Sponsorship

*** Please note: Our Partnership Program is fully committed (both financial and in-kind) for all events being staged in 2013 and no further applications can be accepted for this time.***

Yarra Trams is a part of everyday life in Melbourne - not just through the efficient transport of hundreds of thousands of passengers each day. Yarra Trams is active in the communities, supporting more than 160 community groups and events each year.

Seeking Sponsorship

If you are interested in seeking sponsorship from Yarra Trams, in order to assist you, we have developed specific Sponsorship Guidelines (42kb PDF) outlining our requirements.

Please review these guidelines before submitting your application and address your application to the criteria outlined. As we receive many applications each year and unfortunately are not able to support all these requests, please ensure your application specifically details the support you are requesting and the benefits you are able to offer.

Who We Support

Charity Partner - the Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital

Like Yarra Trams, the Royal Children's Hospital is a community institution on which the people of Melbourne depend. The Hospital has looked after successive generations of Melburnians and the Yarra Trams family chose to support the hospital so that it can look after future generations too.

Since 2005, the Royal Children's Hospital has been the major Charity Partner for Yarra Trams. Staff across the company's 13 locations all stage fundraising events throughout the year with additional contributions made by the company and customers. Trivia nights, raffles, balls, auctions, barbeques and sporting competitions all contribute towards the end of year total.

Each year, Yarra Trams has continued as a Major Partner in the annual Good Friday Appeal and a key supporter of the Run for Kids - Australia's second largest fun run. As a part of the Etihad Stadium festivities on Good Friday, Yarra Trams staff roll up their sleeves to sell "Tramburgers" to the hungry crowds with all funds raised going towards the appeal.

Yarra Trams provides a painted tram promoting the good works of the Royal Children's Hospital and encourages the people of Melbourne to get behind the Good Friday Appeal.

Since the partnership was formed, Yarra Trams has raised more than $550,000 for the appeal and has provided in excess of $2.5m of in-kind sponsorship for the Royal Children's Hospital and its fundraising activities.

Through our combined efforts, the Royal Children's Hospital has opened the Yarra Trams Parents Lounge in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. It is the second family facility at the hospital funded through the corporate donation and fundraising efforts of Yarra Trams staff.

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The Arts

Melbourne is well known across the world for its vibrant and ever changing arts community as it is for its trams. Both being intrinsic to the city's culture, Yarra Trams is a strong supporter of the arts community - from major events and exhibition to community theatre and experimental arts. Here is a sample of the events we have supported recently:

Melbourne International Film Festival
Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Gasworks Art Park
Hoy Polloy Independent Theatre Group, Brunswick
Melbourne Tramways Band
Boroondara Eisteddfod
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Jewish Museum of Australia
Melbourne Art Fair
Melbourne Open House
Linden Postcard Show
Melbourne Cabaret Festival
Basil Sellars Art Prize

Community

Yarra Trams actively supports an array of festivals, events and groups within the communities we service including:

The Shrine
Darebin Kite Festival
Richmond Lunar Festival
Teddy Bears Picnic
Boroondara Summer Concert Series
Kew Festival
Toorak Festival of Sculpture
Stonnington Jazz Festival
Sydney Road Street Party
Victorian Seniors Festival
World AIDS Day
City of Yarra Carols by Candlelight
City of Glen Eira Carols by Candlelight
City of Darebin Carols in All Nations
Christmas In Stonnington

Environment

Yarra Trams has a strong history of enacting environmental changes to our business including our multi-award winning greendepot® program. We value companies and organisations that share our ideals and strive to make our world more environmentally sustainable. We are pleased to have partnered organisations including:

The Green Tram - in partnership with City of Melbourne and Zoos Victoria
Moreland Energy Foundation
Cool Melbourne
Victoria's First Wind Tram - in partnership with Pacific Hydro and the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
United Nations World Environment Awards
Environmental partnerships with local Councils including the Cities of Melbourne, Port Phillip, Whitehorse and Darebin
Flexicar Car Sharing