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Charity, volunteering and fundraising
Supporting our employees in their communities
• Employee Fund Matching: Bupa supports our people’s fundraising activities by matching up to
$200 per employee per year
• Workplace Giving: Bupa employees are encouraged to participate in our Workplace Giving
Program which offers employees a convenient and tax effective way to donate to a full range of
Australian charities plus their first $100 is matched. You can apply for this via a brochure available
in your care home. Please ask your Business Administrator.
Health events in your community
• Weetbix Kids TRYathlon: Bupa has been a long-time supporter of the world’s largest children’s
triathlon event. The series focuses on participation rather than winning. Bupa provides support
training and nutritional tips for parents and participants leading up to their event and provides
various health services for families on event day.
• Bupa KidFit series: The Bupa KidFit Triathlon is a longstanding triathlon series across Tasmania
giving children the chance to have fun and be active in a friendly and supportive environment.
• Bupa Challenge Tour: The Bupa Challenge Tour is the official recreational ride of the Santos Tour
Down Under. Each year approximately 6,500 cyclists take to the roads around Adelaide in the
Bupa Challenge Tour.
• Bupa mini tour for kids: Aiming to support children develop healthy habits early, kids aged 6-12
years can ride on the International Cycling Union World Tour track, just like the world’s cycling
superheroes.
Charity partnerships
Bupa works with our charity partners in raising awareness, advocacy, education and fundraising to
deliver better outcomes in each of their respective health areas. Our health partners are:
Contributing to our community
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
We are working towards our vision for reconciliation - to see the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander health outcomes closed. To achieve this vision, we are coupling our health and care expertise
with a commitment to working with, and learning from, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples. This is part of our global purpose of empowering our customers, employees and the wider
community to live longer, healthier, happier lives. To read our Reconciliation Action Plan, visit
• Cancer Council Australia/NZ
• Heart Foundation Australia/NZ
• Diabetes Australia/NZ
• Carers NZ
• Return Servicemen Association NZ
• Arthritis NZ
• Red Cross Australia/NZ – to support our
communities through times of disaster
• Salvation Army – Christmas Appeal