Current Corporate Relationships

Lifeline Australia's Corporate Partners, Sponsors and Supporters

Lifeline Australia would like to express sincere gratitude to our current Corporate Partners, Sponsors, Workplace Giving Partners and Supporters. The support, products, services, expertise and/or funding provided by these organizations assists and encourages Lifeline Australia to both meet and exceed its strategic objectives each year. Lifeline is committed to ensuring that emotional support and care is accessible to every Australian wherever they are, whenever they need it, and our Corporate Partners, Sponsors and Supporters are helping us to realise this goal.

Current Corporate Partners

MLC Community Foundation

Lifeline Australia is excited to become the new flagship partner of MLC Community Foundation as of June 2008. MLC Community Foundation is entering a 3 year relationship with Lifeline for the enhancement of Lifeline's 24 hour telephone counseling service.

MLC Community Foundation is also a major partner supporting Lifeline's inaugural 'Stress Down on 24/7' national fundraising campaign which will culminate on 24 July 2008. Find out about the activities that Lifeline and MLC Community Foundation are working together on over the next three years. MLC and Lifeline activities.

NRL - One Community

Lifeline Australia has been working in partnership with the National Rugby League One Community Program since Season 2007. In 2007, the NRL One Community Program assisted Lifeline to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention, and to encourage help seeking among everyday Australians through an innovative communications campaign called 'Help a mate stay in the game'. This campaign has won several awards in the last twelve months.

In 2008, the National Rugby League One Community Program is a major partner supporting Lifeline's inaugural 'Stress Down on 24/7' national fundraising campaign which will culminate on 24 July 2008.
Stress affects most people at some time in their lives, and playing sport or enjoying an NRL match is a great way to reduce stress with family and friends. Find out about the activities that Lifeline and the NRL One Commmunity Program are working together on in support of Lifeline in 2008. NRL and Lifeline activities 

MTAA

Since 2004, the Motor Trades Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) and Lifeline Australia have been working together to implement a joint help-seeking and suicide prevention campaign, titled readthesigns. This partnership has been established to increase awareness of options for seeking help for MTAA Super members, particularly in situations involving mental health or suicide. The partnership is also developing awareness and skills in MTAA Super members in recognising and responding to individuals who may be at risk of suicide and/or who have been affected by a suicide.

In achieving these objectives, the readthesigns campaign consists broadly of three components. These include a communications campaign, mental health and suicide prevention training (through providing depression awareness and suicide awareness training to apprentice group training scheme) and the provision of resources to support people who have been impacted by the suicide of a loved one, friend or colleague.

In 2007, the Lifeline/MTAA partnership won the Business/Industry category in the LIFE Awards from Suicide Prevention Australia.

For further information on the campaign visit the supporting website www.readthesigns.com.au

Sun Herald City 2 Surf 2008

Lifeline is a featured charity partner for the Sun Herald City2Surf 2008. Funds raised in 2008 for Lifeline from this event will be used to support the operation and sustainability of Lifeline’s 24 hour telephone counseling service – 13 11 14. 

Register to raise money for Lifeline in the Sun Herald City 2 Surf fun run in 2008. Your friends and supporters can donate to Lifeline through your own Everyday Hero page, whilst also posting you messages of support. You can also keep track of your funds raised through your web page.

Create your own City2Surf fundraising Hero page for Lifeline at the website http://city2surf.everydayhero.com.au/events/choose_a_charity/153 
 
Become a hero for Lifeline, register your City2Surf web page and choose Lifeline today!

  
Orange Whip Films

Orange Whip Films generously produced Lifeline's rural themed community service announcement which is aired on television stations nationally in 2007/2008.

Lifeline's ability to remain responsive to Australians in rural and remote communities, has been significantly enhanced through the production of this wonderful advertisement by Orange Whip Films.

View the advertisement here

Orange Whip Films also produced Lifeline's 'Stress Down on 24/7' 2008 campaign advertisment. The attention to detail, time, enthusiasm and support from Orange Whip Films has been invaluable for Lifeline.

View the 'Stress Down on 24/7' advertisement here.

 Find out more about Orange Whip Films here: www.orangewhipfilms.com.au

Cavill + Co – Not for profit capacity building

As the leading not-for-profit partner of The HeartSmart® NPO Toolkit, Lifeline Australia is supporting a world-first resource for not-for-profit organisations.

The HeartSmart® NPO Toolkit is a new distance education program that will help NPOs to build best practice partnerships with the corporate sector. It has been developed by Cavill + Co, Australia’s leading corporate-cause partnership builder, with the help of Lifeline and a team of corporate, communications and not-for-profit organisations.

Lifeline has trialled the Toolkit and offered feedback and advice to Cavill + Co to develop the education materials and support program. Lifeline’s contribution to the Toolkit ensures that it will be a highly relevant and effective training resource for Australian not-for-profit organisations.

The Toolkit will provide real world training and support through a 10-module Activity Kit and monthly face-to-face Tutorials as well as telephone coaching and online forums. It is based on the HeartSmart® process, which Cavill + Co has used to create 29 corporate-cause partnerships to the combined value of more than $15 million.

To find out more visit www.cavill.com.au

Current Sponsors 

 Australian Primary Superannuation Fund

Prime Super is the largest not-for-profit superannuation fund dedicated to serving rural and regional Australians, and it recognizes that many people around Australia face difficulties such as isolation and drought

In support of Prime Super’s regional membership, and to help address the high incidence of suicide in rural and regional areas, Prime super has been working in with Lifeline to promote mental health awareness and emotional welling, help seeking thoughts and behaviour and suicide awareness and prevention activities.

Prime Super is the proud sponsor of the Lifeline Information Service.

The Lifeline Information Service is able to link callers to information, services, support groups and websites. The service provides information and referral for people with mental health problems, and to friends, relatives and others who want to know how to help.
The Lifeline Information Service offers a range of informative tool kits which provide practical tips and self-help strategies to help prevent and respond to a number of issues. These toolkits are available in hard copy by phoning 1300 13 11 14 or for download from the Lifeline Information Service webpage

For more information about Prime Super visit www.australianprimary.com.au

Current Corporate Supporters

BATA
Bunnings
CardCompany
Creative Festival Entertainment
Dunn & Bradstreet
Ebsworth & Ebsworth Lawyers
Excel Australasia
IMA
Insurance Australia Group
Integral Energy
Microsoft Corporation
ninemsn
NRMA Insurance
Oroton
OneSteel
Pilotlight
Plant Growers Australia
Scotwork
Seek Limited
The Panel Christmas Wrap
Westfield
Zoo Communications

Other Support

Australian Government

Much of what continues to be achieved at Lifeline comes as a result of support from the Australian Government. Lifeline would like to acknowledge the essential assistance we are receiving from:

• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing for providing a grant over 5 years towards quality and improvement of sustainable services and infrastructure.
• Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
  
• Australian Government Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts