The locality is about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens.

[1] It is a small Australian town in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston.

It was named after a young Aboriginal girl sent to live with the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.

[8] The Scamander River forms part of the northern and most of the north-eastern boundaries.

[9] Route B43 (Mathinna Road) enters from the south and runs north-west and west to the village.