Katherine shop closes after almost a century

KATHERINE’S first supermarket has closed its doors for the final time after serving the community for nearly a century

The Five Star supermarket opened in Katherine in 1926. Picture: Supplied

KATHERINE’S first supermarket has closed its doors for the final time after serving the community for nearly a century.

The Five Star supermarket been operating on Katherine Terrace since 1926 until it’s current owner Bob Loughnan made the decision to close up for good last Friday.

Former prime minister John Howard talks to Five Star shopkeeper Neil Croft after the 1998 flood that devastated Katherine following Cyclone Les.

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He had reportedly been struggling to keep the store open in recent years because of a dwindling customer base and the feeling the pinch of the government’s new alcohol policies.

This comes after another Northern Territory business, the Arnhem Club in Nhulunbuy, also closed their doors on Saturday.

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