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Door to Door - Wheelchair Accessible - minibus service  in Tennant Creek

Tennant Creek Transport started a door-to-door minibus service  on the 20th of March 2018.
"Ever since we started the town service there have been some people who would prefer a service that takes them directly to their destination." said service Convenor Georgina Bracken, "Well this is the service for them".
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 The wheelchair Door to Door service is a boon to many people with disabilities who also have difficulty getting to the town service bus stops. "The bus we use is wheelchair accessible and can pick people up at their homes and take them right to the door of their destination", he explained.

NDIS participants can apply to use this service under their NDIS plan.  We are a registered NDIS transport provider.

The service runs Monday to Friday  from 8 am to 5 pm.
COST : waged $10/ Concession $8 / Child 5-12 $4 ( child under 5 free)
NB The Driver takes a break for an hour at Midday.
Call the driver on : 0467 335 400 ( please be patient - the driver maybe loading or unloading wheelchair passengers)
Best option is  to Prior Book via email:
coordinator@tennantcreektransport.org
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​ TOWN BUS SERVICE
Commenced in July 2014 as a trial service with a borrowed bus.
The Town Service (or Four Dollar Bus as the locals calls it) has now been in continuous operation for the past 6 years.
The service which is subsidised by the Territory Government as a flexible Route Service -  visits the community living areas and other parts of the town enabling residents to get to the IGA Supermarket, the Hospital and other places in the Centre of town.
Look for the Yellow Poles that mark the Bus Stops.
COST: still $4  Adult/ $2 child 5-12 ( child under 5 free)

Transport Planner David Denmark,  said that the service is the first of its kind in Australia.
David came to Tennant Creek in 2012 to work with NTCOSS, local people and agencies to find ways of providing better mobility for residents who do not have ready access to private transport.  

GREYHOUND CONNECT SERVICE
 In late 2019 Tennant Creek Transport received  good news when it was announced that the group would receive a subsidy from the Territory Government’s Remote Transport Program to enable people to get to and from the Greyhound bus which arrives and departs in the middle of the night.
The service operates 7 days per week between 11pm and 1.30am

Our small Bus meets the arriving Greyhound Coaches so people can get a lift home.
Or you can book a pickup to get to the departing Coaches before 4pm daily by email:
Email: coordinator@tennantcreektransport.org - to book a pick up prior to your departure.
Ring the Driver on 0491 202 552 - between 11.30 pm and 12.30 am. 

Tennant Creek Charter Service 

Tennant Creek Transport's charter service provides businesses and agencies in the region with another affordable transport option.

"This is a great service for groups that do not have their own transport"

Hiring the Tennant Creek Transport buses and drivers just when and where you need them can be a simple and cheaper option than running your own vehicles, David explained.

Charter buses and drivers can be booked through coordinator@tennantcreektransport.org, or by using the link at the top left of this webpage.
Bus in rain

For a quote or information on charters
​Email: coordinator@tennantcreektransport.org 

Who we are and what we do

   Tennant Creek Transport is a not-for-profit group founded by a group of local people who are committed to developing accessible  community transport solutions for the residents of Tennant Creek and the Barkly Region.

   Tennant Creek Transport receives very small subsidies for some of our services but we need to remain financially viable to survive. The journey is often challenging but we think that as long as there is a will there is a way.

   If you would like to help us please make a donation by clicking on the 'Make a Donation' button in the top right hand corner of the page.
​ Tennant Creek Transport has Deductible Gift Recipient status

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Daytime
Route 1
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Our very first first Borrowed Bus.
The bus launchThe bus launch
HISTORY - From 2014

Tennant Creek residents are now enjoying a new bus service which is running five days a week throughout the town. The service is the first of its kind in Tennant Creek and started just as the town’s only taxi suspended its operations.

In 2012 a report published by NTCOSS highlighted the problems some Tennant Creek residents have in getting around town and accessing essential services such as shopping, the hospital and other services in the centre of town.

In response a bunch of dedicated residents formed a non-profit transport group Tennant Creek Transport (TCT).

The group spent nearly two years trying to set up a bus service assisted by a grant from the Centrecorp Foundation and support from local agencies and Tennant Creek Advisory Board. In 2014 TCT engaged a transport worker, Charlie Richardson, to apply for approval to run a public bus service and to find and train some drivers. Charlie finished his work in July having set up the town’s first bus service.

The work was then taken over by the two new drivers who have achieved endorsement by the NT Department of Transport and a very hard working committee. Lead by Convenor Georgina Bracken, the group continues to manage the day to day tasks involved in running a bus service.
​The service started with a bus loaned to TCT by Barkly Arts.

The bus service is open to any member of the public, and its route is designed to make it easy and convenient for people living in the Town Living Areas to get to Tennant Creek’s only supermarket, to Centrelink, to the hospital and Anyginginyi Health Clinic and to other services in the main street.  The service also helps to people keep in touch with and visit relatives and friends living at the opposite end of town.

The service has now been in operation for 6 years and runs from 8am until 4pm  Monday to Friday.  Tickets can be bought on board ($4 and $2 for children) 

All TCT buses accept cash/ basic Cards and eftpos cards.

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At the AGM each year - our activities since we started will be presented and a new Committee of Management will be elected.