Our Community

REDARC is proud to be an active member of our local and broader community through our relationships with many sporting, social, health and well being organisations and identities.

CHARITIES

Orange Sky

REDARC were honoured to partner alongside Australian not-for-profit Orange Sky in November 2021 to launch solar powered laundry van to support people experiencing homelessness in Australian remote communities. Orange Sky provides access to free laundry services, warm showers and genuine, non-judgmental conversation and connection to community members doing it tough, across Australia and New Zealand via bright orange mobile vans.

With their dedicated ‘Imagination and Innovation’ department, the organisation strives to think outside the box to create smarter and more efficient ways to drive greater impact, with their most recent innovation, the RV3.0 vehicle, doing just that.

Red25

Red25 is a unique giving program by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Red25 members work towards ensuring that 25% of Australia's blood donations are secured. REDARC has been a part of Red25 since 2015.

Catherine House

Catherine House is a provider of supported accommodation to women across South Australia facing homelessness. REDARC are continued supporters of this organisation with the most recent major event sponsorship for the 2019 Gala Dinner which was a success.

Members of the REDARC team and their families recently also competed in the annual City to Bay fun run. Catherine house was the chosen charity for team REDARC to raise money prior to competing.

movember

Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a major health crisis, yet it is rarely talked about. Prostate cancer is set to double in the next 15 years, three quarters of suicides are males. Half a million men take their own lives each year, that means one death every minute. REDARC's Occupational Health Nurse Michelle Kittel said, “It is exceptional to see the staff supporting the various Movember activities to the extent they have. Whether that is through participating in the MOVE challenge, growing a 'MO' or donating generously, every bit helps.”

R U OK? DAY

To commemorate R U Okay? Day and to reinforce the need to ask the question “are you okay?”, the REDARC wellbeing team hold a morning tea for our REDARC employees. This gave a great opportunity to start discussions with our fellow colleagues, to promote discussing mental health.

Hutt St Centre

REDARC has been supporting Junction Australia closely since 2011. Redarc supports Junction Australia in various ways, most recently using the prize money allocated from the 2014 Telstra Business Awards, REDARC donated $36,000 over a three year period, focusing on Family Connections Hackham.

Youth Opportunities

REDARC is excited to be supporting Youth Opportunities, a youth organisation in South Australia that work with young people to equip them with the skills to overcome adversity, build resilience, and prepare them to make the right choices for their future. This is done by providing year ten students with a personal leadership, enterprise, and wellbeing program as well as ongoing support.

Their personal leadership programs are available for those who need them most and burden isn’t placed on schools or families.

Junction Australia

SPORTING CLUBS

UniSA Motorsport Team

REDARC are proud to partner with the UniSA Motorsport Team for the 2021 Formula SAE-A season. After a recent tour of REDARC’s facilities, Team President Hoang Pham stated that “UniSA Motorsport are excited to continue our partnership with local SA Business, REDARC. We’re looking forward to leveraging REDARC’s industry leading experience for our 2021 Electric Vehicle and aiming to build on our success in prior years.”

REDARC will bring their electronics design expertise to the table, with two REDARC Electronics Design Engineers collaborating with the UniSA Motorsport Team to assist them with issues or questions.

south Adelaide Football Club

The South Adelaide Football Club is a locally based SANFL football club, REDARC is proudly a long-term Silver Partner with the club. However, our involvement in women’s football extends to premier partners of the senior women’s teams. We congratulate the women’s team on becoming SANFLW Premiers for 2019.

South Adelaide Basketball Club

REDARC is proud to continue our long term major sponsorship of the South Adelaide Basketball Club.

EVENTS

Variety Bash - 30th Anniversary

Since the beginning of the variety bash in 1985, 80,614km have been travel with $41 million raised. Entrepreneur and adventure Dick Smith took a group of intrepid motorists from Bourke, New South Wales, to Bourketown, Queensland. Throughout that inaugural journey he raised $250,000. The donations raised from this organisation help children who are sick, disadvantaged or with special needs follow their dreams. REDARC has been involved with the Variety Bash since 2010, our involvements have been through staff participation and sponsorship.

Big Red Bash

The Big Red Bash is Australia’s most remote major music festival, set at the Big Red Dune 35km west of Birdsville on the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert. It is a celebration of the beauty and freedom of the outback and the desert. REDARC are proud to be sponsors of the annual event since 2015.

SCHOOLS

Cardijn College (Marcellin Campus)

The F1 in Schools STEM Challenge™ is the world’s foremost student competition for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Recently at the SA State Finals, the team finished 2nd, winning the Best Graphic Design Award, the Best Team Verbal Presentation and the Innovation Award. The team recently visited REDARC for an opportunity to meet and thank Managing Director, Anthony Kittel for our ongoing support. We are also proud to sponsor student awards such as the Apprentice of the Year Award.

Errington Special Education Centre

REDARC are proud to have helped support the Errington Special Education Centre with the installation of their new shade sail in their Junior yard.

The Errington Centre is located in Adelaide's western suburbs and has around 100 students enrolled from Reception to Year 12, each with varying degrees of Physical, Intellectual and Medical disabilities.

UNIVERSITIES

MOD (University of South Australia)

MOD at Uni SA is a futuristic museum of discovery. The exhibits are designed for 15-25-year old’s, with the interactivity aimed at this older audience. REDARC’s contributions towards this museum extend to growing the robotics capabilities and supporting undergraduate students in programming robots. We are proud to make a three-year commitment to this innovative and forecasted cultural institution.

The University of Adelaide's Prize for Social Enterprise Project (2019)

REDARC are proud to support The University of Adelaide's Prize for Social Enterprise Project. The prize is awarded by the University to the students who obtain the highest marks in the postgraduate course, Social Enterprise Project. REDARC extends its congratulations to the 2019 recipients David Fowler, Andrew Mooney and Kathryn Presser and look forward to supporting the project for the next 5 years.

CLUBS

Toyota Land Cruisers Club

In 2019 REDARC became a supporter of the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia. Established in 1969, TLCC is the largest 4WD club in the southern hemisphere. Although it was established by Toyotas owners, the club excepts all makes of 4WD

ORGANISATIONS

National Safe Work Month

Each year in October, REDARC participates in Safe Work Month promoting safety and wellbeing at work. During this month all staff at REDARC make a commitment to improving the safety and health in the workplace.

CFS

REDARC is proud to be an ongoing sponsor of the CFS Foundation, having sponsored their Fire Trail event in 2016 and continuing our relationship with an ongoing donation to this cause.

The Governor's Leadership Foundation

REDARC are proud to announce their sponsorship of the Dr Paul Collier scholarship established by the Leaders Institute of South Australia. The scholarship is designed to allow potential leaders with disabilities to undertake the Governors Leadership Foundation (GLF) program.

The scholarship was developed in honour of Dr Paul Collier, a leader in the disability arts community, founder of the Dignity for Disability Party, quadriplegic and graduate of the 2009 GLF program, who passed away in early 2010. The scholarship will be utilised to support a leader with a disability or a leader working in an organisation that supports people with a disability to participate since.

In 2019 REDARC committed to raising $40,000 in funds to be shared with the CFS Foundation, Junction Australia, Catherine House and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS),
in honour of our 40 years in Australian manufacturing. In January 2020, Managing Director, Anthony Kittel presented these wonderful organisations with their
Certificates of Donation and took the opportunity to see their facilities firsthand and meet the staff and volunteers.

OUR COMMUNITY

CHARITIES