15 Riverbank Drive, Katherine South NT 850, Australia
Katherine has a dry tropical savanna climate with a hot wet season (30‑37 °C) and a cooler dry season where night temperatures can fall to around 7 °C. The dry season (June‑August) offers low humidity and is the most popular time for visitors.
Katherine sits on the banks of the Katherine River and has experienced several major floods, including the severe events in 1998 and 2006. While the town’s low elevation makes flooding a risk, recent floods have not caused structural damage to homes.
Rundle Park is about 0.4 km away and Ryan Park is roughly 0.9 km from Riverbank Drive. The nearby Katherine Low Level Nature Park (≈2‑3 km) also offers walking tracks and natural scenery.
RAAF Base Tindal is located about 17 km southeast of Katherine, placing the house roughly that distance from the base.
The property is close to the Savannah Way (≈1 km) and the Stuart Highway, providing road links to Darwin and Adelaide. The Ghan railway passes through Katherine and Katherine Airport, situated about 15 km south, offers regional flights.
Katherine Hot Springs on Riverbank Drive offers swimming, picnic tables and bike hire during the dry season. The Katherine River provides popular fishing for barramundi and other species, and Nitmiluk National Park with its gorges is a short drive away.
Historic sites such as Springvale Homestead (built 1879) and the Old Katherine Railway Station are within the town. The Gallon Licence Store, a heritage building from 1891, is also located nearby.
