Mid-morning now, everything has settled down & we didn't get flooded. Local winds were less than 70 mph.
Cooktown - 1 house lost it's roof, and an infamous pub was seriously damaged, roof gone too.
No injuries or lives lost to date, though 20 people were killed in the Solomon Islands early on.
About 9-10,000 people were without power last night.
Here is a full report from
7 News.