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<\/a><\/p>\nPayments of $10,000 and $20,000 will be available for tour operators, experiences and attractions, and accommodation providers impacted by access closures from the Shires of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Ashburton and Upper Gascoyne.<\/p>\n
The package will include 50 per cent discounts on select tours and experiences to incentivise visitors to the region.<\/p>\n
WA Tourism Minister Reece Whitby said tourism was crucial to the local economy for communities across the Coral Coast and remained one of the region\u2019s biggest employers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe encourage all West Australians to support tourism businesses by visiting the region and helping this iconic part of the state get back to what it does best, which is offering an incredible tourism experience,\u201d he said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n
WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas said the announcement was welcome, although he would have liked to have seen it sooner.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels to me as though, again, the government is reactive, not proactive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve had some time to get this together, and now finally, the announcement has come.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would have liked to have seen it sooner, and I know from the people that I spoke to on the ground in Exmouth and Carnarvon, the uncertainty has been very difficult for them, they would have liked to have seen it sooner also.\u201d<\/p>\n
Narelle – which hit northern Queensland before moving west across the NT and reforming in WA – is only the third storm in recorded history to make landfall as a cyclone in three Australian jurisdictions, joining Ingrid (2005) and Steve (2000).<\/p>\n
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle left a trail of destruction in Exmouth.Blue Media Exmouth<\/p>\n