Isuzu Ute gets behind RFDS
Brisbane-based Isuzu Ute Australia announces long-term partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
During a medical emergency in the bush there’s no more welcome sight than the Royal Flying Doctor Service which will continue to help remote area Australians thanks to a new partnership with Isuzu Ute Australia (IUA).
The Japanese car maker has announced a new long-term national partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) designed to assist with delivering better health outcomes to Australians living beyond the reach of mainstream medical services.
A statement from IUA said the company would deliver financial support and a fleet of its Isuzu D-MAX and MU-X vehicles to help keep the RFDS flying and mobile.
IUA’s Deputy Managing Director Koichiro Yoshida said the company’s vehicles were a perfect match for the often remote and long-distance working demands of the RFDS.
"Isuzu UTE Australia understands the importance of having dependable transportation in isolated and challenging environments and our D-MAX and MU-X vehicles are a perfect match for this,” Mr Yoshida said.
The vehicles will be used to tow the state-of-the-art RFDS training simulators around the country for its schools education and national events programs.
Mr Yoshida said the new partnership enabled Isuzu Utes to support regional, rural and remote communities in a similar way its support of Surf Life Saving Australia assisted and serviced coastal communities.
"It is important for IUA to give back to those that support us, so this is our way of saying thank you to the Royal Flying Doctor Service for their tireless service and commitment to our community, by helping them educate students at schools and raise awareness and funds at events across the country," he said.
RDFS Federation Executive Director Frank Quinlan said the partnership would enable the organisation to continue its critical delivery of primary health and emergency medical services in rural and remote Australia.
"We are excited about this new major national partnership with Isuzu Ute Australia, as it enables us to keep the Flying Doctor flying, driving and caring for people across rural and remote Australia,” Mr Quinlan said.
The RFDS is a national, charitable, health organisation delivering primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency services for people in rural and remote Australia.
The organisation has been delivering essential health services for almost a century and comprises an extensive national network of 23 bases, 79 aircraft and 183 road transport vehicles and mobile clinics, supported by more than 2,300 staff members.
The new partnership arrangement will be in place for at least the next three years.
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