Today in Adelaide the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Viva Energy announced an exciting new fuel supply partnership, bringing together two iconic Australian organisations with a long history of helping people get safely to their destinations.
The new partnership will see Viva Energy become the national fuel supply partner of the RFDS, supplying fuel for RFDS aircraft as well as on-the-ground transport. Viva Energy supplies about a quarter of Australia’s fuel requirements and is the only domestic manufacturer of Aviation gasoline (Avgas) – a critical fuel used by RFDS in transporting patients from remote regional locations to the healthcare they need.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is a national, charitable, health organisation delivering primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency services for those that live in rural and remote Australia.
Long known as one of the largest aeromedical organisations in the world, with 79 aircraft, the RFDS delivers health care where mainstream health services are not available, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology and a broad-reaching ground-service fleet of 185 vehicles.
“We want to thank Viva Energy for this opportunity,” said Frank Quinlan, Federation Executive Director of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. “As a direct result of the fuel that Viva Energy manufactures and supplies, the Flying Doctor will be able to provide continued health service access to those needing it – both in the air and on the ground.”
Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt said the partnership is based on shared values and vision and the mutual focus on providing critical aviation services to Australia’s rural and most remote areas.
“We are incredibly proud to manufacture and supply the fuel critical to the services that the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia delivers,” Mr Wyatt said. “Both organisations have long proud histories in Australia – with RFDS servicing rural and remote patient care for over 90 years and the business we operate providing the fuels needed by Australian industries for more than 120 years.”
“Viva Energy looks forward to supporting the amazing work that RFDS does in delivering vital medical care and support to more than a thousand patients every day.”
Further enquiries:
RFDS Media Contact
Lana Mitchell
T: +61 401 946 282
E: Lana.mitchell@rfds.org.au
Media Enquiries
Michael Cave
T: +61 409 647 910
E: michael.cave@vivaenergy.com.au
About Viva Energy
Viva Energy (ASX: VEA) is one of Australia’s leading energy companies and supplies approximately a quarter of the country’s liquid fuel requirements. It is the exclusive supplier of high-quality Shell fuels and lubricants in Australia through an extensive network of 1,330 service stations across the country.
Viva Energy owns and operates the strategically located Geelong Refinery in Victoria, and operates bulk fuels, aviation, bitumen, marine, chemicals and lubricants businesses supported by more than 20 terminals and 55 airports and airfields across the country.
About the Royal Flying Doctor Service
The RFDS is a national, charitable, health organisation delivering primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency services to those living in remote, rural and regional Australia, and with the vision of better health outcomes for remote, rural, and regional Australians
Long known as one of the largest aeromedical organisations in the world, the RFDS delivers health care where mainstream health services are not available, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology and a broad-reaching ground-service fleet.
Supported by a vast number of volunteers and supporters, the RFDS provides a lifeline for those that live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia, and has been doing so for over nine decades.