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Past and present players of the Arnhem Crows who will be back playing in the local footy competition this season. Picture: supplied.

Two new teams to compete in this year's local footy comp

Chris McLennan

RECIPES FOR A CAUSE: Station cooks from around Australia have compiled the ultimate cook book with all proceeds going towards Dolly's Dream. Picture: Supplied.

Station cooks unite for Dolly's Dream

Roxanne Fitzgerald

A school teacher claims she had been "suckered by the government" to apply for a position in Katherine.

'Suckered by the government,' angry Katherine teacher speaks out

Chris McLennan

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at the 2018 Barunga Festival where he provided a powerful speech slamming the Federal Government for turning its back on a treaty.

Labor has a health plan for the NT, it includes a new life-saving helicopter

Roxanne Fitzgerald

REPRESENT: Tamika Fisher and Natasha Assan will be heading to Sydney to take on major teams in the Affiliated States Championship, an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League.

Katherine players selected to represent NT at championships

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Paediatric Cardiologist Dr Bo Remenyi with RHD patient Trenton. Picture: Supplied.

Labor commits millions to fight against rheumatic heart disease

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Easter long weekend, here is what's open - including church services

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Past and present players of the Arnhem Crows who will be back playing in the local footy competition this season. Picture: supplied.

Two new teams to compete in this year's local footy comp

Chris McLennan

RECIPES FOR A CAUSE: Station cooks from around Australia have compiled the ultimate cook book with all proceeds going towards Dolly's Dream. Picture: Supplied.

Station cooks unite for Dolly's Dream

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1992

REPRESENT: Tamika Fisher and Natasha Assan will be heading to Sydney to take on major teams in the Affiliated States Championship, an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League.

Katherine players selected to represent NT at championships

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Past and present players of the Arnhem Crows who will be back playing in the local footy competition this season. Picture: supplied.

Two new teams to compete in this year's local footy comp

Chris McLennan

UNFAIR DEAL: Katherine Junior Rugby League treasurer Annette Schefe spent countless hours getting the new storage shed up and running - from applying for the grant to hiring local contractors, she did it all.

Sports group charged to use their own shed

Roxanne Fitzgerald

REPRESENT: Tamika Fisher and Natasha Assan will be heading to Sydney to take on major teams in the Affiliated States Championship, an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League.

Katherine players selected to represent NT at championships

Katherine-born D'Arcy Short is on the cricketing tour to England.

Short selected for tour of England

Chris McLennan

This year the event will also act as a development opportunity for club umpires, with each team to provide some umpiring services throughout the day.

Big Rivers gears up for the start of footy with umpires carnival

Chris McLennan

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Talayah Gillett and Dontae Murphy.

Crazy hat workshop has youth bursting out of their comfort zone | Photos

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Hundreds of people took to the streets last year to march in honour of service men and women, in the Anzac parade.

Key Anzac events to go ahead in Katherine next week

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Ormiston Gorge. Picture: Henry Brydon.

Government's plan hangs on Instagram envy

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Talayah Gillett and Dontae Murphy.

Crazy hat workshop has youth bursting out of their comfort zone | Photos

Coolmob will provide fee power audits in Katherine on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22.

COOLmob comes to Katherine to help households beat bill shock

Chris McLennan

This will be the first time the Federal Court has sat in Pine Creek.

Native title ceremony in Pine Creek tomorrow

Chris McLennan

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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Scott Creek Station is back on the market.

Scott Creek Station on the market

It started at $2.75 million and is now on the market for $2.3 million.

River Lodge drops sharply in price again

Chris McLennan

SOLD: Sterling Buntine's Baldy Bay company has bought the Consolidated Pastoral Company Kynuna holding Mimong.

CPC sells Kynuna holding Mimong

REPRESENT: Tamika Fisher and Natasha Assan will be heading to Sydney to take on major teams in the Affiliated States Championship, an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League.

Katherine players selected to represent NT at championships

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Talayah Gillett and Dontae Murphy.

Crazy hat workshop has youth bursting out of their comfort zone | Photos

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Hundreds of people took to the streets last year to march in honour of service men and women, in the Anzac parade.

Key Anzac events to go ahead in Katherine next week

Roxanne Fitzgerald

REPRESENT: Tamika Fisher and Natasha Assan will be heading to Sydney to take on major teams in the Affiliated States Championship, an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League.

Katherine players selected to represent NT at championships

UNFAIR DEAL: Katherine Junior Rugby League treasurer Annette Schefe spent countless hours getting the new storage shed up and running - from applying for the grant to hiring local contractors, she did it all.

Sports group charged to use their own shed

Roxanne Fitzgerald

MAGICAL TOUR: A Midsummer Nights Dream is touring wineries and gardens across Australia as part of Essential Theatre's 17th Shakespeare in the Vines season. Picture: Supplied.

Shakespeare classic to be staged in Katherine under the stars

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

The Sunday Roast | Back to 1998

Talayah Gillett and Dontae Murphy.

Crazy hat workshop has youth bursting out of their comfort zone | Photos

Throwback Thursday | Back to 1992

Roxanne Fitzgerald

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Stephen Katte

Ormiston Gorge. Picture: Henry Brydon.

Government's plan hangs on Instagram envy

Roxanne Fitzgerald

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN: Nine-year-old Stella Cole has been looking forward to the Waterplay in the Park event for days now, and couldn't wait to arrive this morning.

Messy, wet and sensory fun features at school holiday event

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Easter, eggless or eggsellent

Michelle Haines Thomas

Picture: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Can Scott Morrison's Liberals win in May?

Ian Tulloch

Body shrinkage - the long and the short of it

John Malouff

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

Bill Shorten has promised a Labor government will do more to honour the country's war veterans.

Labor unveils $118m package for veterans

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Constable Hayden Edwards has undergone surgery after he was stabbed with a hunting knife.

Man charged over Sydney officer's stabbing

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the federal election will be held on May 18.

Economy at heart of May 18 election pitch

Bill Shorten was at Melbourne's Luna Park to pay tribute to workers who give up their weekends.

Shorten to 'stop the rot' on penalty rates

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says his climate change policies are investments for the planet.

Shorten backs climate change 'investments'

Daniel McCulloch

Mr Shorten and Mr Morrison have agreed to a ceasefire in the campaign for Easter Sunday.

Health again focus as campaign resumes

Colin Brinsden

A man has faced court over his five hour protest on a Queensland coal train.

Coal train activist's sanity questioned

Aaron Bunch

Labor leader Bill Shorten wants to know if recent Murray River water purchases were above board.

We're transparent on water purchases: PM

Colin Brinsden

Ayr's Jayden Ritchie competed in last year's hand held cane cutting contest.

Sweet days, hot nights

Jessica Johnston

Installation of paddock monitoring equipment, which will give farmers a better idea
of whats going on in their patch.

Water quality data for Wet Tropics

Jessica Johnston

Fiona and Fraser Anning on the banks of the Balonne River in Queensland. Picture supplied.

Candidates lining up: Anning

Sally Cripps

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

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BEAUTIFUL TRADITION: Colourful Paschal eggs, often made using beeswax and natural dyes, are part of Lithuanian Easter traditions. Picture: Shutterstock

Easter around the world

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs