NT says no more to domestic violence

Sporting clubs are being called upon to help fight domestic violence in the Northern Territory. Source: AAP

SPORTING clubs are being called upon to help fight the blight of domestic violence in the Northern Territory.

A new Aboriginal men's group committed to ending violence in the Northern Territory says one woman every minute experiences domestic violence in Australia.

A permanent advisory group has been established by the NT government, with Catholic Care NT to come up with strategies to reduce rates of family violence and child abuse, particularly as they increase in the lead-up to the holiday season.

"(Holidays) pull families together and sometimes they're fractured, dysfunctional families and they do get together and you have problems at the end of it," the group's coordinator Charlie King told reporters in Darwin on Wednesday.

"We've seen it year after year, and this time we want to speak to families and say: let Christmas be a festive season, let it not be a time when violence happens."

Domestic violence is a blight on the Territory, said Chief Minister Adam Giles.

"(We'll) make sure we get runs on the board and it's not just a talkfest," he said.

"But let me just say it's not just about indigenous men and women, it's about all Territorians and seeing a reduction in domestic violence."

But having an advisory group made up of indigenous men representing communities from all across the NT was a key recommendation, Mr King said.

"To be able to look at where ceremony for Ab men actually fits in this. Traditionally, violence is not a part of what Aboriginal men do, so bringing men together and having discussion about it is such an important part of this."

A second key recommendation is to invite sports clubs to join in publicly condemning family violence.

"We will contact every sporting club and say, 'we want you to develop a strategy for your club that deals with this issue' so this becomes core business for every sporting club in the Northern Territory," Mr King said.

"It's an all of community responsibility."

Other teams that come to play in the NT such as Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Fremantle and Parramatta will all be asked to join the fight against domestic violence.

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