone Yasi heroes
LIKE many who experienced Yasi, Tully SES controller Trevor Baillie smiles while he talks about last year's immense storm, trying to be positive.
Recovery still a long way to go after Yasi
MARK and Elise Nucifora lost their home and banana farm in cyclone Yasi, just days after discovering they were expecting their first child.
Work still outstanding 12 months after Yasi
CYCLONE Yasi blew the winds of change harder and faster than ever when she crossed into the lives of Cassowary Coast residents a year ago.
Mission Beach protesters vent anger at cyclone Yasi service
CYCLONE Yasi victims have staged an angry protest outside a commemorative service on the first anniversary of the devastating storm.
Mixed emotions as event marks Yasi anniversary
LEONE Lyon has not picked a single banana since cyclone Yasi devastated the family's crops almost a year ago. Plus Yasi anniversary video reports.
Stormchaser! The continuing adventures of @cycloneupdate
Carl Butcher became an international Twitter sensation as Yasi came calling. The IT whizz-cum-roller derby referee-cum-cyclone chaser reveals his plans for this year's storm season.
Cardwell: Maxine Millwood finally settled
CARDWELL octogerian Maxine captured the hearts of the nation last year. She finally moved into her rebuilt house on December 7, almost a year after cylone Yasi gutted her home.
Cassowaries and sugar gliders: Yasi's animal victims bounce back
In Tully Heads terns are nesting on the battered foreshore, cassowary chicks stalk after their fathers at Mission Beach and tiny baby turtles lay, un-hatched, under the sand.
Farmers: banana communities band together to rebuild tattered towns
Images of flattened banana farms throughout Innisfail, Silkwood and Cowley filled newspapers in the days after cyclone Yasi, but a year on a flood of the fruit has hit markets as growers reach full production levels again.
Mission Beach: A town on a mission to rebuild
Yasi hit Mission Beach hard but enthusiastic business owners have looked at the destruction as an opportunity to evolve, with a series of trendy new cafes and restaurants opening around the village.
Port Hinchinbrook: No place like home for Lindsay Hallam
The odds of another category five cyclone hitting Cardwell in his lifetime are about the same as winning Gold Lotto, local Lindsay Hallam says.
Tully: Family gives Emily Sorbello strength
In just a few hours cyclone Yasi wiped out every single home Emily Sobello has ever had, but the 77-year-old Tully woman smiles as she talks about the past 12 months since the storm.
Cardwell: Made stronger by Yasi
Cyclone Yasi tore through Cardwell's Lyndoch Motor Inn, flinging the roof in the paddock behind the property and destroying 30 of the 40 rooms.
Port Hinchinbrook: Road to recovery
The iconic image of luxury yachts and cruisers piled into a heap at Port Hinchinbrook summed up
cyclone Yasi's extreme force.
Kurrimine Beach: Bouncing back stronger
Kurrimine Beach has cemented itself as a hot holiday destination since Yasi tore through, with two local businesses recently winning major awards for their service and accommodation.
Tully: Community spirit is silver lining
2011 was a year of triumph and courage according to Tully woman Sarah Jones, who says Yasi gave her an inner strength she will carry with her for the rest of her life.
Tully: From rubble to recovery
The shock of the sight of Kevin Allen's house in Tully Heads was felt across the country after cyclone Yasi, with the images of his brick house in ruins making the cover of national papers.
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Message from Cassowary Coast Mayor: One year on from Yasi - building hope, building lives
If there is a silver lining on cyclone Yasi's crossing of the Cassowary Coast at Mission Beach a year
ago, it is that we have come through the experience more resilient and prepared, just as we learnt from cyclone Larry five years earlier.
Message from Queensland Reconstruction Authority: Rebuilding community spirit one year after Yasi
We've come far and there's more to be done, writes Mike Keating, the North Queensland director of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.
One year after cyclone Yasi slammed Dunk, island is still 'war zone'
DUNK Island has been labelled a "war zone" almost a year after cyclone Yasi hit, with tourism operators claiming they are embarrassed to take visitors to the national park.
Cyclone work offers shelter to industry
A CAIRNS company awarded a contract to build a category 5 cyclone shelter at Port Douglas says it will provide a huge boost for the ailing construction industry.
Cyclone watch cancelled for Cape York communities
RESIDENTS along Cape York's western coastline are bracing for wild weather to rip through the region, although a cyclone watch issued for the western Queensland coast has been cancelled.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina well off Queensland coast
THE first tropical cyclone of the season in Queensland waters formed 1000km east of Townsville. Visit cairns.com.au/cyclone for extended cyclone news and preparation advice.
Above average cyclone activity likely for Far North Queensland this season, says BoM
THE Bureau of Meteorology predicts that Far North Queensland has a 65 per cent chance of observing above average number of tropical cyclones, where the long-term average is three or four.
Weather experts tip above-average cyclone season in Far North Queensland
FAR North Queenslanders can expect an above average number of cyclones this summer, but there are not likely to be any cyclone Yasi-sized storms.
Thieves steal from cyclone Yasi victims
TULLY police are hunting for a "low-life" who has been stealing construction supplies from cyclone Yasi victims as they try to rebuild.
Cyclone Yasi victim forced to live in car after losing home
SIX months of sleeping on a mattress in the back of a car is starting to get to El Arish man Steven Duggan, who says he is worse off now than when Yasi ripped the roof off his home.
Cyclone Yasi recovery a long way off
THE Cassowary Coast's three main economic drivers continue to struggle six months after cyclone Yasi with industry representatives in bananas, sugar and tourism admitting full recovery is a long way off.
