About the Tennant Creek area

Tennant Creek main street

Tennant Creek is an exciting regional centre. The town has a population of 4,000 and is situated 507 kilometres north of Alice Springs and 1,015 kilometres south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway (Explorer's Way).

It's a place shaped by Aboriginal culture, gold mining and pastoralism. It is the main service centre for the surrounding area is called the Barkly Tablelands, a region characterised by wide grassy plains, endless blue sky and massive cattle stations.

Tennant Creek is also known as the 'Golden Heart of the Northern Territory' - a name that refers to the warm personalities of its people and because it is the site of Australia's last major gold rush in the 1930s.

Go to the Tennant Creek Town Council site for more information.