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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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VIDEO: Youngster's burnout goes viral
JUNEE: Video of seven-year-old doing burnout in father's ute gains widespread attention and criticism.
BEFORE AND AFTER: Tornado destruction revealed
OKLAHOMA: Satellite images reveal the full extent of damage from devastating tornado.
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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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An inspiration to the end
One of Australia's most loved figures, Hazel Hawke, has died at the age of 83. Her daughter Sue Pieters-Hawke announced ...
Industry to seek ban on spruiking of odds in games
The online betting industry has caved in to public pressure and will push for a ban on the promotion of ...
The worst candidate for government help
Ford was always going to fold. Management expert Professor Roy Green served on the Prime Minister's manufacturing taskforce and her ...
Era of the Aussie car over
Australia's loss-making car industry is under threat and risks closure following Ford's move to end nearly 100 years of local ...
In short, a Man Booker winner
An author who pens stories the length of a sentence won this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Older than Vegemite: DJs birthday spread marks 175 years
Harking back to the pomp and ceremony of David Jones' heyday, when crystal sparkled and furs flounced, Sydney's ...
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Zelie's inspirational life
Zelie Bullen, an animal trainer, stunt woman, mum and wife and now authors chats to Donna Kelly.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
House plans go awry
Faltering new reality renovation show House Rules feels overtly familiar.
Pain? Not one Iota as singer spills offstage
Sometimes event the best laid plans can go awry, as avante garde cabarat star Iota discovered last night at The ...
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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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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
French nickers cause a stink down under
Badly behaved French backpackers in Australia, who have been accused of shoplifting, getting drunk and showing disrespect for ...
Pumpkins Ahoy!
It’s mid-morning and an icy wind howls through the near-deserted streets of Collector.
Airline offers free air miles for doctors on board
Turkish Airlines has become the latest carrier to reward doctors with free air miles if they identify themselves ...
Qantas aims to close fuel surcharge loophole
Savvy frequent flyers are avoiding as much as $610 in fuel surcharges on Qantas international flights by exploiting ...