Active transport boost for Katherine

Residents of Katherine will have more opportunities to walk or cycle through their community thanks to funding from the Albanese Government.  

The Katherine Town Council will receive $756,000 under the government’s Active Transport Fund to build the Zimin Drive Shared Pathway.

The project will see the construction of a 2.4-metre wide, 5.7 kilometre-long, shared bicycle and pedestrian sealed pathway along Zimin Drive. 

This will provide a safer, healthier travel option between the Stuart and Victoria Highways, looping around Katherine South. 

The Albanese Government is making our cities and regions even better places to live, building social infrastructure, connecting place and designing healthier, more liveable towns. 

Our new Active Transport Fund is one part of this, providing safe and accessible transport options that are good for the planet and good for ourselves.  

The Active Transport Fund supports the government’s commitment to invest in infrastructure planning, design and construction that improves safety outcomes for vulnerable road users under the National Road and Safety Strategy 2021-2030.

For more information visit Active Transport Fund | Infrastructure Investment Program.  

Quotes attributable to Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King:

“The Albanese Government is investing in active transport infrastructure, to make it safer and easier to walk, cycle or push a pram to work, school or anywhere else. 

“We’re ensuring more opportunities for the people of Katherine to be more active and connected by providing better ways for them to walk and cycle across town.”

Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour:

“Students, pedestrians and cyclists will now have a far safer way to travel in Katherine.

“We are making the community of Katherine healthier and more liveable by improving active travel connections to create opportunities for moving around town using physical activity