Mayor says NO MORE

Join Council staff and Mayor Steve Edgington for the NO MORE Family Violence march through town.

Posted: Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Head on down to the Northern Land Council building (Darwin end of town) at 8.45am on Friday, 24 November to take part in the NO More Family Violence march. Hosted by CatholicCare NT, in conjunction with the Barkly Regional Council, the NO MORE Campaign and the Tennant and District Times, the march is one of the many ways Council is showing its support. In what is a first for the Northern Territory, a formal partnership was recently created between the NO MORE Campaign and BRC that will see Council incorporate a Domestic Violence Action Plan (DVAP) throughout the organisation and erect signs in seven regional communities that declare their intention to eradicate family violence from the region.  Council Mayor Steven Edgington is concerned that domestic violence related assaults have increased by roughly 40 per cent in the Barkly region over the last 12 months and says that "enough is enough".  “The Barkly Regional Council is committed to partnering with CatholicCare NT and the NO MORE Campaign to reduce family and domestic violence throughout Tennant Creek and the entire Barkly region,” Mayor Edgington said.  “We’ve had enough of our community being destroyed by violence, so by forming this partnership we can work together to end family violence in the Barkly region. “Our Council is very pleased to be incorporating a Domestic Violence Action Plan throughout the organisation, as it’s our job in the community to lead by example and do everything that we can to reduce violence in our community,” he said. Council, the NO MORE Campaign and the Tennant and District Times will also launch ‘The Spirit of the Barkly Award’, which will recognise football players and others from across the Barkly region who demonstrate ways to reduce violence on and off the field.  Council also plans to erect NO MORE signage at Purkiss Reserve. "We encourage residents to show support by taking part in the NO MORE Family Violence march on Friday," said Mayor Edgington.