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'Most Reputable' Charity for 2020
The Royal Flying Doctor Service takes out 'Most Reputable' charity in 2020 Reptrak Survey
More detailsIt is a phone call that nobody EVER wants to receive.
23 Nov 2020"I could hear my younger children screaming and crying in the background on the phone because their mum was shaking and wouldn't wake up. They were petrified," said Andrew, Taya's husband.
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COVID 19: Responding to Need
20 Nov 2020Since February the RFDS has been part of the front-line response to COVID.The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is part of Australia’s larger health system and considered an essential service.
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‘Darn a Good Yarn’ launches to bring joy this Christmas season
19 Nov 2020Today a new Aussie book launches that has, like a good Christmas pudding, been a long time in the making.
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Santa won't be the only red-belly in the skies this Christmas
18 Nov 2020Help keep the Flying Doctor's red-bellies and crews in the air by making a donation this Christmas.
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2020 RFDS Local Hero Award recipients announced
17 Nov 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced nine regional 2020 RFDS Local Hero Award winners – each representing one of its base locations.
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Saving baby Kaleb
16 Nov 2020Baby Kaleb was only 10 days old when he became seriously ill in the midst of rising floodwaters in Biloela. His mum, Lori, took him to the local hospital. But Kaleb was so unwell that he needed intensive care – nearly 150km away.
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Flying Doctor lifeline to station life
16 Nov 2020Lying on a claypan after being flung from a motorbike on the Clifton Hills Station in the far north-east corner of South Australia, station manager Peter Nunn knew the RFDS was on the way.
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New service helps locals smile
16 Nov 2020As COVID-19 restrictions temporarily closed dental services across the nation, the RFDS worked on opening a new one in outback SA.
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