WHEN Brett Allan's step-father called to say his Proserpine solar farm had disappeared in Cyclone Debbie's winds, he thought he was being tricked.

"It was when he sent me photos that I knew he wasn't joking," he said.

During the rampant storm, 180 of his solar panels were scattered across the farm near Lake Proserpine - a sight he did not expect to see.

But Mr Allan, the Managing Director of Blackrock Australia, decided to turn a negative into a positive by donating any undamaged solar panels to local businesses in need.

The Proserpine Chamber of Commerce was one of the first to benefit from Mr Allan's generosity, deciding to use the panels to light up the Proserpine entry signs.

Proserpine Chamber of Commerce president Chris Patrick said he was grateful to Mr Allan for his donation.

"Hopefully from here we can light (the signs) up to make them more brilliant than they are now," he said.

"The signs, particularly this (northern) one, seemed to have struggled with lighting, so we want to make an (impact) with it and light it up at night time."

Mr Allan said he would also assist those companies to whom he was donating solar panels with having them installed.

Meanwhile with his solar farm decimated after the cyclone, Mr Allan said he would take the chance to upgrade.

"There was no structural damage (to the farm) so we'll use the same existing ground mount system and the frames already screwed into the ground to put new panels on," he said.

But the hard work won't be over once the farm is complete, with his Jubilee Pocket home also battered by Debbie.

"We had water all through downstairs," he said. "We're going to need a new paint job, new floor and new roof."

Ever cheerful however, and having lived in the Whitsundays his entire life, Mr Allan said it was "nice to give something back to the community" in the cyclone's wake.