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Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

Alderman Toni Tapp Coutts.

Katherine is doing quite nicely thank you

Toni Tapp-Coutts

Safety houses shut their doors

Chris McLennan

There is an unfortunate side effect to being a warty little wonder these days!

Not easy being brown and warty

Ranger Clare Pearce

LONG FIGHT: The CEO of Kalano Aboriginal Community Association, Graham Castine said the repairs to McKeddie Road are overdue.

Long fight for Kalano road fix could end next year

Roxanne Fitzgerald

The new fire station is adjacent to Katherine's newly built ambulance station. Picture: DIPL.

Katherine fire station is quickly taking shape

Roxanne Fitzgerald

NT Police regularly seize big hauls of alcohol as people try to make big profits by selling it at vastly inflated prices in remote communities. Pictures: NT Police.

Huge NT alcohol busts go down the drain

Chris McLennan

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

Alderman Toni Tapp Coutts.

Katherine is doing quite nicely thank you

Toni Tapp-Coutts

Throwback Thursday | Back to 2008

TOUGH SLOG: After seven successive trips to Darwin, the Katherine's region's best young AFL players will play at home.

Home game treat for Big River Hawks

Chris McLennan

Jay Wuttke, Charli Simmonds, Erin Dahl and Charli McWhirter before the closing ceremony. Picture: Glenn Hayles.

Touch players return from Australian Schools Championships in Tasmania

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Katherine's golfing season is showing no signs of slowing down, with two competitions each week.

Golfers tee up for weekly competitions

Roxanne Fitzgerald

TOUGH SLOG: After seven successive trips to Darwin, the Katherine's region's best young AFL players will play at home.

Home game treat for Big River Hawks

INSTRUCTOR: David Flood teaches Katherine's young and old self-defence and Muay Thai.

Mauy Thai expert to teach Indian girls self-defence

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Winner: Cross Counter. Screen grab: Channel 7

Cross Counter wins 2018 Melbourne Cup

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TOUGH SLOG: After seven successive trips to Darwin, the Katherine's region's best young AFL players will play at home.

Home game treat for Big River Hawks

Chris McLennan

Proud Sofala locals (from left) Wayne Crow, Jodi Campbell, Sasha Wafer, front David Taylor. Photo: Sasha Cody

Tiny country cafe the Painted Horse strikes Good Food Guide gold

Gemima Cody

TEACHING: Equalitea's new supervisor Millie Keating recently moved to Katherine from Perth and is excited to pass on her coffee making skills.

New cafe to upskill people with disabilities

Roxanne Fitzgerald

TOUGH SLOG: After seven successive trips to Darwin, the Katherine's region's best young AFL players will play at home.

Home game treat for Big River Hawks

Members of the Katherine Christian Outreach Centre prepare to serve breakfast to Katherine for a whole week. Picture: supplied.

Free barbecue brekkie to serve ‘others’

Chris McLennan

BOOK LAUNCH: Together authors Peter and Sheila Forrest with Katherine CWA president Heather Dingle (middle).

New book documents history of NT women

Roxanne Fitzgerald

A Cat 950 GC loader ready for work at Flamsteed Equipment's Toowoomba headquarters. The company says the machine is ideal for the bush.

This Cat loader is ideal for the bush

Can’t come to preschool? No problems, we’ll bring it to you

Tom Sebo

Is Air to Water technology the answer to drought?

A Cat 950 GC loader ready for work at Flamsteed Equipment's Toowoomba headquarters. The company says the machine is ideal for the bush.

This Cat loader is ideal for the bush

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

What's your plan: Having a Bushfire Survival Plan will help you avoid making last minute decisions that could be deadly.

Ensure you have a fire plan

Allies Creek has been sold. A whole town for $550,000.

Couple buys whole town for $550,000

John Ellicott

The Katherine River Lodge, walk in walk out price of $2,750,000.

Katherine River Lodge for sale at just under $3m

Chris McLennan

First impressions: Using quality photos in real estate listings can make all the difference.

Are professional photos worth it?

Ruth Lewis

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

There is an unfortunate side effect to being a warty little wonder these days!

Not easy being brown and warty

Ranger Clare Pearce

NEW FACE: Equalitea cafe has welcomed a new staff member. Bernie Fernandez will be supporting Harmond Yates every step of the way.

Equalitea welcomes supported trainee to his first shift

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

BOOKED OUT: Taggerty Kennels' owner Luke Drennan has not had a Christmas holiday away from his much-loved temporary pets for over eight years due to the annual explosion in Katherine residents needing to find accommodation for their pets.

Dog kennels booked out since June

Roxanne Fitzgerald

COMBAT BULLYING: Kate and Tick Everett, the organisers of anti-bullying campaign “Dolly's Dream" have partnered with the Alannah and Madeline Foundation to deliver Parenting in the Digital World as well as 11 student workshops and two teacher workshops.

Parenting in the Digital World, free workshop tomorrow

Roxanne Fitzgerald

Throwback Thursday | Back to 2008

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

GREET THE DAY: Driving into a colourful sunrise on the Stuart Highway on the way to Katherine.

Photos of the week

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

Sunday Roast | Back to 2008

Roxanne Fitzgerald

35 photos from the Coffs Coast World Rally showdown

Alderman Toni Tapp Coutts.

Katherine is doing quite nicely thank you

Toni Tapp-Coutts

There is an unfortunate side effect to being a warty little wonder these days!

Not easy being brown and warty

Ranger Clare Pearce

More cameras, more police - but the problem remains.

Streams of blood make for shocking viewing

Chris McLennan

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

The rufous hare-wallaby is on a list of mammals most at risk from being wiped out by feral cats.

Furry mammals most at risk of foxes, cats

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A study has found that heat is not good for the sex lives of pigs, which could affect food supplies.

Some like it hot but not hogs: study

Gold Coast beach baby died in NSW: police

Prince Andrew in Melbourne for pitch event

Silent Jarryd Hayne reports to police

Luke Costin

Army broke own rules in soldier's death

Greg Roberts

People must be able to trust living standards will get better over time, RBA's Philip Lowe says.

Trust key to Australian economy: RBA boss

Marnie Banger

Deadly terror plot busted in Melbourne

Melissa Iaria, Kaitlyn Offer, Christine McGinn and Caroline Schelle

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

“If aggressive prostate cancer is picked up early, the prognosis is usually excellent with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy or both, with a 15-year survival rate in over 80 to 90 percent of men for some tumours,” Nathan said.

Get in the Mo about prostate cancer

Healthshare

DOGGONE CUTE HOUSEMATE: House sitters don't just look after your canine companions, they can also care for cats, birds, fish, rabbits, even reptiles, while you're away on holidays.

House sitting with benefits

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game.

From school principal to cult video game star?

Jody Lindbeck