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Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard yesterday announced a $5 million funding boost for Southern Cross University’s Coffs Harbour campus.

“I am pleased to advise that your project ‘Extending Education Capability for Nursing, Teacher Education and Allied Health Courses’ will receive funding of $1.38 million in 2010 and $3.62 million in 2011,” Ms Gillard said.

Southern Cross University was one of only seven universities to receive the maximum grant allocation of $5 million. The funding will help expand courses in areas of national importance such as psychology and nursing and improve vital teaching and learning facilities and student amenities. Read the rest of this entry »

More than 140 students from across the region had their eyes opened to possible careers in the health sector from general practice doctors to psychiatry and nursing, thanks to a ‘Hands On Health’ seminar in Coffs Harbour.

Students from Macksville to Grafton and west to Dorrigo travelled to the Norm Jordan Pavilion at the showground for the seminar, aimed at giving people a wider choice of career paths after school.

Students spent the day in groups speaking directly with people in the profession.

“The feedback from both the presenters and the students has been really positive,” North Coast Youth Career program manager Liz Wilkins said.

“They loved it – the best thing about the day was that the kids had an opportunity to actually speak with people who are in that profession.”

The seminar was a joint effort by Federally-funded North Coast Youth Career Connections, NSW Business Chamber and the Mid North Coast Division of General Practice and funding support provided by the Economic Development Unit of Coffs Harbour City Council.

Click here to view program and registration form: Inspirational Leadership Program

Inspirational Leadership
Macquarie Graduate School of Management
October 29 and 30, 2009
Coffs Harbour

This program demonstrates alternative ways of leading sustainable organisations. It identifies criteria for sustainable leadership practices that can be found in globally successful organisations such as Nokia, Allianz, Porsche, Novartis etc. Sustainable principles include promoting ethical behaviour, long-term thinking and innovation, and valuing employees and other stakeholders such as the community, the environment and future generations. By highlighting a dramatically different approach to leadership which can prove financially, socially and environmentally successful, this program will be a valuable and practical aid for managers looking for new directions and ways of running their business.

This program has been developed in conjunction with Macquarie Graduate School of Management. The program is being subsidized by the IDEAS Project for all participants to the value of approximately $1670. Places are limited to 20.