Pain of Cyclone Tracy remembered

FORTY years on, Darwin remembers the tragedy of Cyclone Tracy with the dimming of the lights.

NT's chief minister says people should feel proud of how Darwin bounced back after Cyclone Tracy.

STANDING in the eye of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve 1974, Geoff Carter was overcome by a surreal feeling of tranquillity.

"I stood in the eerie silence, looked up at the sky, and thought, 'how fantastic was that'. We were covered with Christmas tinsel," he said.