We will have crews working throughout the night to continue restoring power. Please keep an eye out if you are on the roads, slow down and stay safe. For the latest status on areas restored see
Water supply has been impacted by the severe weather conditions. There are multiple water outages across Darwin – Power and Water and Dept. of Health have issued a precautionary boil water alert.
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Our crews are working on progressively restoring power. For the latest status on areas and important information about connection lines to your home or business see
A gas supply issue at Channel Island Power Station has now been rectified and we are continuing work to progressively to restore power to Darwin, Katherine and surrounding areas as soon as possible.
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Crews are currently assessing damage to the power network and water supplies.
Our priority is to make fallen powerlines safe and prioritise restoration work. Always assume fallen powerlines are live and dangerous. Call 1800 245 090 to report. Please stay away and stay safe.
We have received over 400 reports of fallen powerlines. Please stay off the roads where possible. As it starts to get dark, fallen powerlines will be difficult to see. Always assume fallen powerlines are live and dangerous. Call 1800 245 090 to report a dangerous situation.
⚠️ We have received reports of a widespread power outage affecting customers in Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine. An update with more information will be provided by 7:00pm.
Our crews are prioritising making fallen powerlines safe. Where possible they are progressively restoring power. Please stay away from fallen powerlines. Crews are coming from Alice Springs and Katherine to help with restoration.
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Our Darwin and Palmerston shopfronts will be closed tomorrow. Employees are being redirected to our call centre to assist with the restoration and ensure you are able to get through to us as quickly as possible.
We have received numerous reports of trees on powerlines and wires down. Our crews will commence assessing damage and restoration of services as soon as the all-clear is given and it is safe. Thanks for you patience.
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We have received reports of a wide spread power outage in the
#DarwinRural
area affecting multiple suburbs; Acacia Hills, Bees Creek, Berry Springs, Darwin River, Hughes, Humpty Doo, Lambells Lagoon, Livingston, Lloyd Creek and Noonamah. Crews are responding.
We’re focusing on restoring our services and are currently unable to respond to individual messages. Please follow our timeline for updates. In an emergency, please call 000.
Lightening storm causing power interruptions across Darwin suburbs. Crews dispatched and power being restored as quickly as possible. Please be patient.
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Crews are continuing to work in the
#DarwinRural
area to remove fallen trees over power lines. Suburbs include Girraween, Herbert, Howard Springs, Humpty Doo and Mcminns Lagoon. Estimated restoration is 4:00pm.
A precautionary advice for drinking water has been issued for the Darwin and the greater Darwin region, including Palmerston. This is due to a disruption in the water supply as a consequence of Tropical Cyclone Marcus.
Update 7:30PM: Crews responding to power outages affecting
#DarwinNT
&
#DarwinRural
areas. Power will be restored as soon as possible once it is safe following severe storm activity.
Our crews are continuing to assess damage this morning and will progressively restore power ASAP. We'd like to advise that the extent of the damage means it will potentially take several days to fully restore services to some areas.
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#DarwinRural
If your power is still out, we know how difficult it can be. Our crews are working to get everyone back on as safely and as soon as they can. Thank you for your patience and support. For details on the restoration status of your home or business go to
Power interruptions affecting areas of
#AliceSprings
including Araluen, Ciccone, The Gap, Flynn, Gillen and Larapinta. Crews responding. Storm activity in the area.
Severe weather causing power outages across
#DarwinRuralNT
and
#DarwinNT
areas. Safety is our priority. Crews will respond when the severe conditions have eased and the all-clear has been given.
A precautionary advice for drinking water has been issued for the Darwin and the greater Darwin region, including Palmerston, and remains current. This is due to a disruption in the water supply as a consequence of Tropical Cyclone Marcus.
Crew working in challenging conditions to locate storm damage and restore power to Berry Springs, Darwin River and Southport areas
#DarwinRuralNT
. Thanks for your patience.
⚡️ 4,000 customers in
#AliceSpringsNT
lost power due to severe infrastructure damage due to a supercell storm swept through the town yesterday.
Crews worked through the night & safely restored power to approximately 3,800 customers and will continue to repair damage today.
Power interruption affecting Girraween, Mahaffey, McIntyre and Hillier Roads area of Howard Springs
#DarwinRuralNT
. Crew on site replacing damaged power pole due to vehicle crash. Estimated time of restoration 3:00 PM.
Crews are working in the Darwin Rural area to remove fallen trees over power lines. Suburbs affected are Bees Creek, Fred’s Pass, Girraween, Howard Springs and Mcminns Lagoon. Estimated restoration is 3pm.
Our hard-working crews will still be mopping up after Marcus throughout the long weekend, and that could mean some brief interruptions to power supply to make necessary repairs. We will do our best to advise if, when and where these might happen across our social media channels.
Crews will be focusing works tonight around the Ludmilla area
#DarwinNT
and tomorrow around Dundee, McMillians/Lee Point Rd, Coronation Drive & Nudel Street Stuart Park, Armidale St, Pott Street, Lakeside Drv Alawa and Bees Creek
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#DarwinRural
Power interruptions affecting Bees Creek, Freds Pass, Girraween, Howard Springs, Mcminns Lagoon, Virginia & surrounds
#DarwinRural
due to severe weather. Crew responding.
We will have crews working throughout the night to continue restoring power. Please keep an eye out if you are on the roads, slow down and stay safe. For the latest status on areas restored see
Our crews will continue to work throughout the weekend to safely restore power to
#DarwinNT
&
#DarwinRural
areas. For the latest status on areas and important information about service lines to your home or business see:
A crew is onsite repairing damage to overhead powerlines in the
#DarwinRural
area. Suburbs include; Bees Creek, Freds Pass, Howard Springs, McMinns Lagoon, Virginia and Girraween.
A lightning storm in the
#DarwinRual
area is causing wide spread power outages. Suburbs affected are: Girraween. Herbert, Howard Springs, Humpty Doo, Mcminns Lagoon, Gunn Point, Johnston, Koolpinyah, Bees Creek, Freds Pass and Virginia. Crews are responding.
Power has now been restored to customers in Acacia Hills, Bees Creek, Berry Springs, Darwin River, Hughes, Humpty Doo, Lambells Lagoon, Livingston, Lloyd Creek and Noonamah. Thank you for your patience.
We've received reports that power is out in areas of Girraween, Herbert, Howard Springs, Humpty Doo and McMinns Lagoon
#DarwinruralNT
. The team is onto it and will have your power back on soon.
We know there are still customers whose power hasn’t come back on with the fixes our crews have made to the high and low-voltage networks. We’re now working house-to-house to fix the final issues. Thanks for your patience.
A lot of large trees fallen throughout all areas, powerlines down and widespread damage affecting power supply to Araluen, Ciccone, Flynn, Gillen, Larapinta and The Gap areas
#AliceSpringsNT
. Crews will be working through the night to safely repair damage and restore power.
Power interruptions affecting Bees Creek, Freds Pass, Girraween, Herbert, Howard Springs, Humpty Doo, McMinns Lagoon and Virginia areas
#DarwinRural
. Storm activity in the area.
Power outages are affecting customers in Bees Creek, Freds Pass, Girraween, Howard Springs, Mcminns Lagoon and Virginia in the
#DarwinRural
area. A crew has been dispatched to remove a large tree on overhead power line. Estimated restoration time is 4:30pm.