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Graphic: Nurse Lisa smiling at a baby in the clinic.

The Flying Nurse

19 Mar 2024

Lisa Killian is an RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse based in Broome. She has lived in the Kimberley and central Australia for the past 14 years, working in a variety of nursing roles.

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Melissa Book

#82 Melissa's muscles melted and she was unable to walk, talk or move

18 Mar 2024

Melissa Domiati went to hospital to have her wisdom teeth removed and was not particularly concerned or worried, but the routine procedure went terribly wrong when she had an allergic reaction to the anaesthetic. She woke up two days later, in Perth, in ICU and unable to move.

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Australian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback

Australian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback

15 Mar 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is opening a state-of-the-art health hub in the South Australian outback tourism town of William Creek that provides 24/7 emergency medical help with no health professionals physically on the ground.

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Dan smiling with a PC-12 in the background.

Meet Dan Byles

14 Mar 2024

Dan Byles has been the Organisational Resilience Lead for the RFDS WA since 2021.

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Dan in Opal Mining Location in SA

#81 Dan Hamood was opal fossicking when he fell into a mineshaft

14 Mar 2024

Dan, an opal miner, shares his passion for opal mining and the unique gemstones that captivated him. His hobby turned into a life-threatening situation when he fell down a 22-meter deep mine shaft in Coober Pedy.

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Dr Jig smiling in front of a PC-12.

Trains, planes and the RFDS

12 Mar 2024

Doctor Jig is accustomed to working inside the tight space of an RFDS aircraft, but one retrieval saw him treating an unwell passenger within the confines of the iconic Indian Pacific train.

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Meet the Flying Doctor's female pilots

Meet the Flying Doctor's female pilots

10 Mar 2024

To mark Women in Aviation Worldwide Week, we reached out to our female pilots to ask them what their job means to them. Here’s what they said...

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Bella smiling next to a horse

Road to recovery - Bella's story

08 Mar 2024

Bella Howe’s life changed on a wild winter’s day in July 2022. She was a spectator at a dirt bike race in the Wheatbelt town of Brookton when a rider lost control on a jump.

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RFDS Victoria Gender Pay Gap Report 2022-23

26 Feb 2024

At RFDS Victoria, our greatest asset is our people. We put people first in everything we do, developing strategies and frameworks to enable individuals to grow, succeed and contribute positively to better health and wellbeing outcomes for the communities we serve.

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Scholarship

RFDS Scholarships Impact

21 Feb 2024

‘A rewarding and life-changing experience’ is how one of our Scholarship recipients described her time with RFDS providing medical services in remote areas.

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Sandy's story

Sandy overcame a life-changing injury but that was only the beginning of the battle

21 Feb 2024

Traumatic injuries can have long-lasting effects and for Ti Tree resident Sandy Abley, the Flying Doctor was there to support her full journey to physical and emotional recovery.

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RFDS Physiotherapist

A dry needle in the haystack: Meet our first Flying Physio

21 Feb 2024

Armed with a portable treatment table and a backpack containing everything you’d find in a city clinic, the RFDS’s newest health professional is making tracks in the bush.

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RFDS mental health clinician Mick Keane

A student placement with the RFDS led to Mick landing his dream job

20 Feb 2024

Having grown up in the suburbs of Melbourne, working as a mental health clinician in the Central Desert of Australia is a whole new world for Mick Keane.

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RFDS fundraising

Combine adventure and fundraising for the Flying Doctor!

20 Feb 2024

There are plenty of upcoming opportunities to get involved and take on an adventure to raise funds for the Flying Doctor. Check them out.

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RFDS quiz

QUIZ: How well do you know the RFDS?

19 Feb 2024

How well do you know the RFDS? Test your general knowledge of the Flying Doctor with this quick-fire 10-question quiz!

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RFDS Doctor in an aircraft

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia records busiest year

08 Feb 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australian has recorded its busiest year on record, with 10,270 patients retrieved across the state throughout 2023.

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