00:00A boost in federal funding, welcomed by DV Services in desperate need.
00:08$9 million in total is coming from the Central Australia plan.
00:13What we see at the moment, because we are so underfunded,
00:16especially by the Northern Territory Government,
00:18is that we're operating at a crisis response.
00:20The Legal Support Service are one of four organisations in Central Australia
00:25to receive federal money for programs addressing domestic violence.
00:29The funds, to be pulled from the $250 million Commonwealth Support Package
00:34for the region, pledged at the start of 2023.
00:38The federal government also promising separate funding
00:41for 14 emergency homes for women and children in Alice Springs.
00:46We have announced over $7 million to develop 56 safe places here in Alice Springs.
00:54The Territory Government joining in with a pledge of $8.6 million
00:59to help domestic violence survivors access essential services.
01:03Funds, it says, are separate to its election promise of $180 million to the sector.
01:10It's a joint initiative with the Northern Territory Government
01:13and the federal government.
01:14Again, it's something that's being worked on over the last 18 months.
01:18It's well known that the need is enormous and services are overwhelmed.
01:23The anti-government holding off to the end of the month to allocate more funds.
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