Lifeline corporate partners & supporters

Lifeline greatly values the relationship it has with our current corporate partners and supporters, and would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following organisations.

Corporate Partners

IAG

The IAG Foundation provides opportunities for our people to make a positive contribution to the community. The Foundation aims to help make a difference to the communities in which we live through meaningful and collaborative partnerships with charities, community groups and non-for-profit organisations. It aims to raise awareness of important social issues and provide a voice for our people to share their passions in the community as well as contribute to positive outcomes. We will help create opportunities for more people to be involved with community groups in different ways.

Ruralco

Ruralco is an Australian diversified agricultural company, that provides real estate, insurance, auctioneer services, agricultural equipment and other services to the Australian rural community. Ruralco is committed to sustainable business practices that benefit the organisation, its people and stakeholders. It strives to be responsible and ethical in providing a safe and satisfying workplace for its people and will continue to pursue environmentally sustainable solutions that reduce its impact on the environment.

P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises make regular and significant donations of used and surplus goods from their modern cruise liners. These goods are on sold through Lifeline’s retail outlets in New South Wales and Queensland, with proceeds supporting Lifeline’s Centre operations, including Lifeline’s 24 hour telephone crisis support service.

P&O Cruises has been sailing from Australia for 78 years, but in the past five years P&O Cruises has expanded its operations from one cruise ship, based in Sydney, to three cruise ships sailing year round from the ports of Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle, Newcastle and Auckland. P&O Cruises will welcome a fourth ship to its fleet in December 2010.

P&O Cruises offers deals on cruise holiday packages to many exotic destinations in Australia, New Zealand, Bali, Fiji, and other popular pacific islands.

Corporate Supporters

Servier

The Servier Foundation has generously funded a three year research project through Lifeline’s Suicide Prevention Foundation. The Research will investigate improved pathways for people with complex needs, many of whom have mental illness, are suicidal, and in contact with crisis support services such as Lifeline’s 13 11 14 crisis line. Through this research, Lifeline will aim to find ways to assist these people to access continued professional care through improved networking between crisis services and clinical practice. Lifeline would like to thank Servier Australia for showing leadership within the health industry by being the first corporate contributor to Lifeline’s Suicide Prevention Foundation.

Servier’s mission is to improve the quality of people’s lives by discovering and developing innovative medicines. Servier is a foundation and its independence from shareholder interests allows Servier to channel all profit from worldwide operations into research and development projects, and in particular to focus on new first-in-class chemical entities at the high end of pharmaceutical innovation. Areas of research include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oncology, osteoporosis and neurosciences.

In addition to its R&D focus Servier Australia has a broader commitment to the health and wellbeing of Australian society. Servier Australia provides philanthropic support to intervention studies in aboriginal communities, is dedicated to patient education, and building partnerships with world-renowned Australian centres of scientific excellence.

Servier Australia employs 200 staff, including 30 researchers, and over 700,000 Australians take one or more of Servier’s products daily.

Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport is Australia’s gateway airport, serving over 42 million passengers a year and connecting Sydney to a network of close to 100 international, domestic and regional destinations. Sydney Airport contributes $30.8 billion in economic activity a year, a major employer in NSW, generating more than 306,700 direct and indirect jobs. Sydney Airport are focused on supporting organisations that promote healthy and connected communities.

NRL

The NRL have proudly been using their voice to make a difference that impacts their communities – mental illness. The NRL’s State of Mind campaign partnered has partnered with Lifeline with an aim to; reduce stigma around mental illness, stimulate help seeking behaviours, connect Rugby League communities with expert partners and develop their elite players to provide mental health advocacy with clubs and communities.

PAYCE

PAYCE is a leading property development and investment company with a reputation on for not just delivering exceptional homes, but also in creating dynamic and cohesive communities. “At PAYCE, we are excited to partner with Lifeline Australia to help provide more crisis services to Australians in need. We anticipate this will be the start of a great partnership with Lifeline.”

Swiss Re

The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. "Swiss Re are proud to support Lifeline as their Charity of the Year. Our organisation places great value in the mental health of our staff, friends, family and wider community".

Bridging Hope Charity Foundation

Bridging Hope Charity Foundation have committed to a three year partnership with Lifeline to review how Chinese Australians view suicide and work towards implementing a culturally relevant service. Bridging Hope Charity Foundation was founded by Tina Tian, passionate philanthropist in the fields of mental health and the arts. Building on the important work delivered by the Bridging Hope Charity Foundation in China since 2013, the Australian arm of the Foundation continues to give back to local communities by supporting mental health & well-being initiatives and arts programs across the country.

TOGA Group

TOGA Group is a successful developer of quality residential apartments and a leading hotel operator across Australia, NZ and Europe. Attention to detail, leadership, integrity, innovation, humility, and passion have played a large part in our success over the past 50 years.

Stacks of Snacks

Stacks of Snacks are Australia’s largest supplier of workplace snack boxes, who donate a royalty to from every snack sold to Lifeline. Placing SOS box in your workplace is a great way to show your support for Lifeline and satisfy that sweet tooth. To order a Stacks of Snacks box simply fill out this online form on their website.

Alex & Ani

Alex and Ani are an eco-conscious jewellery brand who have recently launched its Charity by Design program in Australia. The Life Preserver Charm Bangle was designed to represent the life-saving services that Lifeline provides and contributes 10% of sales to Lifeline.

James&Co

James&Co is an e-commerce brand selling womens’ outerwear and accessories crafted from ethical cruelty-free fabrics. A Peta-approved Vegan brand, it retails globally through its website and major platforms, as well as through stockists via wholesale and dropshipping. Combined with its underlying philosophy to promote ethical sustainable products and cruelty-free lifestyles, James&Co was established with a key focus to support organisations working to improve mental health outcomes for young people and suicide prevention. The business donates 5% of each sale revenue to Lifelife Australia and similar organisations in the US and UK.

In Kind Support

Clayton Utz

Clayton Utz provides legal and compliance support to Lifeline’s National Office through the firm’s pro bono practice. Clayton Utz is a full-service commercial law firm with lawyers around the country with diverse and broad-ranging legal experience, across a range of industry sectors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PwC are assisting Lifeline with a strategic review of its retail operations to achieve greater returns and improved services for the community.

PwC is Australia’s leading professional services firm, bringing the power of our global network to help Australian businesses, charities and governments assess their performance and improve the way they work. Across our Portfolio of businesses which include Assurance, Consulting, Deals, Tax and Legal, Enterprises and Private Clients, we offer a broad range of services that combine to provide our clients with a range of end-to-end solutions. PwC’s aim is to set new standards in responsible leadership, working with our clients to create value and sustainable solutions.

Volunteer Benefit Initiative

TFE Hotels

TFE Hotels — TFE Hotels (Toga Far East Hotels) is a leading hotel operator in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. TFE Hotels, under the joint venture between Far East Hospitality and Toga Group, is one of the largest hospitality management platforms in Australia.