Police at remote Croker Island in the Northern Territory say the local community has escaped serious damage from a category two cyclone.Tropical Cyclone Grant intensified into a category two system late on Christmas Day and came within kilometres of Croker Island.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the storm brought winds of 130 kilometres per hour and torrential rain.
Residents of the island's community of Minjilang, about 230 kilometres north-east of Darwin, took shelter in their homes, and about 70 weathered the storm at a cyclone shelter.
But Minjilang police station sergeant Jeff Pickering says conditions have now begun to ease and there have been no reports of major damage.
"Our initial assessment shows there has been no structural damage to any buildings," he said
He says some power lines have fallen and most of the community's trees are down.
The local power station was shut earlier today and will remain closed until power lines are restored.
Earlier, the weather bureau's director of emergency services, Peter Davies, said the cyclone has caused some damage to Croker Island. Read More
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