Each year Katherine Town Council publishes an annual report that details what what has been happening in the community for the year.

Information on your rates, subdivisions and other land information is available here.

Council policies are available to the public by selecting the appropriate policy listed below.

Freedom of Information / Privacy

What is the Information Act (NT) 2002?

The Information Act (NT) 2002 gives people the right to access information from Northern Territory Government agencies, including councils, subject to a number of exemptions to protect public and private interests.

This does not include information that is already available under an existing "access arrangement”, such as council minutes, which are available without applying under Information Act (NT) 2002.

Council has a number of general information brochures available to download here.

The following are prescribed by legislation as reviewable matters.

“227 Reviewable decisions

(1) A reviewable decision is a decision or order made by a council, or an officer of a council, that is designated as reviewable:

(a) by this Act (or a by-law under this Act); or

(b) by resolution of the council.

(2) A list setting out each category of reviewable decisions must be accessible on a council’s website.

Note

The following are designated by this Act as reviewable:

(a) a decision by the council or a council committee to reject an application for correction of an entry in the assessment record (Section 154(6))

(b) a regulatory order (Section 196);

(c) a decision to refuse to suppress a person’s name or address (or both) from publicly available material (Section 201(5)).”

Please note Council has not resolved to make any decisions reviewable.

In the 2008/9 Municipal Plan Council introduced a Community Grants Scheme. Council has continued with the scheme with grant funding available as follows:

• $16,000 for Community Groups up to a maximum of $2,000 per grant
• $10,000 for major events up to a maximum of $5,000 per grant

Katherine Town Council has received 18 nominations in the two categories. Congratulations to those receiving grants, winning applicants & events are as follows:

GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS UP TO $2,000

• NT Blue Light Association Inc, Cinema Night $660
• The Salvation Army, Soup Kitchen $2,000
• Territory Craft, Youth Workshops $2,000
• St Paul's Anglican Church, Tile the floors of the old church & meeting room $2,000
• Somerville Community Services, Family Fishing competition for 2010 Festival, $1,000
• Binjari Health Service, purchase equipment for camps, $1,000
• Katherine Filipino Association, upgrade to electrical system, $2,000

GRANTS FOR MAYOR EVENTS

• Katherine Motor Sports Club, Come and Try Motor Racing Day, $5,000
• Katherine Country Music Muster Association, Music Muster, $5,000
• Katherine & District Show Society, children's entertainment for Show, $2,000
• Katherine Filipino Association, Barrio Feista, $2,000

The application process requires the submission of a grant using the below Application Form and Guidelines. Grants must be submitted by the closing date to be considered as late applications will not be accepted. Grants will be available for events/projects starting from the 1st October 2009.

2009 Key Dates (2010 Key Dates to be advised)

Grant Opens: 20 July 2009

Closing Date: 31 August 2009

Funds Available: 1 October 2009