NT Announces $100M Flood Recovery Fund

0:00It's March 17th, here's your Sydney news in two minutes. Northern Territory Chief Minister, Liyah Fennokiaro, has announced a $100 million flood recovery fund to rebuild infrastructure hit by. Weeks of widespread flooding. The money comes straight from the Territory's budget and aims to build back stronger, including roads and flood defenses. Officials highlighted damage like the Darwin River Dam pump station, which lost water supply and plans to improve levees in places like Catherine. Were flooding this month was the worst in 28 years. Communities in Catherine, Besswick, and Jilt Mingen are now shifting from emergency response to recovery mode while the rest of the Territory remains. On alert, Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley noted this progress amid ongoing challenges. Yesterday, Fennokiaro and Treasurer Bill Yan met federal ministers in Canberra to push for more national support ahead of the budget. While today's fund is all local money, the Commonwealth is matching disaster relief payments

1:0350-50. Flood advice remains active for Alice Springs, Catherine, and Nimaluk, with the Todd River there briefly topping minor flood levels after heavy rain, but now receding. More showers of forecast, and Alice Springs Hospital is under a code yellow for capacity strains. A message from our sponsor supports today's story. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcast in music, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-P-L-O-D-I.