Lifeline Australia

It was Buildcorp’s people who first directed us to support mental health and suicide prevention in 2014.

Statistics tell us that suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 – 44, and young men working on construction sites aged 15-24 are twice as likely to make the decision to end their life.

Since then, the Buildcorp Foundation has supported the crisis support services of Lifeline Australia and we have donated $2 million to Lifeline Australia.

In 2024, the Buildcorp Foundation signed on as the Naming Rights Partner of Lifeline Australia Help @ Hand Giving Day for a 3-year term. The Giving Day is a 24-hour event where the public donate to Lifeline Australia and have their donation matched by the Buildcorp Foundation.

The Lifeline Australia and Buildcorp Foundation Giving Day raises funds and awareness for Lifeline Australia’s 24/7 digital support channels, including text and online chat, to make sure that anyone in Australia has access to help using their mobile, their computer, or whatever device they have at hand. 

This was a great platform to maximise The Buildcorp Foundation’s annual contribution to mental health, which will increase awareness of our longstanding work with Lifeline Australia, and shine a spotlight on the disproportionate number of young male construction workers who die by suicide every year. 

Statistics tell us that young men working on building sites in Australia are twice more likely to take their own lives compared to other members of the community, and every second day, a construction worker in Australia dies by suicide.

Buildcorp’s site teams got behind this important initiative by putting their ‘tools down’ over the day and connecting with their teammates and project partners over a site BBQ to raise funds and spread awareness. 

Donations by Buildcorp site BBQs and the Australian public exceeded all expectations, and our goal of $500,000 was greatly surpassed, with an incredible $764,000 raised – Lifeline’s best Giving Day to date! All funds donated up to $250,000 were dollar matched by the Buildcorp Foundation, and with the success of the donations, this number increased to $350,000 dollar matched. 

This meant the Buildcorp Foundation was proud to donate a total of $350,000 to Lifeline Australia for 2024.

These funds raised will make a tremendous difference in ensuring Lifeline Australia can keep pace with our increasingly digital world and that their support services are as accessible as possible.

Thanks to the generous support of our people and our partners, we have now donated 2.04million to Lifeline Australia since 2015. This equates to assisting:

• 52,308 calls for help
• 81,600 texts and web chats from people in their darkest moments
• Thousands of safety plans created, positively impacting hundreds of lives per week
• 4000+ volunteer Crisis Supporters with training and support

“Mental health support and suicide prevention are very close to the hearts of Buildcorp’s people. The construction industry is significantly impacted by suicide, as young men working on site aged 15-24 are twice as likely to make the decision to end their life. For this reason, we are proud that our people have chosen to put the collective giving power of the Buildcorp Foundation behind Lifeline Australia.

Lifeline Australia’s work is more important now than ever before. Every life that is taken leaves a devastating impact on our communities and families. However, there is hope for those in need as Lifeline’s services are helping to save hundreds of lives every week. The Buildcorp Foundation is very grateful that our contributions, and those of our generous partners, will have a long lasting positive impact on the lives of those who rely on Lifeline Australia’s vital services.”

Josephine & Tony Sukkar
Buildcorp Foundation