They have many accessible dripstone and ice caves. It is home to Dripstone Middle School. The suburb it is bounded by Trower Road, Ellengowen Drive and Dripstone Road . The lintel is decorated with a frieze and a Corinthian dripstone. The chamber is occupied by dripstone ponds and gravel yards. Above the window the dripstone terminates in a small carved head at each side. More than half the show caves are dripstone caves. Dripstone Cave opened up over 100 years ago. Access to the car parks is from Trower Road, Dripstone Road and Bradshaw Terrace. Hawke attended Dripstone Middle School in Tiwi, Northern Territory. Risdale and Skene had met in 1984 when they attended Dripstone High School together. The Obir massif in the west contains a large dripstone cave system. Dripstone was created when lava splashed on the inside walls of the tubes.