The Latest Breaking News from Katherine

NT pool fencing regulations in the spotlight as coroner examines drowning of Katherine toddler

The two-year-old was found lifeless in a backyard pool during a party in April 2022.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Williamtown PFAS class action paves the way for latest settlement

Monday's settlement follows a $212.5 million settlement reached in 2020 with residents of Williamtown, Katherine and Oakey.

Newcastle Herald · May 15, 2023

Mail plane travels 1,000km to deliver to remote communities, cattle stations across NT outback

Jordan Griffin's job takes him to some of the most remote parts of the country, delivering mail to Aboriginal communities and outback cattle stations.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Fay Miller, former NT politician and Katherine council mayor, dies aged 75

The outspoken community leader, who led her town through a PFAS groundwater contamination crisis and accused a federal minister of misogyny while in office, died a week shy of her 76th birthday.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2023

Katherine youth crime petition to be tabled in NT parliament, as justice reinvestment continues

A petition calling for tougher action on youth crime in Katherine is due to be tabled in the NT parliament this week as residents report an escalation in theft and property damage.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

ATSB releases preliminary report in investigation into fatal NT Christmas Eve plane crash

A light plane crash that claimed the life of a young pilot and his single passenger on Christmas Eve last year happened amid severe thunderstorms and lightning strikes, early investigations have revealed.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

NT Police investigate road fatality on the Victoria Highway involving a truck and trailer

A man has died following a fatal road incident involving a truck and trailer on the Victoria Highway about 200km south-west of Katherine.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023