Katherine Outback Experience

Katherine Outback Experience Katherine Outback Experience comprises authentic horse-starting and working dog demonstrations Over the summer months we tour.
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Tom Curtain's Katherine Outback Experience show combines authentic horse-starting and working dog demonstrations, live music, horse riding trickery and humorous bush tales. We provide a unique window into life on the land, showcasing and celebrating the Australian Outback. We are based in Katherine, Northern Territory from April to the end of October. For show times and bookings, head to http://ww

w.katherineoutbackexperience.com.au/bookings/

Tom Curtain began his horse training and music career in the Northern Territory in 2001, working first in the stock camp at Heytesbury Beef’s Mt Sanford Station. Here he worked with the station's horse breaker and musician Martin Oakes, who recognised Tom’s passion for all things musical and encouraged him to pick up a guitar and start writing songs about his experience in the Territory. This humble beginning led to the release of the award winning album ‘Smack Bang!’, the title song which stayed at the top of the Australian Country Music Charts for several weeks. During this time Tom decided to go out on his own, doing contract horse breaking throughout the Territory in order to continue his love of working with horses and the pastoral industry while still being able to continue his song writing and singing. In 2005 Tom moved to Kingaroy, Queensland to further his music career and establish a horse training business on his property. After touring extensively throughout Australia with Sara Storer, the Sunny Cowgirls and other leading Australian Country Music Artists and releasing his second album ‘Heatwave’, Tom decided to focus on building his horse training business with his young family. It was only a matter of time before the Northern Territory lured him back to Katherine, where he continues to train horses with Riverboyne Horse Breaking and Training. Being a tourist mecca during the dry season, Katherine provided the perfect platform to showcase station life by sharing Tom's extensive knowledge of the pastoral industry and training horses and dogs with his love for performing live music. Since its launch in July 2013, Katherine Outback Experience has grown from strength to strength and is now one of the highest rated experiences in the Top End - described by guests as a must do! If this wasn't enough, Tom's latest album 'Territory Time' debuted at No. 1 on the Australian iTunes Country Music Chart. The single Never Never Land', a duet with Luke O'shea, went on to win two Golden Guitars at the 2018 Tamworth Country Music Awards, before Tom took our 2018 Australian Independent Country Music Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album and Single of the Year. Kathrine Outback Experience also won Tourism NT's 2018 Best Tourist Attraction and Best Visitor Experience Awards before being awarded bronze at the National Tourism Awards.

Crossing the Nullarbor with these 2 ratbags! Harry and Lottie have actually really enjoyed the travelling. We’ve found t...
14/12/2024

Crossing the Nullarbor with these 2 ratbags! Harry and Lottie have actually really enjoyed the travelling. We’ve found the more we talk and discuss the different topics travelling through the regions the more they respond and become extremely interested in the subject matter. Harry is very mechanically minded and is always looking for tractors, harvesters or road work machines and Lottie is more into the animals and music. She calls out all the different types of cattle and sheep as we pass them and if she doesn’t know them, she makes up a name for them!😂 She wanted to ride the whale like her horse pumpkin, as we pulled up for five.

11/12/2024

We stayed at Mundrabilla Station on the Nullarbor Plain and caught up with Ben Campbell, with an interesting story on a million acres!
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09/12/2024

We caught up with Phil McEvoy, in Streaky Bay, the father of Kerrin McEvoy, the Champion international Jockey. Kerrin has won numerous Group 1 races, 3 Melbourne Cups and 3 Tab Everests, which is the richest race in the world on turf. Thanks so much for the yarn and for having us out here in your amazing community, it was an awesome insight into your world. kerrinmcevoy streakybayracingclub streakybay.visitorcentre streakybaytourism

We were coming through Marrabel SA the other day and were waved down by Bill Rowett as he knew we were out of hay and wa...
06/12/2024

We were coming through Marrabel SA the other day and were waved down by Bill Rowett as he knew we were out of hay and wanted to stock us up with hay for the horses. We went back to his farm and met his son Nathan and mate Rob. We loaded on 30 bales of lucerne and went to pay, but they wouldn’t let us and said it was their way of saying thanks for travelling to remote communities around the country. Bill had just finished telling me it was their worst drought in his lifetime and he still wouldn’t take the money. We ended up telling them that we will repay them in other ways down the track but thanked them profusely. So a massive thanks to Rowett Farms from Marrabel and the story about the bucking horse “Curio” and Marrabel rodeo, it was a very humbling experience!

17/11/2024

Such an honour to open the Mane Event at EQUITANA Australia 2024. We had an absolute ball not only performing, but also meeting so many great people! We have been blown away by the kind words of support, it means a lot.

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16/11/2024

Check out the new range and the trusted horse feed we use travelling around the country! Pryde's EasiFeed

14/11/2024

We caught up with Nat and Shirvo this morning with a few goats, dogs and horses in Melbourne at EQUITANA Australia Thanks so much for the chat guys!

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Big thanks The NT News for the front page of today’s newspaper about our very own Tom Curtain and how Katherine Outback ...
11/11/2024

Big thanks The NT News for the front page of today’s newspaper about our very own Tom Curtain and how Katherine Outback Experience came to be!

Tourism NT Tourism Top End EQUITANA Australia TPM Saddles Ariat Australia Pryde's EasiFeed Cobber Dog Infiniti Equine Cannard Hats

A formerly broke cowboy who sang four nights a week at a local caravan park now helms one of the Territory’s most successful tourism ventures and spends six months a year on the road. Read about his journey 👉 https://bit.ly/3UJwiS6

Last night was the Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards in Alice Springs. We were fortunate to take home the Tourist...
09/11/2024

Last night was the Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards in Alice Springs. We were fortunate to take home the Tourist Attraction award and the Chairman’s Award. 🏆 🏆

Unfortunately due to commitments on the road with Tom Curtain’s national Good Life Tour which includes shows all weekend plus EQUITANA Australia in Melbourne all next week, neither Tom or Annabel could make it back to Alice. Lucky for us, great mate Den Cheal represented the team and did us all very proud.

As always, there’s a number of people behind the scenes to thank for their support including (but not limited to):
- our amazing team both on the ground and remote
- Sallie Gregory and the team from Top End Marketing Co.
- Tourism Tribe who have been amazing support in the digital space and more
- to the RTOs Tourism Top End, Visit Katherine, Tourism Central Aus and even Kununurra Visitor Centre just over the border who work tirelessly promoting tourism businesses and regions
- Tourism NT and Tourism Australia for their ongoing support and work
- most importantly everyone who has visited us and/ or recommended us. Word of mouth remains the greatest way people learn about our attraction in Katherine.

Congratulations to all other winners, with an extra special mention of fellow Katherine operators Nitmiluk Tours/ Cicada Lodge and Gorge View Bush Retreat Katherine as well as Tourism Top End!

A special thank you to Den for making the trip down to Alice on our behalf, we cannot wait to have you back on the road with us all in the coming weeks!

We love sharing a glimpse of what life on outback cattle stations is all about through real horse training and working dog demonstrations. We are so pleased it resonates with our amazing guests and industry.

We made it to Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup today and caught up with these legends Kate Everett and daughter Meg Evere...
05/11/2024

We made it to Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup today and caught up with these legends Kate Everett and daughter Meg Everett from Katherine. We drew barrier 11 with the French horse Vauban, our chosen charity is Dollys Dream, so if he wins today Dolly’s Dream wins $50k - fingers crossed 🤞😅

We made it to Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup today and caught up with these legends Kate Everett and daughter Meg Evere...
05/11/2024

We made it to Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup today and caught up with these legends Kate Everett and daughter Meg Everett from Katherine. We drew barrier 11 with the French horse Vauban, our chosen charity is Dollys Dream, so if he wins today Dolly's Dream wins $50k - fingers crossed 🤞😅

Thanks Nine.com.au for sharing this fun little story about our son Harry's life growing up on the road for six months of...
31/10/2024

Thanks Nine.com.au for sharing this fun little story about our son Harry's life growing up on the road for six months of the year while we tour the Katherine Outback Experience show with Tom Curtain music's Good Life Tour!

The family are currently on his Good Life Tour, which combines the family's Award-winning Katherine Outbac...

Big thanks to Travel Weekly and Tourism NT for the extra coverage from Netflix's global Number 1 show 'Territory'! Prett...
31/10/2024

Big thanks to Travel Weekly and Tourism NT for the extra coverage from Netflix's global Number 1 show 'Territory'! Pretty awesome way to shine a spotlight on the spectacular Top End!

Tourism NT's show, Territory, earns the number 1 position globally on the streaming platform, Netflix.

24/10/2024

We are currently on the road as part of Tom Curtain's National Good Life Tour with Laura Frank and Chris Matthews and have a bunch of shows this weekend close to Sydney!
Tom and Ari had an early start to catch up with Kylie and Larry on Chanel 7's The Morning Show with Shep, Hank, Dotti and Little Snow! It was all a lot of fun and Hank decided he just couldn't hang on any longer... oops!

Our upcoming shows include:
- Fri 25 Oct: Blayney Showground, NSW
- Sat 26 Oct: Blacktown Pony Club, Shane Park, NSW
- Sun 27 Oct: Moss Vale Showground, NSW
- Fri 1 Nov: Cooma Showground, NSW
- Sat 2 Nov: Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds, NSW
- Sun 3 Nov: Woomargama Cricket Ground, NSW
- Fri 8 Nov: Bundalong Tavern, VIC
- Sat 9 Nov: Corringle Station, Moama, NSW
- Sun 10 Nov: Ballarat Polocrosse Ground, VIC
- Thurs 14-17 Nov: EQUITANA Australia

Head to our website for information, tickets and more dates! Please help us spread the word by tagging and sharing with mates!

23/10/2024

Looking forward to the new Netflix series ‘Territory’ coming out tomorrow Thursday 24 October!

“Shep” is pumped to get onto the road for the next 6 months and tour the country! He’s got a big personality, high energ...
10/10/2024

“Shep” is pumped to get onto the road for the next 6 months and tour the country! He’s got a big personality, high energy, full of cheek, loves barking at photographers with big cameras, got the longest tongue in the world and always keen for an “in ya face” catch up! Come up and give him a pat at the next run of shows!
Mitchell this Friday Oct 11
Surat Sat 12th Dirranbandi Sun 13th www.tomcurtain.com.au

10/10/2024

Thanks so much for all the visitors and interest over the last 6 months up here in Katherine, it truly has been extremely humbling. I don’t think our feet have touched the ground but we have loved every minute of it and meeting you all! It’s straight into the “Good Life Tour” now for the next 6 months, so will hope to catch up with a few more of you guys along the track! Thanks so much for all the support and again to our wonderful sponsors that keep the wheels turning! Cannard Hats Pryde's EasiFeed Cobber Dog Infiniti Equine Beachport Liquid Minerals TPM Saddles Ariat Australia Just Country Australia Bairnsdale Horse Centre Dolly's Dream Farm Angels previously Drought Angels

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115 Collins Road
Katherine, NT
0852

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+61447816222

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We stayed at Mundrabilla Station on the Nullarbor Plain and caught up with Ben Campbell, with an interesting story on a million acres! Mundrabilla Station & Mundrabilla Livestock Yards mundrabillaroadhouse Tourism Council Western Australia @Nullarbor Roadhouse ABC Eyre Peninsula ABC Goldfields-Esperance Tom Curtain Katherine Outback Experience

We caught up with Phil McEvoy, in Streaky Bay, the father of Kerrin McEvoy, the Champion international Jockey. Kerrin has won numerous Group 1 races, 3 Melbourne Cups and 3 Tab Everests, which is the richest race in the world on turf. Thanks so much for the yarn and for having us out here in your amazing community, it was an awesome insight into your world. kerrinmcevoy streakybayracingclub streakybay.visitorcentre streakybaytourism

Ran into Jonathon from Prydes EasiFeed, what a legend!
Ran into Jonathon from Prydes EasiFeed, what a legend!

Check out the new range and the trusted horse feed we use travelling around the country! #PrydesEasiFeed #prydes #equitana2024 #katherineoutbackexperience Pryde's EasiFeed

Good Life Tour - rolling out!
Good Life Tour - rolling out!

Thanks so much for all the visitors and interest over the last 6 months up here in Katherine, it truly has been extremely humbling. I don’t think our feet have touched the ground but we have loved every minute of it and meeting you all! It’s straight into the “Good Life Tour” now for the next 6 months, so will hope to catch up with a few more of you guys along the track! Thanks so much for all the support and again to our wonderful sponsors that keep the wheels turning! #ontour #touringartists #tomcurtain #katherineoutbackexperience #countrymusic #GoodLifeTour #travellingwithkids #travellingaustralia Cannard Hats Pryde's EasiFeed Cobber Dog Infiniti Equine Beachport Liquid Minerals TPM Saddles Ariat Australia Just Country Australia Bairnsdale Horse Centre Dolly's Dream Farm Angels previously Drought Angels

Our tourist season winds up this coming Saturday then we hit the road with Tom Curtain's Good Life tour which is taking us around Australia in six months! Head to www.tomcurtain.com.au for the towns and dates we are visiting. More shows going live every week! Which show will we see you at? #tomcurtain #ontour #katherineoutbackexperience

New track BE KIND out now featuring Ashleigh Dallas, Lyn Bowtell and Matt Scullion
New track BE KIND out now featuring Ashleigh Dallas, Lyn Bowtell and Matt Scullion

It's a big day here at Katherine Outback Experience with Tom Curtain's new song BE KIND hitting the airwaves! The track features the amazingly talented and multi Golden Guitar winning artists Ashleigh Dallas, Lyn Bowtell and Matt Scullion Music! Please help us get it out in the world by streaming it and by following Tom Curtain on your preferred streaming app here: https://gyro.to/278934BEKIND We hope the song resonates with listeners, offering a positive message about kindness and compassion. Its chorus is a simple but crucial reminder "in a world where you can be anything you want, it's not too hard to be kind." Dolly's Dream CMAA - Country Music Association of Australia Bairnsdale Horse Centre

Susan and David from Moree at KOE
Susan and David from Moree at KOE

Susan and David from Moree dropped into Katherine Outback Experience to see a show. Hear what they thought about the show and Tom Curtain’s coffee making skills! Sounds like they are on an amazing adventure through the NT. Safe travels and perhaps we will see you near Moree! Tourism NT Tourism Top End Visit Katherine #katherineoutbackexperience

All hands on deck today for our farm therapy program, smiles all round! #farmlife #katherinent #northernterritory #horse #dog #goat #puppy

POV: When a two year old has worked out that the answer to happiness in life is simply cuddling puppies all day 🐶 #katherineoutbackexperience #ntexperiences #visitkatherine #NTAustralia #puppylove

Automatically get 25% off attractions, accommodation and car hire today when you book through a Visitor Centre before 30 April 2024! Some of our local picks include: - learn about the training of horses and working dogs for life on the land here at Katherine Outback Experience - Take a helicopter ride with Katherine Helicopters - Enjoy a Gorge Cruise with Nitmiluk Tours - Slip into some luxury camping with Gorge View Bush Retreat Katherine - Learn about our amazing indigenous culture with Top Didj Cultural Experience & Art Gallery, Katherine - Book a room and dining experience at Contour Hotel or Knotts Crossing Resort (be sure to check out the great cocktail list)! And so much more! Head to www.visitkatherine.com.au today to get 25% off your booking before the end up the month! Visit Katherine Tourism Top End Tourism NT Katherine Times @

Book a tourism experience in the NT to use before 30 April 2024 to receive 25% off up to the value of $5k! This includes attractions, accommodation and car hire to name a few and must be booked through a visitor centre! Don’t miss out, the scheme ends on 30 April! #ntaustralia #northernterritory #katherineoutbackexperience #visitkatherine #tourismtopend #25off #letsgo #discountscheme #ntexperiences #katherinent Visit Katherine Top End Marketing Co.Tourism NT Darwin Tourist Activities Tourism Top End Tourism Central Aus Tourism Tribe Contour Hotel Knotts Crossing Resort Gorge View Bush Retreat Katherine Top Didj Cultural Experience & Art Gallery, Katherine Jo Hersey-Member for Katherine

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To celebrate the release of his fifth album, multiple Golden Guitar winner and horseman extraordinaire Tom Curtain, has again hit the road with his award winning Outback Show Katherine Outback Experience as part of his 'Why We Live Out Here' Tour. The show is entertaining, engaging, interactive and family-friendly, and consists of: 🐴 1 hour Katherine Outback Experience Show of real horse training and working dog demonstrations including plenty of hands-on fun for the kids! 🐴 1.5 hours of live music by Tom Curtain, Chris Matthews, Laura Frank and Melissa Fraser Tom is passionate about bringing his show to towns and communities that are often overlooked on the entertainment trail.

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Two-time Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain's award winning Katherine Outback Experience show combines authentic horse-starting and working dog demonstrations, live music, horse riding trickery and humorous bush tales. We provide a unique window into life on the land, showcasing and celebrating the Australian outback. We are based in Katherine, Northern Territory from April to the end of October and hit the road touring from November to March. Tom Curtain began his horse training and music career in the Northern Territory in 2001, working first in the stock camp at Heytesbury Beef’s Mt Sanford Station. Here he worked with the station's horse breaker and musician Martin Oakes, who recognised Tom’s passion for all things musical and encouraged him to pick up a guitar and start writing songs about his experience in the Territory. This humble beginning led to the release of the award winning album ‘Smack Bang!’, the title song which stayed at the top of the Australian Country Music Charts for several weeks. During this time Tom decided to go out on his own, doing contract horse breaking throughout the Territory in order to continue his love of working with horses and the pastoral industry while still being able to continue his song writing and singing. In 2005 Tom moved to Kingaroy, Queensland to further his music career and establish a horse training business on his property. After touring extensively throughout Australia with Sara Storer, the Sunny Cowgirls and other leading Australian Country Music Artists, and releasing his second album ‘Heatwave’, Tom decided to focus on building his horse training business with his young family. It was only a matter of time before the Northern Territory lured him back to Katherine, where he continued to train horses with Riverboyne Horse Breaking and Training. Being a tourist mecca during the dry season, Katherine provided the perfect platform to showcase station life by sharing Tom's extensive knowledge of the pastoral industry and combining his passions of training horses and dogs with performing live music. Since its launch in July 2013, Katherine Outback Experience has grown from strength to strength and is now one of the highest rated experiences in the Top End - described by guests as a must do attraction! Katherine Outback Experience won the best Tourist Attraction and best Visitor Experience Awards at the 2018 Northern Territory Tourism Awards before taking home bronze at the Australian Tourism Awards. If this wasn't enough, Tom released his third album 'Territory Time' in November 2017 that debuted at No.1 on the Australian iTunes Country Music Charts and climbed to No.8 on the Australian iTunes All Genres Charts. The first single, 'Never Never Land,' a duet with 9x Golden Guitar winner Luke O'Shea, went on to win two Golden Guitars at the 2018 Tamworth Country Music Festival for CMC Video Clip of the Year and Toyota Heritage Song of the Year while Tom won 2018 Australian Independent Country Music Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album and Single of the Year.