Barkly Regional Council says Tennant Creek pool reopen but library shut

Council staff are sifting through broken glass in one community building, as one community service shuts, while another reopens. Find out more.

Tennant Creek Library is shut after a series of windows were smashed on Sunday night, a day after a vandalism shut the town's pool. Picture: Supplied

January 6: With one community service set to reopen in Tennant Creek, another is now shut “until further notice” as staff pick through broken glass ahead of its reopening.

On Monday, the Tennant Creek pool reopened, however, the town’s library shut after several windows were smashed.

The Barkly Regional Council again took to Facebook to share the news, with a post stating the library was closed “until further notice” but hoping to reopen “ASAP”.

Tennant Creek Library is shut after a series of windows were smashed on Sunday night, a day after a vandalism shut the town's pool. Picture: Supplied

This masthead understands the windows were broken sometime during Sunday night.

Barkly Regional Council chief executive Chris Kelly said library staff were going through books on Monday to make sure they were free of glass.

He said the library was planning to reopen Tuesday, with tradesmen on site Monday morning covering the broken windows.

Boarded up windows at Tennant Creek Library. Picture: Supplied

Tennant Creek’s pool was shut on Sunday – as the town sweltered through a 40C day – due to damage on one of the water holding tanks.

On Monday, Barkly Regional Council confirmed the pool is reopen.

Northern Territory Police have been contacted for comment.

Put the trunk away: Vandalism stop swimming plans in Tennant Creek

January 5: “Sad” vandalism has put a stop to swimming in Tennant Creek ahead of a hot, 40C week for the town.

Struck by overnight vandals, the Tennant Creek Town Pool was closed on Sunday due to damage to water holding tanks that supply both the town pool and Purkiss Reserve.

Sharing the news on Facebook, the Barkly Regional Council said repair works would soon be underway to fix the “disappointing” incident.

“We understand how disappointing this is, especially during the warmer weather, and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused,” the post said.

Tennant Creek Town Pool has been forced to close after vandals damaged water supply tanks. Picture: Barkly Regional Council/Facebook

“Our team is working urgently to assess the situation and make necessary repairs to restore services as quickly as possible.”

Disgruntled community members shared their frustration for the snap closure of the pool, with one commenter saying it was extremely sad for the Tennant Creek community “just when it starts to get hot”.

“That’s terrible, why would someone ruin it for everybody else … that’s so sad,” one person said.

“What stupidity … kids need this pool to stay fit and out of trouble. What a waste,” another commenter said.

The Tennant Creek Town Pool has been used recently for the youth centre’s school holiday program, holding barbecues, music and dance nights, and water play activities throughout the summer holidays.