Environmental health - Public Health
Introduction
Environmental Health has officers working in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek, as well as remote communities.
The branch includes a small operational program and policy development team.
Officers ensure that businesses comply with the following legislation:
Role
The work of the Public Health Unit include:
- registration and regulation of food businesses, body art, beauty therapy, hairdressing and commercial visitor accommodation
- to develop and maintain environmental health projects that improve living conditions in Aboriginal communities
- waste water management regulation outside of Northern Territory building control areas
- nuisance and food business complaint resolution
- drinking water guidance and education.
Environmental Health comprises a number of discrete services including:
- radiation protection
- Aboriginal environmental health
- food safety
- asbestos management
- wastewater management
- water quality.
Contact
The Environmental Health can be contacted on the details below.
Location | Address | Contact details | |
---|---|---|---|
Darwin |
Second Floor, Casuarina Plaza 258 Trower Road Casuarina NT 0810 | PO Box 40596 | P: 08 8922 7377 F: 08 8922 7036 envirohealthte@nt.gov.au |
Katherine | Second Floor, O'Keefe House Katherine Hospital Katherine NT 0850 |
PMB 73 Katherine NT 0852 | P: 08 8973 9061 P: 08 8973 9062 F: 08 8973 9063 envirohealthte@nt.gov.au |
Barkly | Tennant Creek Hospital 45 Schmidt Street Tennant Creek NT 0860 |
PO Box 346 Tennant Creek NT 0861 | P: 08 8962 4302 F: 08 8962 4420 envirohealthca@nt.gov.au |
Central Australia |
Peter Sitzler Building 67 Stuart Highway Alice Springs NT 0870 |
PO Box 721 Alice Springs NT 0871 | P: 08 8955 6122 F: 08 8952 5927 envirohealthca@nt.gov.au |
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