Overview
Cape York Employment works throughout Cape York to create pathways to meaningful employment. We work with local job seekers and school-leavers to identify job opportunities, access training, improve job-readiness and address barriers to gaining and sustaining work.
We've also had success creating and supporting real jobs for our communities. We collaborate with locals to build meaningful roles that meet local needs and benefit the broader community. Our funding goes into creating real jobs, not profit.
CYE delivers the Australian Government’s Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) across Coen in Region 60 and the Central Cape Region 56, which includes Lockhart River.
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New Jobs Created in 20250+
Jobseekers Supported in 20250
Joint Services Events Held in 2025Why it Matters
With jobseekers far outnumbering available jobs in our communities, many find themselves in the grips of passive welfare that strips them of their purpose and self-worth and places them at high risk of being left behind by the real economy.
Our youth, too, are calling out for opportunities to further their education and train for jobs of the future.
The benefits of employment go far beyond an earned income for one individual. A genuine, meaningful job restores personal pride, builds resilient families and creates safer communities.
What we are Doing
Since 2013, CYE has supported more than 1,400 job seekers into employment across Aurukun, Coen and Lockhart River. We have also partnered with more than 40 organisations and delivered hundreds of skills development activities and training programs. Our Joint Service Events bring multiple providers together, improving local access to services and employment pathways.
CYE has created real jobs that communities need and want, including an op shop, community yard maintenance teams, an art centre enterprise and a community transport service.
The success and learnings from this approach have informed national employment policy and CYE was recognised with the 2025 Tropical North Queensland Community Training Initiative of the Year at the Queensland Training Awards.
Contact US
If you would like to engage with Cape York Employment or have any questions about the work we do, please get in touch.
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