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'Camp Rabbitoh' Established in Coffs Harbour
06 Mar 2008
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are to make the top-class sporting facilities at Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour their training camp for the next three years, after a partnership was announced at Camp Rabbitoh today.
The Rabbitohs will take over the tenancy at the Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in a deal which includes the team playing a pre-season match in Coffs Harbour each year against another NRL side, two training camps per year, plus Souths Cares programs and activities to benefit the local community and Rugby League in the region.
The partnership includes:
Weve made ANZ Stadium our home for games for the next ten years, were returning to Redfern as our main training base, were looking at options to broaden the Clubs appeal to the west coast, and now we can add Camp Rabbitoh in Coffs Harbour as a another piece of the puzzle that is going to make this Club successful again.
Were pleased that we can work with the community members of Coffs Harbour and the surrounding areas to help promote Rugby League and help disadvantaged people of the area through our Souths Cares programs.
Coffs Harbour Mayor, Councillor Keith Rhoades said: Were very proud that the Rabbitohs have chosen Coffs Harbour as their future base for training camps.
Having close links with an elite team of the calibre and reputation of the Rabbitohs reinforces the citys position as the first-choice regional sporting venue in NSW.
Not only will our relationship with the Rabbitohs give us enormous regional, national and international coverage, but it has the potential to boost local jobs through the increased use of existing sports facilities as well as indirectly via a growth in visitors to the area.
I hope the team will also provide an inspiration for young, local sporting talent to aim for the top, he said.
Stephen Sawtell, Councils General Manager, said one of the main attractions of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Football Club was their pro-active involvement in community programs that promote sport and help disadvantaged youngsters and their families.
The Rabbitohs team players and management have shown themselves committed to working very closely with the communities with which they are involved, said Mr Sawtell.
There are huge potential benefits for our local community through our association with the club. The Souths Cares program, for example, focuses on Indigenous communities, promoting the benefits of education and healthy lifestyles and supporting pre-employment courses, mentoring and workplace opportunities. In addition, we will be working with Souths on extending their scholarship program - to help disadvantaged youth achieve their goals on the sporting field and academically into the local Coffs Harbour area.
'Camp Rabbitoh' Established in Coffs Harbour
06 Mar 2008
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are to make the top-class sporting facilities at Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour their training camp for the next three years, after a partnership was announced at Camp Rabbitoh today.
The Rabbitohs will take over the tenancy at the Novotel Pacific Bay Resort in a deal which includes the team playing a pre-season match in Coffs Harbour each year against another NRL side, two training camps per year, plus Souths Cares programs and activities to benefit the local community and Rugby League in the region.
The partnership includes:
- Novotel Pacific Bay Resort to be known as Camp Rabbitoh;
- The opportunity to develop a promotional campaign to promote Coffs Harbour to Australia using Rabbitohs players and coaching staff;
- Match Day Signage to promote Coffs Harbour events;
- Pre-season Match - One trial match per year in Coffs Harbour against a fellow NRL team;
- Business Seminar delivered by SSFC personnel during each stay at Camp Rabbitoh;
- Primary School training and education program for schools in Coffs Harbour Local Government Area;
- The possibility of an annual scholarship program rewarding outstanding Rugby League talent in Coffs Harbour to be developed in partnership with Coffs Harbour City Council and others;
- Opportunity to support the Souths Cares program that provides unemployed Indigenous Australians with the best possible opportunities to enter the workforce;
- A Sportsmans Dinner where Rabbitohs squad and coaching staff attend dinner, provide speeches and interviews and SSFC assistance with prizes;
- A Golf Day at Bonville International Golf Resort where players and coaching staff will participate and can be used for speeches, interviews and SSFC assistance with prizes.
Weve made ANZ Stadium our home for games for the next ten years, were returning to Redfern as our main training base, were looking at options to broaden the Clubs appeal to the west coast, and now we can add Camp Rabbitoh in Coffs Harbour as a another piece of the puzzle that is going to make this Club successful again.
Were pleased that we can work with the community members of Coffs Harbour and the surrounding areas to help promote Rugby League and help disadvantaged people of the area through our Souths Cares programs.
Coffs Harbour Mayor, Councillor Keith Rhoades said: Were very proud that the Rabbitohs have chosen Coffs Harbour as their future base for training camps.
Having close links with an elite team of the calibre and reputation of the Rabbitohs reinforces the citys position as the first-choice regional sporting venue in NSW.
Not only will our relationship with the Rabbitohs give us enormous regional, national and international coverage, but it has the potential to boost local jobs through the increased use of existing sports facilities as well as indirectly via a growth in visitors to the area.
I hope the team will also provide an inspiration for young, local sporting talent to aim for the top, he said.
Stephen Sawtell, Councils General Manager, said one of the main attractions of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Football Club was their pro-active involvement in community programs that promote sport and help disadvantaged youngsters and their families.
The Rabbitohs team players and management have shown themselves committed to working very closely with the communities with which they are involved, said Mr Sawtell.
There are huge potential benefits for our local community through our association with the club. The Souths Cares program, for example, focuses on Indigenous communities, promoting the benefits of education and healthy lifestyles and supporting pre-employment courses, mentoring and workplace opportunities. In addition, we will be working with Souths on extending their scholarship program - to help disadvantaged youth achieve their goals on the sporting field and academically into the local Coffs Harbour area.
