Narromine has ranked in the top 20 of towns in NSW for domestic violence incidences according to a report from the Australian Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
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Ranked at number 19, BOCSAR has reported the Shire has 2.47 times more incidents of domestic violence than the state average from April 2014 to March 2015.
Local community workers from Narromine Community Skills, Sharon Milnes and Ann-Louise Stonestreet believe this statistic does not represent the whole issue.
"The ranking would be unrealistic to what it really should be, so much goes unreported due to shame, stigma within a small community as well as acceptance by the victim that it is 'just the way it is'," Ms Milnes said.
"We have had no social worker for more than 15 years,"
- Ann-Louise Stonestreet
According to these statistics the Narromine Shire has a higher rate of domestic violence than Dubbo (2.2 times the state average), Wellington (2.29 times), Gilgandra (2.03 times) and Cobar (2.11 times).
Ms Milnes and Mrs Stonestreet believe these statistics indicate the Shire desperately needs a domestic violence and youth worker.
"Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley currently do not have a youth worker or full-time DV worker," Mrs Stonestreet said.
"Two of these positions, youth and social workers, were responsibilities of the Narromine Shire Council and we have had no social worker for more than 15 years.
"It would be a tremendous benefit to Narromine Shire Council to fund these positions in a community organisation which does not have the restrictions of working for local government and therefore would be situated in a friendly community centre where the public feels comfortable to access.
"Domestic violence is a choice and it is possible to turn a situation around with the right support and education."
Western Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services chairwoman Tina Reynolds told Fairfax Media there were many varieties of domestic violence.
Some examples include physical violence, hitting, pushing, punching or hurting a person in anyway, emotional or physiological abuse, name calling or behaviour which undermines someone, intimidation or threats, sexual assault, financial control or isolating you from family and friends and other support networks Ms Reynolds said.
She agreed with the local community workers that services were lacking.
"What is a real concern for me is not having enough services here for victims," Ms Reynolds said.
"It is bad enough in Dubbo and it gets worse the further you go out to smaller towns."
Ms Milne is concerned Narromine misses out on vital services because of its proximity to Dubbo.
"Services generally see that Narromine is only 38 kilometres from Dubbo and include Trangie as part of Narromine not taking into account that it is another 40km away," she said.
"Narromine, Trangie and Tomingley are SA2 disadvantaged communities with a lack of public transport, services attending Narromine and Trangie regularly, some come once a month and others only come on demand which doesn't help in crisis situations.
"A major component of DV is isolation. The women's refuge in Dubbo is full consistently and the victim and family need to get a cab to be taken to Dubbo only to be refused entry due to limited spaces.
"Narromine not only needs two of these workers, but a refuge of it's own."
