COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Ridley strongly believes in the power of business to make positive change in the community. We are proud to partner with the Garvan Institute and Aussie Helpers to support the rural businesses and families who have supported us for over 30 years.

GARVAN INSITITUTE

The Garvan Institute is one of Australia’s leading biomedical research institutes, pioneering studies into the most widespread diseases affecting our community today. In collaboration with the Garvan Institute, Ridley has helped fund the development of the ‘Healthy Families, Healthy Communities’ program, a unique education and awareness program.

‘Healthy Families, Healthy Communities’ focuses on the importance of healthy families to building strong and sustainable communities, especially in rural and regional areas. The program communicates important messages relating to a range of health issues, including cancer, diabetes, metabolic disorders, neurological and ageing afflictions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and skeletal disorders such as osteoporosis.

This program is part of our commitment to supporting good health for Australians in rural and regional communities. A significant part of its focus is to highlight the importance of continued medical research.

For more information

Visit www.giving.garvan.org.au healthinitiative
email healthinitiative@garvan.org.au or call (02) 9295 8513.

AUSSIE HELPERS

Aussie Helpers supports farmers who are going through really tough times.

The majority of these people would not ask for help or expect it. Originally started by a husband-and-wife team, which has expanded over the years, Aussie Helpers is unique in its aim to encourage support for struggling farmers not only in financial terms, but also in respect to donations of time.

Ridley is very proud to partner with Aussie Helpers – the initiative is a direct link to the rural communities where we operate. The Aussie Helpers team have helped thousands of farmers who have been affected by fire, flood, drought, and rising costs of living, and donated half a million dollars in drought aid in just the last financial year.

We have been actively helping Aussie Helpers since becoming its corporate sponsor in 2012. To date, we have donated many thousands of dollars of packaged stockfeed to:

Fire victims in the 2012 QLD Gulf Country fires Fire victims in the recent NSW bushfire Fire victims in the recent Tasmanian fires Fire victims in the recent Victorian fires

If you are feeling down and would like someone to talk to, Brian Egan and his Aussie Helpers volunteers can help:

Australia Wide Phone 24/7: 1300 665 232 | Email: admin@aussiehelpers.org.au