An affordable "earth home", built from rendered clay and materials from the local area, has given a family a fresh start after a fire and then a storm destroyed two of their homes in the last three years.
In February this year Claude Carter and his wife Andrea Pindan watched as their transportable home was torn down around them as they were preparing to go to sleep.
A terrifying and fierce storm described as a "mini tornado" swept through their property in the remote Aboriginal community of Bawoorrooga, near Fitzroy Crossing in West Australia's far north.
It was the second time the family had been struck by disaster in recent years.
In 2017, their home burnt down and the dongas that were destroyed in February were their temporary accommodation.
But heading into the next wet season, Mr Carter says the family are feeling stronger than ever.
After three years' work they are finally moving into their new earthbag home on community, which they built themselves.
"When that storm came I was running around here, there was water laying all around, and the only safe place was to run to this house.
"Since I've moved in, I've been having a good sleep."
What is an earth home?
An earthbag home, also known as a superadobe home, has rendered walls that are filled with bags of locally sourced soil and rock materials.
The homes are cheaper to make than typical homes, and have lighter environmental footprints.
The opportunity for Mr Carter and Ms Pindan to build their home was brought about by the Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health (FISH), which has been working with locals to teach the skills of how to make an earthbag home.
Chief executive of FISH Mark Anderson said the home was the first of its kind to be built in Australia's north.
Mr Anderson said the home's design aimed integrate the family's culture and withstand the extremes of the harsh desert environment.
"The house has been culturally designed for not only the integration of culture in the building but also for how the family lives," he said.
"And it has also been designed specifically for the environment for which is situated.
"When the cold desert winds blow, the house is warm inside, and during the heat of the day, when it can get to 40 degrees, the house is cool inside — it sits at an average temperature of between 24 and 26 degrees."
Mr Carter said he designed the house to bring parts of the country into his home, like flat rocks from his grandmother's country and circular windows to represent watering holes.
"I reckon my house is alive; it's always breathing and I feel like I'm down the river," he said.
"All my kids will really look after this house because we have built it together.