Austal Supports Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma

Austal proudly supported a corporate team in the Asthma Foundation WA, Freeway Bike Ride for Asthma last Sunday 3rd April 2016.

Team Austal - a group of nine Austal employees - participated in the Full Hike (60km) which began and finished at Elizabeth Quay in the Perth CBD.

Team Austal after completing the 60km Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma

Austal made a significant donation to the Asthma Foundation WA which will help to build healthier futures for the 225,000 children and adults in Western Australia with asthma.

Asthma is the #1 most common childhood chronic condition and the leading cause of children’s school absences and hospitalisation. Asthma is suffered by 10% of Australians and is responsible for nearly 400 deaths in Australia each year, over 50% of which could have been prevented.

Asthma Foundation WA helps people with asthma breathe easier and aims to ultimately free West Australians from the burden of asthma.

How donations can help:

• $30 can provide an Asthma Emergency Kit to a School.
• $75 can train a teacher in Emergency First Aid.
• $150 can improve a Doctor’s knowledge of Asthma diagnosis & treatment.

To make a donation to the Asthma Foundation, please visit their website: http://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/

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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.

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