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Campers lucky to survive crash, fire
AN INTERSTATE couple is lucky to be alive after the car they were travelling in was involved in ...
Cash for Cans to be paid until August
THE NORTHERN Territory Government will continue to fund the Container Deposit Scheme for a further 12 weeks.
New sandalwood trees planted at Taylors Park
IN A $30 million investment, the first of more than 300,000 Indian sandalwood trees were planted at Taylors ...
Katherine-born actress to star on big screen at prestigious Cannes Film Festival
A KATHERINE-born actor is starring in a feature film which is making its debut on the big screen ...
Council backflips on disabled toilet access
STEP OUT clients will again have access to the disabled toilets at the Katherine showgrounds and sports fields.
VOTING: Best Dressed
Once again the Katherine Times is looking for the best dressed lady among the crowd of fans of ...
Author makes debut with cheeky book
KATHERINE writer Johanna Bell is making her debut as book author this week, when her first book Too ...
Bali: Island of Gods on the Territory's doorstep
After Air Asia announced it will be resuming flights from Darwin to Bali it is now even easier ...
Barunga Festival to celebrate culture
IN 1988 at the Barunga Festival, the then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, was presented with two paintings and ...
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MEGA GALLERY: The week in pictures
Take a photo tour across the Fairfax regional network to see the week in photos.
Weekend trivia: Mega quiz
It's the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and spend time with family and friends. But first, try ...
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Our Kirsten does town proud
Katherine bodybuilder Kirsten Engels has won two competitions in two weeks, and will step up in a fortnight ...
Big Horse Creek Barra Classic a hit
ALMOST 180 fishermen, women and children spent the May Day long weekend at Timber Creek to participate in ...
Large crowd of bowlers take to the greens
Great turn out for Tuesday night with 16 bowlers taking to the green all eager for the chance to win ...
Rodeo season kicks off
Hundreds of spectators and competitors gathered in Daly Waters on the weekend for the first Katherine region rodeo ...
Local footy season kicks off
ROUND 1 of the BRFL started with a close game between Jilkminggan and Eastside.
Katherine Umpires Association to turn pink for breast cancer support
KUA will be seeing pink on the Mother’s Day weekend (10-12 May) as our umpires officiate in the fifth annual ...
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Charities left at the altar after Edelsten wedding
It was billed as the ultimate wedding with a conscience.
Olivia Newton-John loses older sister Rona
Rona Newton-John, the older sister of Olivia Newton-John, has died in the US.The 70-year-old British-born and Melbourne-raised model and actress ...
Nature's gift is not yet history
Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.
Battle not over for women returning home
PTSD hits female soldiers just as hard as it hits men, but attention given to Australia's returned servicewomen is scant ...
Union fails to meet expectations
It was the wedding of the year and the star-studded guest list proved it.
$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'
Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.
Women
Zelie's inspirational life
Zelie Bullen, an animal trainer, stunt woman, mum and wife and now authors chats to Donna Kelly.
Betty dedicates 60 years to hockey
South Australian woman Betty Cousins honoured for her 60 years service to hockey.
Carving a new career in hospitality
Writer Donna Kelly chats with scholar Jackie Airey, from Victoria, who took on a unique tree change.
Bianca’s an inspiration
Cyclist and Cerebal Palsy sufferer Bianca Woolford is doing herself and her family proud.
Lorna shocked by her garden award
Surprise award for keen gardener, Lorna Reynoldson from New South Wales.
Art exhibition is all in the family
Distance is no barrier for Alex Hibble's family who will join from parts of Australia to present an ...
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Community Hero - David Reed
David Reed, also known as ‘Reedy’ is a well known Katherine identity mainly as the ‘go to guy’ ...
365 Days without junk food - Week 4
It’s such a good feeling to know I have successfully not touched any junk food for almost a month.
Community Hero - Kate Bishop
WITH AN enthusiasm to help children and families prosper, Kate Bishop laid the foundations, and has developed 'Good ...
Connect to Country - with Ranger Clare
MANY of us like to take advantage of the pleasant weather and newly opened roads in the early ...
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Looking the part
Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard ...
Designs on a masterpiece
No stone was left unturned by Baz Luhrmann's inspired crew when creating The Great Gatsby's epic parties.
Instant opinions the preferred Cannes currency
Three-hour screenings, scoffing pizza in the rain, dodging publicists and ambush marketers - the French Riviera film festival isn't all ...
Life & Style
Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
Daily horoscopes: Friday, May 24
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Friday May 24, 2013.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
Time to drop the body labels?
Opinion: Why we should stop calling models larger than sample size 'curvy', 'voluptuous' and worst of all... 'real ...
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Our View
Katherine steps up and broadens opportunities with first class space for art, performance and accommodation.
Back when it was called a thunderbox
Writer Donna Kelly can't remember nightmen but she sure knows a lot about dunnies - even that they ...
Live life to the fullest
Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.
Uni reform to hurt students
Four in five university students must work to support their studies, juggling an average of 16 hours of ...
The waiting game
Donna Kelly, like most people, wishes doctors had more time in the day to treat their patients.
Travel
Fashion to a tea
Sheriden Rhodes discovers a new level of fashion consumption at London's Berkeley Hotel.
Making a sea change
On World Cancer Day, Holland America Line announced its On Deck for a Cause campaign, a fund-raiser for ...
Tripologist: Overcome your fear of flying
Aerophobia is a serious condition, but there are strategies to help you control it.
When your cover is a disconnect
Beware the tight flight connection - it could end up costing you.