The Mount Isa Buff's Club played their part and held a special morning tea with guest speaker and CEO of the Red Rose Foundation Betty Taylor who discussed the issues surrounding domestic violence.

Betty Taylor said the morning tea was a chance for women to talk and brainstorm about how to eliminate violence against women.

"We are informing people about all the services available and letting them know they are not alone," Ms Taylor said.

Regional manager for Save The Children Dea Bickey said there was still a long way to go in ending domestic violence.

"Even though there are so many resources people can turn to, there are people out there that are not informed and need help," Ms Bickey said.

"Locally I think we have a lot work to do to end gender-based violence here in Mount Isa and the Gulf."

Ms Bickey said there was evidence to state Mount Isa has higher than average cases of domestic violence.

"There has been a high risk team that has been formulated as a result of the statistics of domestic violence in Mount Isa."

Mount Isa has the highest rates of domestic violence order breaches in the state according to 2018 statistics.

For every 100,000 Queenslanders, there were 2092 breaches in Mount Isa - more than double the rate in Townsville, which had the second-highest breach rate in the state.

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