A total fire ban for vast swathes of the territory stretching from Kalkarindji to Tennant Creek was issued until midnight on Friday.

Source: https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/8365647/man-arrested-for-allegedly-lighting-80-fires-across-nt/?src=rss

“Back-burning operations will cause increased smoke within the Tennant Creek Township.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/09/13/huge-bushfire-sweeps-through-central-australia-near-popular-tourist-town/

In fact the people of the Barkly Regional Council, whose major centre is Tennant Creek, already have their own voice and their local government has an ear.

Source: https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/04/13/the-voice-not-an-issue-in-the-big-bush/

“When I was little, we had nothing like this,” said Dwight Hayes, 23, a Warlpiri man who grew up in Tennant Creek and is now an assistant teacher at the primary school.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/sports/soccer/world-cup-australia-indigenous.html