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Border dash to save a limb
Callum Smith was enjoying a day of wakeboarding on Lake Argyle in the state’s far north when he took a fall that almost cost him his arm.
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#124 Hugo Rockstar's remarkable family.
13 Mar 2025Meet Hugo Rockstar and the magnificently resilient Taheny family.
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RFDS Tasmania Celebrates 2024 Scholarship Recipients
12 Mar 2025Last month, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania celebrated 2024’s scholarship recipients with a presentation held at the Rivers Edge building of UTAS Inveresk.
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Back on his feet
12 Mar 2025It seems unbelievable that anyone could survive being knocked down by a 500 kilogram bale of feed, but Denmark farmer George Ross lived to tell the tale.
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Struck down in the desert: Trevor's story
12 Mar 2025Despite working for more than 20 years in some of the outback’s harshest conditions, an unbearable stabbing chest pain was unchartered territory for Trevor.
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Lucky landing
10 Mar 2025Living in the Pilbara, little Savannah loves being outdoors and playing in the red dirt. The sixyear-old was climbing a large tree in her family’s Tom Price backyard when she slipped from a branch and fell almost five metres.
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Bringing healthcare home: Our continuing commitment to supporting women's health in the outback
08 Mar 2025As Australia marks International Women’s Day, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that women in the outback have access to quality healthcare, regardless of their location.
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The RFDS welcomes Geraldton election pledges
07 Mar 2025The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS) has welcomed election commitments from three major parties to increase the RFDS’ presence in Geraldton.
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#123 A toddler's tonic-clonic seizure caused the 'Darcy Effect'
06 Mar 2025WA toddler Darcy Mitchell suffered a life-threatening tonic-clonic seizure on his family's rural farm.
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Special Delivery
05 Mar 2025Jade Pers thought she had seen it all in nearly 10 years as a retrieval nurse for RFDS – but she had never delivered a baby.
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International Women's Day 2025
04 Mar 2025The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia invites you to get to know some of the amazing women making a difference every day.
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#122 Dawn's 20,000km journey of the heart
27 Feb 2025Dawn Beaumont is attempting a 20,000km Duathlon in 200 days to raise 2 million dollars for the RFDS and the Heart Foundation.
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RFDS Victoria supported to deliver specialist clinic care to East Gippsland
21 Feb 2025The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria – supported by Amplitude Energy and in partnership with Orbost Regional Health - is pleased to announce a new telehealth offering for endocrinology and pain management in Orbost, providing dedicated specialist appointments closer to home for those who
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#121 It takes guts to be Veronica...
20 Feb 2025Solo hiker and young Mum Veronica suffered a potentially fatal inflammatory bowel episode while walking the Grampians Peak trail.
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Health care collaboration the focus of RFDS Victoria’s CEO Horsham visit
19 Feb 2025Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria Chief Executive Officer Dr Michael Ben-Meir travelled to Horsham on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 February to meet with key health care stakeholders and identify areas where RFDS Victoria can collaborate with local organisations to address the unique health care
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ED Nurse's flight path to the RFDS
18 Feb 2025Zoe had nursing and critical care qualifications and several years of emergency experience to put her in good stead to work at the RFDS. The final thing she needed to be an eligible candidate was her midwifery qualifications.
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