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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