Built for Cyclone Country

Residents in Far North Queensland are no strangers to cyclones. The big storms roll in from the Coral Sea all the time.

But Cyclone Monica, which barrelled across the Cape York Peninsula in 2006 was different. 

Monica shattered rainfall records. Wind gusts hit 220 mph. And 140 million trees were damaged or destroyed. 

The silver lining? No people were hurt in the storm.

The storm was a reminder of how important it is to be prepared whenever you want to put up a new building. Especially if it’s a hospital.  

When the citizens of Aurukun (pop. 1,269) needed to build a hospital, they wanted it to make it cyclone-proof. 

So they used our footings.  

Our 100% steel Momo Footings system works like a tree’s deep root network, securely connecting our foundation to the earth while resisting gravity, uplift, shear, and moment loads.

And they’re the same footings we use in every Momo Home. 

We hope your home never has to stand up to cyclone winds. 

But isn’t it nice to know it could? 

Cheers,

Jeff

Jeff Williams is Momo’s chief marketing officer.