An alcohol reduction trial introduced in Gove last October that set daily limits on the amount of grog purchased by permit holders will be extended for another 12 months, the Lawler Government has ordered, flagging possibly introducing the limits to other communities across the NT.

Alcohol Policy Minister Brent Potter said “preliminary data” have shown a positive impact with the sale of spirits dropping and a decrease in alcohol related assaults and subsequent reduction in hospital presentations across the Gove Peninsula.

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