Tennant Creek, NT - Boil Water Alert

07 May 2009 Water bug outbreak hits Tennant Creek Residents of the outback town of Tennant Creek are being urged to turn off the taps and buy bottled water. A water boil alert has been issued for the approximately 3,000 people who live in the Northern Territory town, about 1,000km south Darwin, after E.coli bacteria was detected in the community's water supply. The NT Department of Health and Families (DHF) has urged locals to take precautionary measures.  Read More