00:00It was a short but sharp burst of wind and rain locals will remember for a long time.
00:08Storms are common this time of year, but the intensity of the 115km an hour winds took
00:13everyone by surprise.
00:14I thought I was going to lift my car up, that's how heavy it was.
00:19Five homes were destroyed, almost 30 damaged.
00:22Olga Potter's home was unscathed.
00:24Just across the road, her daughter wasn't so lucky.
00:27Peeled off my roof on my lounge, bedroom and half the bathroom.
00:34Just wet everything.
00:36She doesn't have insurance, deciding to end her plan last year due to skyrocketing premiums.
00:41But rather than dwell on the financial damage, she's just grateful there was no human cost.
00:46At the end of the day it's only things and nobody got hurt.
00:50So you know, things can get rebuilded.
00:52The problem facing those displaced by this storm is getting builders out to such a remote
00:56location.
00:57And when those builders do arrive, some residents will struggle to pay the added costs of transport
01:02and accommodation.
01:03It wouldn't be unusual to have an air conditioner being replaced for $1,400, but have a $2,500
01:09travel and accommodation bill to do that.
01:11So that in itself is problematic.
01:14Some of those costs could be covered by state government relief payments, now available
01:17for up to $4,000, and the Resource Centre is helping those who aren't tech savvy apply.
01:23Despite the potential long road to recovery, Mr Harris says there's reasons to be hopeful.
01:29Like any small town, we've got our differences.
01:31You don't talk to this person that day or that person the next day.
01:34But as soon as it hits the fan, let me tell you, those differences are put aside and it's
01:39your hands out.
01:40What can I do?
01:41How can I help?
01:42What do you need?
01:43Do you need a feed?
01:44Do you need a bed for the night?
01:45A setback showing the warmth in Australia's hottest town.
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