The Katherine Club will host its annual Australia Day barbecue, kicking off at 7.30am with a watermelon eating contest, music, face painting and fire and emergency vehicles on display. 

The Katherine Motor Vehicle Enthusiast Club will run its first ever Australia Day Ute Run which will finish with a game of cricket at the Low Level Reserve. 

Cars will assemble for breakfast at the Katherine Club at 7 before hitting the road at 9.30.

The Katherine Country Club will also be hosting celebrations including eating competitions, toad racing, music, meat tray raffles and a waterslide. 

Katherine Town Council’s award ceremony will be held at GYRACC to announce Katherine’s Young Citizen of the Year, Citizen of the Year and the Community Event of the Year.

Australia Day Ambassador Dylan Lewis will act as the master of ceremonies and the keynote speech will be given by former Katherine MLA Mike Reed. 

Mr Lewis was named Katherine Citizen of the Year in 2017 for his dedication to mental health in Katherine.

The event will run from 9am with a RAAF flyover at about 11.30am. 

Award presentations, games and a barbecue is on the cards for Pine Creek. 

The small town will begin celebrations from noon at the Multi Resource Centre.