• Bridgestone extends its partnership with Heart of Australia to support the mobile health provider on a national level.  
• Heart of Australia in significant growth phase as it commences Western Australian operations.
• Leading tyre company continues to provide tyre support for the expanding Heart of Australia Fleet.

ADELAIDE, South Australia (8 September, 2025) — Bridgestone has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting access to regional and rural health care by extending its partnership with Heart of Australia for another three years, joining the organisation in its major expansion to become a national service provider.

Heart of Australia is a mobile medical service that brings specialist healthcare and diagnostic testing directly to rural, remote, and First Nations communities in Australia, primarily focusing on Queensland but is now expanding nationally. Its innovative "Heart Trucks" are custom-built mobile clinics equipped with advanced technology for cardiology, respiratory medicine, radiology (including battery-powered CT scanners), sleep medicine, and other specialist services.

Bridgestone has supplied tyres and maintenance services to Heart of Australia since its inception in 2014 and will continue to support the expanding fleet as the organisation commences its Western Australian operations – the first step in its national expansion plan.

“From what started as a handshake agreement to supply with a set of truck tyres has grown into a significant and impactful partnership spanning 11 years. We’re proud to continue our association with Heart of Australia through this significant step in the organisation’s history. As it evolves from a Queensland based to national operation, we will continue to support the existing 6 trucks on the road and the ones yet to be built,” said Managing Director of Bridgestone Australia & New Zealand, Heath Barclay.

“Heart of Australia plays a vital role in providing accessibility and care to patients where distance could be the difference between life and death, and their innovative approach to health care in regional remote communities is providing ease to those areas, as well as empowering them to access specialists.”

Heart of Australia was founded in 2014 by Dr. Rolf Gomes, a Brisbane-based cardiologist, to overcome the significant barriers created by distance and lack of access to specialist care for people outside major cities.

Since its launch, the mobile clinics have treated nearly 20,000 patients, directly saving more than 800 lives and spared patients a combined 40 million kilometres of travel for specialist appointments.

“Heart of Australia is thrilled to have the support of like-minded organisations like Bridgestone, who share our values around access to equitable healthcare in rural and remote areas of Australia,” said Dr Rolf Gomes, Founder and Cardiologist of Heart of Australia.

“The vision was always to grow this program into a national service. Due to the continued support from partners like Bridgestone, we are now able to do that. Knowing that our clinics have quality tyres on them means we can deliver a reliable and safe healthcare service even in the most remote parts of Australia’s vast outback,” he added.

The partnership with Heart of Australia is one of the many examples of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment, which is how the company will realise its long-term, 2050 vision of providing social and customer value as a sustainable solutions company.

Heart of Australia delivers specialist care and testing to more than 30 communities in Queensland and will be continuing to add new locations with the roll out of their newest truck, HEART 7, in Western Australia, with plans for a further four trucks to be added to Australian highways over the coming years.