TerrEstrial Centre

The TerrEstrial Centre in Georgetown, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, is a visitor centre and mineral museum housing the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection, one of Australia's most significant mineral collections. Located on Low Street in the town centre, it displays more than 4,500 mineral and gemstone specimens from the Etheridge region and worldwide, with interpretive exhibits on local geology, gold mining history and agate fossicking. It serves as the region's visitor information centre.

Visitors can expect a combined visitor information centre and museum in central Georgetown. Inside, the main attraction is the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection displayed in illuminated cabinets with agates, crystals, fossils and gemstones from the Etheridge Goldfields and around the world, plus interpretive panels on regional geology and mining history. The centre also provides tourist information, maps, fossicking guidance for Agate Creek, a gift shop and seating areas. The building is air-conditioned and set on flat ground in the town centre.

Houses the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection, assembled over more than 60 years by Georgetown resident Ted Elliott and donated to the Etheridge Shire community. The collection documents the mineral wealth of the Etheridge Goldfields, a major 19th-century gold mining district, and preserves specimens from historic mines and fossicking areas including Agate Creek.

Represents the mining and fossicking heritage of the Etheridge Shire and Gulf Savannah region. The centre highlights the cultural importance of agate fossicking at Agate Creek and educates visitors on the geological significance of North Queensland's mineral province.