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Speaker 1: We are into just seven weeks out from Christmas, and

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Speaker 1: it is a timely reminder for us to, you know,

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Speaker 1: to remember that there are others that are doing it

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Speaker 1: tough as we lead into that Christmas period. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's I guess as we all know, Christmas does.

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Speaker 2: It's a joyful time, but it certainly does put pressure

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Speaker 2: on families, well everyone really with the expectation that it

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Speaker 2: is a time for giving, and this year, like last year,

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Speaker 2: really has been tough. But I think for so many more, Katie,

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Speaker 2: this year is probably another level tougher when it comes

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Speaker 2: to money.

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Speaker 1: To be honest, Well, particularly today, you know, we are

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Speaker 1: expecting that the interest rate, the IRBA is going to

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Speaker 1: raise the interest rate yet again, which does mean that

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Speaker 1: it's a lot of strets for families.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, it's concerning.

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Speaker 2: I know these things are happening, but from what we're

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Speaker 2: really seeing is that it's a wider sort of part

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Speaker 2: of the community now that are struggling. Potentially even in

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Speaker 2: the territory, people who are still earning reasonably good salaries,

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Speaker 2: the money's just not there to save.

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Speaker 3: Things are tighter.

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Speaker 2: We know, the cost of really simple things up here

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Speaker 2: is more expensive. So yeah, it certainly is very very tough.

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Speaker 1: And it is a reminder though, and this is the

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Speaker 1: wonderful thing that there are so many great people in

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Speaker 1: the territory who are maybe in a situation where they

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Speaker 1: can actually help others. They can give and they're able to,

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Speaker 1: you know, to ease that burden a little bit for

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Speaker 1: those that are struggling a bit more this Christmas time.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you're spot on, Katie.

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Speaker 2: And to be honest with Salvation Army, we're very fortunate

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Speaker 2: as a charity that there is amazing business.

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Speaker 3: Support in the NT.

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Speaker 2: We've got businesses now, so our Christmas appeal really does

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Speaker 2: start in October and sort of runs right up to Christmas,

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Speaker 2: so we provide a lot of relief, not just as

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Speaker 2: vouchers and.

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Speaker 3: Gifts and toys, but businesses.

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Speaker 2: Some businesses certainly in a great position that they can

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Speaker 2: help that have large numbers of STAF and what we're

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Speaker 2: seeing now just fabulous businesses just approach us YELP, which

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Speaker 2: is fantastic.

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Speaker 3: So how can we help?

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Speaker 2: So they can simply do that by getting online and.

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Speaker 3: Registering to run their own food or gift drive.

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Speaker 1: And with the gift drive, are there certain age groups

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Speaker 1: that you are sort of you know that you're trying

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Speaker 1: to target if people do want to purchase those gifts

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Speaker 1: for people.

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Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, thank you for asking that, because what we're

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Speaker 2: finding there's a real shortfall for teenagers. We see a

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Speaker 2: lot of donated gifts for younger children, which is great,

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Speaker 2: but we do provide gifts for right up to sixteen

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Speaker 2: sorry yeah, sixteen, seventeen year old so we even vouchers

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Speaker 2: isnigally really yeah, absolutely, especially for boys and girls because

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Speaker 2: teenagers are not that easy to buy for, so they

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Speaker 2: don't have to be expensive. Just small vouchers from whether

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Speaker 2: you know it's your fishing shops or your sports shops.

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Speaker 3: Would be really really appreciated.

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Speaker 1: Now, Sally, where can people go if they're after a

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Speaker 1: little bit more in for if they're listening this morning

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Speaker 1: and thinking, do you know what I actually am in

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Speaker 1: a position where I'm able to help or where I

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Speaker 1: am able to make a donation, where can.

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Speaker 3: They head to?

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Speaker 1: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: Sure, there's two ways.

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Speaker 2: If you just obviously google you'll find our local All

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Speaker 2: our community centers in Darwin and Catherine as well have

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Speaker 2: landlines that you can ring if you want to go

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Speaker 2: that way. Not everyone wants to get on a website.

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Speaker 2: But if you are happy to get on a website,

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Speaker 2: just go to the Salvation Army dot or do AU

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Speaker 2: and just put in get involved for Christmas and it

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Speaker 2: comes up.

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Speaker 3: It's all there.

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Speaker 2: How you register for food and gift drive, it's really straightforward.

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Speaker 2: Tape five minutes, register your details, select a option whether

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Speaker 2: you want us to pick up the gifts or the

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Speaker 2: food that you've gathered, and then all the promotional materials

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Speaker 2: are there, so it is really really quick and easy.

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Speaker 1: All wonderful stuff. Will Sally Courtney from the Salvation Army

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Speaker 1: always great to catch up with you. Thank you so

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Speaker 1: very much for your time, and you're always a good

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Speaker 1: reminder for us that as we lead into Christmas, as

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Speaker 1: we get a bit closer, to make sure that we

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Speaker 1: do you know, I do think of how we might

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Speaker 1: be able to keep an eye out for others as well.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, fantastic, Thanksnie, Thank you