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Coffs Harbour City Council has submitted an application to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing for the pilot phase of this grant program.

42 LGAs were selected and invited to apply, with the opportunity for up to 12 of those LGAs to serve as ‘learning-by-doing’ models to inform the on-going roll-out of the initiaitve.

Council’s proposal entitled Get REAL Healthy! project is specifically aimed at engaging Youth and Over 45s as they represent a high proportion of the Coffs Harbour population and good opportunities for intervention.

The objectives of the grants and our program are to:

• Increase awareness of and participation in healthy living (dietary, physical, lifestyle) activities by youth not in the workforce.
• Increase awareness of an participation in healthy living (dietary, physical, lifestyle) activities by older people not in the workforce.
• Develop an ongoing network of partner organisation to ensure maximum utilisation of existing resources and extend the reach of the program.

If successful, the application will be implemented in partnership with a number of government and non-government organisations including:

• North Coast Area Health Service
• Mid North Coast Division of General Practice
• Lintan Health Weight Loss Program
• CHESS
• Coffs Coast Community College
• Headspace MNC
• North Coast Youth Career Connections

A website designed to attract health professionals from all over the world to the Coffs Coast in Australia’s northern New South Wales has been launched by Coffs Harbour City Council, in partnership with local health service providers.

coffscoasthealth.net.au emphasises the Coffs Coast’s many attractions for health sector workers looking for a new home that offers a quality lifestyle, a wide range of employment options, easy living and accessibility to national and international destinations.

The website is an important component in a larger recruitment strategy by Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) and its partners to advertise the region as a top relocation destination.

coffscoasthealth.net.au will provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for prospective employees in the sector to research the city and the many job opportunities for health professionals.

“Coffs Harbour City Council has long recognised the importance of health professionals to the region and has created strong partnerships with the public, private and not-for-profit health facilities and providers,” said Coffs Harbour Mayor, Councillor Keith Rhoades.

“The website is an excellent way of showcasing the wide range of career paths and professional development available locally and, perhaps most importantly, will provide a forum for the sector’s employers to advertise their job vacancies.

“We very clearly understand that competition and demand for health professionals is intense throughout Australia, but we know we have a lifestyle that is acknowledged as very hard to beat.

“By launching this website we can directly sell our many attractions to health professionals looking for a new phase in their careers,” he said.