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Flying Doctor Podcast Shortlisted for 2024 Australian Podcast Awards!
We are thrilled and deeply humbled to announce that the Flying Doctor Podcast has been shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards! This milestone is a testament to the power of storytelling, the resilience of the people of the Australian Outback.
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#111 A swag of snake stories to keep you safe this summer
03 Oct 2024Snake season is here again and the Flying Doctor podcast has some 'snakey tales' and 'incredible patient snake stories' to share.
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The flying dentist
30 Sep 2024Dentist Vincenzo Figliomeni had been working in an on-call emergency role at Perth Children’s Hospital when he started to see a worrying trend.
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Shared history
27 Sep 2024It’s a true legend of the bush that inspired the Reverend John Flynn’s vision to create what eventually became the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Outback adventure ends with flight home by the Flying Doctor
27 Sep 2024You never know when you might need a service you've never used before. That was the situation for Luke, a senior corporate executive in Brisbane, whose brief adventure in the outback led to his first call to the Flying Doctor.
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#110 Student nurse Laura was told she'd never walk or talk again.
26 Sep 2024WA's Laura McKenney was a fun-loving student nurse, enjoying a night out with friends, when a catastrophic car accident changed her life forever.
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#109 Why Farmer Brendan swam the English Channel…twice!
20 Sep 2024After struggling with his mental health, Broken Hill grazier Brendan Cullen started long distance swimming on Menindee Lakes, as preparation for his 2022 swim across the English Channel.
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Operation Mitchell Plateau
19 Sep 2024It was a team effort when the RFDS was called to retrieve a woman who broke her leg hiking in one of WA’s most hard-to-reach locations.
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Season 3 of RFDS Set to Soar with New Stories and Stunning Locations
18 Sep 2024Get ready to experience more heart-pounding drama as RFDS returns for Season 3. Inspired by the real-life heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, this season brings new challenges, emotional stories, and breathtaking South Australian landscapes to your screen.
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Country & Westynn
17 Sep 2024Karratha mum Tui Magner was excited to welcome her first son after having three beautiful daughters. But once her newborn was in her arms, Tui quickly realised little Westynn was not well.
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A first for the RFDS
15 Sep 2024In May, a crew carried out the first aeromedical transfer from a remote fishing community on the Abrolhos Islands, 60km west of Geraldton.
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#108 Tackling the 'highs and lows' of a toddler with T1 Diabetes
12 Sep 2024Fletcher Buchanan's parents, Alex and Luke, noticed their toddler was becoming increasingly lethargic and unusually thirsty. But a T1 Diabetes diagnosis was totally unexpected.
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Higher perspective
12 Sep 2024When a dirtbike crash left Jaimen Hudson a quadriplegic at the age of 17, he vowed that it wouldn’t stop him from living a life of purpose and adventure. He adopted the mantra “never waste a day.”
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Young ringer’s race for help: Amy’s story
11 Sep 2024When a bloodied and bruised Amy Kynoch regained consciousness in the back of a speeding truck, she realised her ‘typical’ day at work had taken a disastrous turn. Read more.
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QUIZ: Uncharted Territory
09 Sep 2024How well do you think you know the NT? To help celebrate our 85th year of caring for Territorians, test your knowledge of the Territory and the RFDS with this 10-question quiz!
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Meet Dr Deb Molloy
09 Sep 2024Dr Deb grew up in Ireland and completed her medical training there. Since moving to Australia in 2014, she has worked as a medical officer for the RFDS in NSW and Western Australia.
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