Katherine is famous for its mangoes, and rightly so.
Pictures sent in from readers show they are in high demand as well.
The first shot is from a supermarket in Toowoomba where customers obviously can’t get enough of them.
The second is from Bega in New South Wales.
The photographer questioned whether putting Tindal on the packaging might not be the best idea given the town’s chemical contamination issues emanating from the RAAF base.
Katherine is one of the largest mango producing regions in Australia.
Health authorities say there is no reason for consumers to fear contamination of local produce.
Katherine famously has more than 180,000 trees producing quality mangoes for the domestic and international markets.
- This story first appeared on The Kathrine Times.