Northern Territory Dos and Don'ts

Although a modest outback town, Tennant Creek is the Territory's most important settlement after Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine due to Gold being found in the area and a town being set up. Located 377 m above sea level and enjoying an annual rainfall of 470 mm, Tennant Creek is the most important township on the Barkly Tablelands. With a population of over 3500, Tennant Creek is the administrative centre for an area larger than the state of Victoria. It is situated at the meeting of the Stuart and Barkly Highways and is 504 km north of Alice Springs and 978 km south of Darwin. The Mary Ann Dam lies just 5 km to the north of the town, and is a well-established park and recreational area for locals and visitors alike. Offering expansive lawned areas, shaded tables, barbecues and shady trees, it is a good spot for picnics, barbecues, swimming and fishing. The dam is named after the daughters of the two miners who owned the mining lease here. 'The Pebbles' are huge granite boulders located in an area that is rich in wildlife. In truth they are no match for the wonderful Devils Marbles,which lie further south, but the area does have significant cultural links for the women of the local Warumungu people. To access 'The Pebbles' head north for 11 km along the Stuart Highway and then turn west onto a dirt road for another 6 km.

Just stopped there with the Greyhound bus for a break to grap a snack. The locals can be a bit strange if you are a woman on your own so don't get involved too much in any conversation...

Spend a week here, check out Jabiru National Park, Litchfield National Park is also worth a visit. Remeber the Aboriginals you will see in town are not indicitive of the whole race and some rally nice people live out on the communities where you can't visit!

A cool town but very hot in Summer. A little saying is that if the Todd River fills up 3 times whilst staying there you are considered a local.
Great food you can get any thing to eat from Crocodile to Kangaroo or even camel
You have to visit this lovely town

The Mindil Beach markets in the dry season are also good for checking out local food and anything else local