Make Your Move - Live in the Top End

Image courtesy of Paul Arnold Photography

Katherine Region

• Situated on the Katherine River320 km southeast of Darwin.

• Fourth largest town in theTerritory

• Population approximately 10,000

• RAAF Base Tindal located 17 kmsoutheast of Katherine

Where is Katherine?

Katherine ClimateThe weather in Katherine

• The DryThe Dry Season has low humidity and cool nights, often dropping as low as 10C in June/July. Beautiful sunny days are perfect for outdoor adventures.

• The WetThe Wet Season from October to March brings high humidity, monsoonal rains and spectacular storms.

Spectacular skies in Katherine - images courtesy of Paul Arnold Photography

Skills required in the Katherine Region are:

• Therapists• Banking• Agriculture• Advertising• Public Relations• Sales• Engineering• Corporate Services• Welfare• Early Childhood Teachers

Spouse / Partner Job Opportunities

• Recreation and Community Arts Workers• Nurserypersons• Policy and Planning• Social Workers• Chefs• Journalists• Training and Development• ICT Support• Registered Nurses• Public Relations

Katherine Community Services

• Central shopping centre

• 60 bed hospital

• Cinema

• Restaurants and cafes

• Various sporting clubs

• Olympic size swimming pool

Katherine is thriving township with chain stores you will be familiar with such as

Woolworths, Target, Rockmans and Coffee Club.

Defence Housing - Katherine

• 193 residences at Tindal

• 50 New houses

• 80 residences in Katherine

• Safe for children to ride bikes safely

• Support networks within the communityto make newcomers welcome

Concerts and Events in KatherineField of light Uluru March to December

• A taste of Kakadu• Katherine Museum Auction Dinner• Junk Percussion Workshop• Katherine Club Big Horse Creek Barra Classic• Daly River Sports Festival• Big Rivers BMX• Territory Day Fireworks• A Walk in the Park- various locations• Teddy Bears Picnic• Katherine Careflight Ball• Melbourne Comedy Festival• The Stuart Highway Stand-up tour• NWY Opening Ceremony- Pool Party• Walking with the Spirits -Katherine and surrounds• And so much more…..

Katherine Sports – for all ages

• AFL

• Athletics

• Basketball

• Cricket

• Netball

• Boxing/ Martial Arts

• Tennis

• Soccer

• Swimming

• Sport Shooting

• Rugby Union

• Rugby League

• Softball / Baseball

• Plus others on and off base

• Katherine Fishing Club

• 18 hole Golf Club

• Helicopter charters – fishing

Australia’s Northern Territory

Images, Courtesy of Paul Arnold Photography