Austal Staff Support Lights For Lifeline

As a proud supporter of Lifeline Western Australia’s ‘Lights for Lifeline’ program, Austal Limited has once again contributed an amount of AU$3,000 for 2015 - fully funding the training of one accredited Telephone Crisis Support volunteer to operate the essential 13 11 14 line.

In December 2015, Austal staff held a barbeque and raffle at the Henderson, Western Australia shipyard to raise an extra $1,000 for the ‘Lights for Lifeline’ appeal.

Austal staff also made time during the busy festive season to provide gift-wrapping services at the Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre, with all proceeds going to Lifeline Western Australia.

Lifeline Western Australia is part of the national Lifeline network, a leading provider of suicide prevention services in Australia. In 2015 over 57,000 West Australians made calls to Lifeline, an increase of 48% since 2010.

Lifeline relies on community contributions to provide invaluable suicide prevention and crisis support services:

• 24/7 Telephone Crisis Support - 13 11 14
• Online Crisis Support Chat service via http://crisischat.lifelinewa.org.au available to all Western Australians 7pm – 4.30am (AWST)
• Community education forums that increase understanding of suicide prevention and mental health within the community and workplace

Lifeline WA has a vision of working towards creating communities free of suicide. For more information on the Lights for Lifeline appeal visit https://lights.org.au/. To donate or volunteer, please visit http://www.lifelinewa.org.au/

If you or anyone you know needs help please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

About Austal

Austal is a global defence prime contractor and a designer and manufacturer of defence and commercial ships. For more than 27 years Austal has been a leader in the design, construction and maintenance of revolutionary ships for Governments, Navies and Ferry operators around the world. More than 255 vessels have been delivered in that time.

Ships

Defence vessels designed and built by Austal include multi-mission combatants, such as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the United States Navy and military high speed vessels for transport and humanitarian relief, such as the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) – previously known as the Joint Speed Vessel (JHSV) - for the United States Navy and High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) for the Royal Navy of Oman. Austal also designs, constructs, integrates and maintains an extensive range of patrol and auxiliary vessels for government agencies globally, including the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program for Australian Border Force. Defence vessels are designed and constructed in Mobile, Alabama and in Henderson, Western Australia.

Austal has been at the forefront of the high speed ferry market since the early days of the industry. Our market leading designs of high performance aluminium vessels have long been at the heart of Austal’s research and development. Today, commercial ship construction is centred on our shipyard in Balamban, Philippines.

Systems

Austal has expertise in integrating complex systems into its ships, including ride control, ship management, and communication, sensors and weapon systems.

Support

Austal provides a wide range of support services, including through life support, integrated logistics support, vessel sustainment and systems support. These services are delivered through our global support network in the USA, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East together with partner shipyards worldwide.