North Queensland prepares for Cyclone Kimi

Sellars Farms owner Naomi Brownrigg – at Mission Beach, 110 kilometres south of Cairns -said Kimi was “a little one” compared with previous cyclones.

“We’re cutting fruit and we’re tying up the banana trees, making sure everything is tied up so it helps support the tree in the event of any wind,” she said.

“We might get a bit of wind but that’s part of having a banana farm … It’s a bit of a wait-and-see.

“With [category five Tropical Cyclone] Yasi [in 2011] we got the direct hit so we knew the farm was going to be on the ground so it was just about making sure everyone was safe.”

Barefoot on Bedarra caretaker Jeffrey Ball was stranded on Bedarra Island, near Mission Beach, as showers set in and winds picked up to 30-35 knots. He might…