Health and safety

Dementia
Dementia is the third largest cause of death in Australia. By 2050 it is projected there will be 1 million Australians with dementia and Victoria alone will have 98,000 sufferers - a 50 percent increase on today’s numbers.

These are alarming statistics by anyone’s measure.  ExxonMobil has joined with Alzheimer's Australia Vic in a community campaign promoting awareness about dementia in Victoria. The campaign uses the familiar images of a teacup and a toothbrush to illustrate how daily tasks can be difficult for a person with dementia and encourages people to call the Helpline to seek help or simply talk to someone.

The campaign concept was developed by Alzheimer's Auckland, and funded in New Zealand by Mobil Oil New Zealand.

For further information visit Alzheimer's Victoria or call the National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500.

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Road safety
ExxonMobil has partnered with Monash University Accident Research Centre to help prevent road accidents among young P Plate drivers. The 'Going Solo' project aims to provide parents with information and strategies to help reduce P Plate driver crash risks. P Plate drivers are 33 times more likely to have a crash than learner drivers and research shows a link between parenting style and young driver crash risk.

Learn more about the Monash University Accident Research Centre Going Solo project, including free download of the Going Solo brochure.

Child safety
Babies and young children account for 54 percent of hospital treated home injuries.  The Royal Children’s Hospital Safety Centre, in partnership with ExxonMobil Australia, has produced a set of Child Safety Fact Sheets, Bringing Baby Home Safety Kit and a Child Safety Handbook (A guide to injury prevention for parents of 6 to 12 year olds).

Copies of the safety resources are freely available from The Royal Children’s Hospital Safety Centre website.

Medical equipment donated to Central Gippsland Health Service

Hospitals
ExxonMobil has a long tradition of supporting hospitals near our operations.

In a relationship that dates back to the mid 1980s, ExxonMobil has assisted the Alfred Hospital to purchase new equipment in the Burns, Intensive Care and Trauma Units at the hospital.

Other hospitals that receive our support include: Central Gippsland Health Service, South Gippsland, Frankston and Royal Melbourne.

Cancer Council Victoria
ExxonMobil has supported the Cancer Council Victoria for over twenty years.  Our support has helped the Cancer Council produce a set of cancer fact sheets.  

The following fact sheets are available free of charge, from the Cancer Council Helpline 13 11 20 or from the Cancer Council Victoria website.  

• Cut your cancer risk
• Healthy eating to reduce cancer risk
• Caring for someone who has a brain tumour
• Coping with breathlessness caused by cancer or treatments
• Coping with fatigue caused by cancer treatments
• Cancer treatments: established treatments, trials and alternative (unproven) treatments
• Faecal occult blood tests: tests for early signs of bowel cancer: finding it early
• High energy drink supplements
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and women who have had breast cancer
• Mesothelioma and other lung disease associated with asbestos
• Cancer pain: common questions
• Prostate problems
• Learning to relax
• Testicular cancer and testicular self-examination

Australian Drug Foundation
ExxonMobil has supported the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) to produce a series of education booklets for parents and teachers. The booklets, which were developed to meet a growing number of requests for information about drug and alcohol issues include:

• Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Guide for Parents
• Parent Focus: Dealing with Drug Issues for 9 to 14-year-olds
• Hosting Teenage Parties: Managing Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Teenage Drinking: The Facts and Issues
• Young People and Drugs: The Facts and Issues
• Safety First: Helping Children to Stay Safe
• Riding the Waves: A Guide to Building Resilience in 10-14 Year-Olds
• A Young Lady's Guide to Alcohol
• A Young Gentleman's Guide to Alcohol

ExxonMobil has also supported ADF to produce Primary Pathways: An Integrated Approach to Drug Education, for primary school teachers and parents.

More information on the ADF, including how to order the above publications.

Guide Dogs WA
With our support "Gracie" is receiving training from The Association for the Blind of WA/Guide Dogs WA.

Aqua Energy Lex Glover Regional Aquatics Complex in Sale
Support from the Esso-BHP 50:50 joint venture in Gippsland contributed to the development of the Esso Hydrotheraphy Pool and the BHP Billiton Learn to Swim Pool at the Aqua Energy Lex Glover Regional Aquatics Complex in Sale.  

Our support is founded in the belief that the complex will provide many health and safety benefits to the local Gippsland community.