THERE’S something about the coastal town of Kalbarri in Western Australia that draws you back. It’s notoriously blustery there, but it’s more than just the wind.
Located about 570km north of Perth, Kalbarri is uniquely placed between two distinctly different landscapes. In April 2021 the coastal town was in the eye of Cyclone Seroja and was devastated as the storm tore through and left a trail of destruction in its path. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, but more than 70 per cent of the buildings were damaged including many homes and properties, and infrastructure on the shoreline, the jetty and foreshore buildings. It battered the town and left