Environmental health worker

The Environmental Health Worker (EHW) Program was piloted in Cape York as part of the Government's response to the Cape York Justice Study, Meeting Challenges, Making Choices. It is aimed at establishing and maintaining a sustainable and effective environmental health workforce through the training and employment of Indigenous Environmental Health Workers.

Please click on the link below to view grant payments to Aboriginal Shires and Indigenous Regional Councils:

Environmental Health Worker Schedule 2006-2007

Grant payments under the Environmental Health Worker Program to the Aboriginal shire councils and Island councils are recommended as follows:


Council Amount of funding
Aurukun $63 353
Badu $63 353
Bamaga $63 353
Boigu $63 353
Cherbourg $63 353
Dauan $63 353
Doomadgee $63 353
Erub $63 353
Hammond $63 353
Hope Vale $63 353
Iama $63 353
Injinoo $63 353
Kowanyama $63 353
Kubin $63 353
Lockhart River $63 353
Mabuiag $63 353
Mapoon $63 353
Mer $63 353
Mornington Island $63 353
Napranum $63 353
New Mapoon $63 353
Palm Island $63 353
Pormpuraaw $63 353
Poruma $63 353
Saibai $63 353
Seisia $63 353
St Pauls $63 353
Ugar $63 353
Umagico $63 353
Warraber $63 353
Woorabinda $63 353
Wujal Wujal $63 353
Yarrabah $63 353
Yorke $63 353
TOTAL $2 154 002
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 October 2009 )