This year seven bales in total were offered by AWN and its trading division Dyson Jones in Western Australia at Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle selling venues generating exceptional support from the wool trade and an impressive $18,814 donation for the

Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Wool buyers and principles matched AWN’s enthusiasm for this vital rural and remote community service and bided strongly for the quality bales on offer.

Bales in Fremantle were first to go under the hammer, a three bale line offered by Dyson Jones – a trading division of AWN.

Peter Howie, Dyson Jones, WA Manager said he was pleased with the overall bidding and final achievement of $5,054 for the three bales which was purchased by PJ Morris Wools Pty Ltd.

The Melbourne sale was equally well supported reaching $6,844 for the two bales offered.

Both were purchased by G Schneider Australia.

At the final sale in Sydney on Thursday June 30, two bales were sold - the first fetching a commanding $3,844 for the 124 kilogram bale of extra superfine Merino fleece purchased by New England Wools.

The final bale was purchased by G Schneider Australia for $3,072 which also marked the second RFDS offering taken up by G Schneider during the week.

Over the past nine years the Australian Wool Network group has offered in total 16 bales of wool generating in excess of $35,000 dollars for the RFDS.

This year’s offering adds seven more bales to that total and more than half as much again in donation revenue to reach a generous $53,814.

Managing Director John Colley said he was thrilled that the wool trade got behind this year’s offering and that the Australian Wool Testing Authority was able to provide wool testing free of charge to ensure the RFDS offering achieved maximum revenue.

AWN has a tradition of being closely involved with its clients and the issues that are of greatest importance to them.

Rural and remote health care services is one such issue and doesn’t just impact on those who live in rural communities but also on anyone who lives, works or travels in remote and rural Australia.

The RFDS has been providing a range of health services to rural, remote and regional Australia for over 80 years and since its inception, has applied the latest technology to deliver health services to the challenging environment of remote Australia, overcoming the tyranny of distance and the barriers of communication.