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RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopter two year anniversary

09 May 2024

Today marks two years since the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopters joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA fleet.

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Spring Magazine

Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine has landed!

07 Sep 2022

The latest edition of Your Flying Doctor – the official magazine of the RFDS in Western Australia has just landed.

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Brooke Maloney

Meet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney

07 Sep 2022

“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.

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Horizontal Falls

Horizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew

07 Sep 2022

Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.

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Jim McGuire

Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire

07 Sep 2022

“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.

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AOOB for RFDS

Offering a hand to a service helping the community

07 Sep 2022

Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.

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Dr Anthony Rengel

Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel

07 Sep 2022

As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.

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nursing midwifery scholarships

Applications now open for RFDS Midwifery Scholarships in WA

11 Aug 2022

Are you a registered nurse looking to work for the RFDS but don't have the necessary midwifery qualification? If so, we want to hear from you!

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RFDS and rio tinto

'Ningaloo' takes to the skies

05 Aug 2022

Three children have scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the newest Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.

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