class="YtLlr aHS+3 V-v0y fm7dv _8teMo _5pKBM" data-component="Text">Residents in Geraldton and surrounding areas woke to confusion, bad instant coffee, and traffic chaos following this morning's blackout. "While all Telstra mobile base stations have battery back up in place … after a few hours without mains power some sites will begin to fail," he said. "She said the centre was only open for one day last week due to power outages and other disruptions