Mounties Group & CareFlight: Pioneering Healthcare Partnerships

THE BIGGEST PARTNERSHIP DEAL IN CLUB & COMMUNITY HISTORY

Mounties Care, Mounties’ pioneering healthcare service that launched in 2020, continued its naming-rights partnership with CareFlight in 2024 following 14 years of collaboration.

Our $10 million commitment is made possible thanks to Mounties Group’s 250,000+ members.

At the centre of the extended sponsorship extension is the continued operation of the Mounties Care CareFlight Helicopter – a state-of-the-art Airbus H145 helicopter – which flew to the rescue of more than 250 patients in 2023.

The partnership also supports the management of patient transportation vehicles and fixed-wing aircraft, community education workshops and simulations and – perhaps most importantly – CareFlight’s life-saving staff, including aeromedical doctors, pilots, nurses and support staff.

The partnership is essential, as healthcare services in New South Wales are under extreme pressure, meaning existing resources need as much support as possible. Mounties Group are doing everything they can to be able to assist the community while staying true to their profit-for-purpose ethos.

In an age where every second counts, access to immediate care can mean the difference between life and death.

Mounties Care announces life-saving ten-million commitment to CareFlight Emergency Services.

Australian aeromedical charity, CareFlight, can continue to save lives following the signing of a momentous five-year sponsorship deal and ongoing donations, extending a relationship with Mounties Care, naming rights partner of the NSW Rapid Response Helicopter.

The $10 million commitment from the profit-for-purpose organisation is made possible thanks to Mounties Group’s 250,000+ members, and brings the organisation’s commitment to a total of $18.7 million.

At the centre of the five-year sponsorship extension is the continued operation of the Mounties Care CareFlight Helicopter – a state-of-the-art Airbus H145 helicopter – which last year flew to the rescue of more than 250 patients.

In addition to the Mounties Care CareFlight Rapid Response Helicopter, the sponsorship supports the Northern NSW Patient Transportation Service that uses eight patient transportation vehicles and three B200 King Air fixed-wing aircraft, NSW-based Community Education including the CareFlight ‘Trauma Care’ and ‘Sick and Injured Kids in the Bush’ workshops, Crash Car Simulators, a community engagement helicopter simulator based at CareFlight’s Westmead location, and – perhaps most importantly – supporting CareFlight’s life-saving staff, including aeromedical doctors, pilots, nurses and support staff.

The re-signing adds to a rich 14year history between CareFlight and Mounties Group, made possible through community support.

In 2021, Mounties Group CEO, Dale Hunt, signed the largest community support package in Club history encouraged by his son’s own personal experience with CareFlight, aged three: “I first saw the advantages of CareFlight when my son, Bryce, needed rapid response care following a scary bout of life-threatening epiglottitis.

I know first-hand the importance of keeping CareFlight’s patient transfer vehicles and helicopters in action, for the peace of mind of all Australians and especially those in New South Wales.

“Continuing the relationship between Mounties Group and CareFlight was a no brainer, and we’re pleased to have the means to support this emergency service to keep saving lives through action and education through to the next decade.”

Emergency Services is a key pillar of support for Mounties Group, especially the organisation’s health division, Mounties Care.

In an age where every second counts, access to immediate care can mean the difference between life and death, says CareFlight CEO, Mick Frewen: “CareFlight’s work to save lives and serve its community mirrors Mounties Group’s purpose to improve the lives of its members.

CareFlight started in Western Sydney, in the same geographical area as Mounties Group’s flagship Club, and together we’ve grown to service and support Australians not only in New South Wales but around the country.

“This five-year sponsorship extension is a true testament to Mounties Group’s unwavering commitment to care and health services and allows us to grow our services and save even more lives, building upon a relationship that, ultimately, is priceless.”

The Mounties Care CareFlight Airbus H145 Helicopter is just one part of the CareFlight offering, though arguably the most memorable by all who have seen it in the sky on its way to help people in need.

One of the fastest services of its kind in the world, the helicopter delivers a specialist doctor, highly skilled NSW Ambulance intensive care paramedic and hospital level equipment as close as possible to a patient anywhere in the greater Sydney area, within 15-20 minutes of a 000 call – often in hard-to-reach areas otherwise inaccessible by ambulances – to treat and then transfer patients to the nearest hospital.

The hero of CareFlight’s life-saving asset suite, it sits amongst first aid education and training, patient transfer vehicles, and professional emergency services logistics management across the country.