Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity. NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Frail aged care residents were forced to shelter in an open-sided basketball court in Katherine, sleeping in makeshift conditions as authorities scrambled to prepare for major river flooding triggered by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle. Residents from Rocky Ridge and Katherine-hostel" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="60917" data-entity-type="organization">Katherine Hostel aged care facilities were evacuated to MacFarlane primary school where many spent the night at a covered basketball court, with rain blowing into the open-sided shelter, as the deep tropical-low swept through the region. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2026-03-24 · 14:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0324-32773
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle: ‘Vulnerable’ evacuees from Katherine aged care homes housed in open-sided basketball court
Due to the threat of major river flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle, vulnerable aged care residents from Rocky Ridge and Katherine Hostel in Katherine, Northern Territory, were evacuated to MacFarlane primary school. Many residents, some under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity, were housed overnight in a covered but open-sided basketball court.
Words and photography by (A)manda Parkinson in KatherineThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-03-24 · 14:00 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Due to the threat of major river flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle, vulnerable aged care residents from Rocky Ridge and Katherine Hostel in Katherine, Northern Territory, were evacuated to MacFarlane primary school. Many residents, some under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity, were housed overnight in a covered but open-sided basketball court. Rain blew into the shelter, creating makeshift conditions for the frail evacuees. Authorities scrambled to prepare for the flooding as the deep tropical low swept through the region. The NT public guardian expressed concern that the vulnerable residents would have been frightened by the experience.
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Residents from Rocky Ridge and Katherine Hostel aged care facilities were evacuated to MacFarlane primary school.
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Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity.
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NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’
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Frail aged care residents were forced to shelter in an open-sided basketball court in Katherine.
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