Thanks for your interest in Katherine Open Day.
2024 Katherine Open Day was a great success, and we're now planning for 2025.
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Until then, why not explore your study options at our Katherine campus or online?
What to expect
Join us at CDU’s Katherine Rural Campus to explore the facilities and study, training and research opportunities delivered locally or online at CDU and get a glimpse of your life as a student.
The Katherine Rural Campus spans more than 4,400 hectares, including purpose-built training facilities for building local skills and business capability and working cattle and farm operations.
- Chat to lecturers and staff to find out more about our courses
- Take part in free activities and workshops
- Watch demonstrations and talk to industry partners
- Jump on a bus for a farm and workshop tour
- Join a student-led kitchen and accommodation tour
- Enjoy live performances and entertainment
- Grab a bite to eat.
Plan your day and register your interest to take part in the free activities, workshops and demonstrations.
View the 2024 Open Day program (PDF, 1.34 MB)
2024 program
Displays and demonstrations
Register your interest to take part in the free activities, workshops and demonstrations or visit anytime to meet staff and current students.
| Time | Session | Information | |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | Espresso making demonstration | Join us for a masterclass at the espresso station and learn about barista made coffee. | Register |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | Master your cupcake - Cupcake decorating demonstration | Level up your cupcake decorating skills. Take part in a cupcake decorating masterclass. | Register |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | Ear tagging - Learn how to apply an identification ear tag | Learn how to apply an identification ear tag and learn about biosecurity, animal health and welfare. | Register |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | Snake wrangling 101 | Snake wrangling 101. Meet our snake specialist and his scaly friends. | |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | The Stock Yard - Meet our campus horses | Meet the resident Katherine Rural campus horses. | |
| Hourly from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm | The Stock Yard - Meet our resident Brahman | Visit the Stock Yard and talk to lecturers and past students about their experiences exhibiting at Katherine and Darwin Shows and meet our award winning Brahman cattle. |
Information stalls
Visit our exhibitors to find out more about studying at CDU, services, opportunities and much more.
Our current stall holders are:
- CDU Welcome Hub
- Better Health Futures
- Territory Families
- CDU Library, Language and Learning Support
- Counselling and Access & Inclusion
- First Nations Leadership
- Activate Katherine
- Headspace Katherine
- Inspired NT
- Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
- Research Institute of Northern Agriculture
- ISACNT.
Tours
Tour around our Katherine Rural campus.
| Times | Tour | Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30 am 10.30 am 11.30 am | Workshop and farm tour | Jump on a bus to tour the campus operational farm and workshop and chat to our friendly Agriculture and Rural Operations team. Leaving from the bus stop. | Register |
| 10.00 am 11.00 am 12.00 pm | Kitchen and accommodation tour | Join a tour of the campus including the teaching kitchen and on-site student accommodation. Leaving from the Welcome Hub. |
Food and entertainment
Our day will include:
- Live entertainment
- Various food options
- Katherine Community Markets
- Jumping castle
- Photo booth
- Face painting
- Petting zoo.
Getting there
Lot 5626 (16km North of Katherine)
Stuart Highway
Katherine NT 0850
Free car parking is available on campus.