28 Turana Street, Batchelor NT 845, Australia
The house is about 98 kilometres (61 miles) south of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory.
Batchelor experiences a tropical savanna climate with a distinct wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October. Expect high humidity, thunderstorms in the wet months, and warm days with little rain in the dry months.
Within a short walk you’ll find the Batchelor Post Office (≈0.1 km), the historic Old Batchelor Hospital (≈0.2 km), the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (≈0.3 km), the town library (≈0.5 km) and Jack White Park (≈0.6 km). The police station and recreation hall are also within half a kilometre.
The primary road link is the Stuart Highway, which connects Batchelor to Darwin and the southern turn‑off for Litchfield National Park. Batchelor Airfield is about 0.8 km away, and Greyhound coach services stop at the junction of Batchelor Road and the highway.
Key employment sectors include education (the Batchelor Institute and local schools), tourism (gateway to Litchfield National Park), and horticulture. The town also hosts a small medical clinic and community services.
Batchelor has a government‑operated medical clinic staffed with GPs, nurses and an Aboriginal health worker, offering general practice and 24‑hour emergency care. For pharmacy services, the nearest pharmacy is located in the outer suburbs of Darwin.
Yes; Batchelor was the site of an early Commonwealth demonstration farm (1911‑1919), later developed into a major World War II airbase, and the surrounding region was central to the Rum Jungle uranium mining operation after 1948.
