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14 Jul 2021

Sam Hughes: The Travelling Jackaroo

18-year-old, Sam Hughes is on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling around Australia in a 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise funds for the RFDS (Queensland Section).

09 Jul 2021

New RFDS TV drama on Channel 7

Based on real-life stories of emergencies happening in the furthest reaches and most remote parts of Australia, the new Channel 7 TV drama 'RFDS' portrays the modern-day heroes of the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service.

09 Jul 2021

Funding announced for new RFDS Townsville Base

The Australian Government has announced a $15 million funding contribution for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Townsville base expansion as part of the Townsville City Deal.

09 Jul 2021

Flying Doctor delivers again

Congratulations to our Kalgoorlie crew who worked together as a team to deliver a healthy baby girl at Merredin Hospital on Monday.

08 Jul 2021

New clinical bags for RFDS frontline crew in WA

Spurred on by the advent of COVID-19, the RFDS in Western Australia has collaborated with Perth's leading canvas supplier Total Canvas to streamline and transition all RFDS medical bags to boost patient care and efficiency.

07 Jul 2021

Flying Doctor is helping to heal mental health

The RFDS Far North Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is proud to provide free Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training to several communities across Cape York each year.

06 Jul 2021

Vital funding from partnership with Ramelius Resources

The RFDSWA is delighted to partner with Ramelius Resources who have recently supported the Flying Doctor in WA with the purchase of Hamilton T1 Ventilators worth $50,000.

05 Jul 2021

NAIDOC Week 2021

It's NAIDOC week 2021!

02 Jul 2021

Equal access to vaccines in our regions

As we mark NAIDOC Week 2021 (4-11 July), we acknowledge the efforts of our frontline crews in partnership with our health partners in providing COVID-19 vaccinations to protect remote communities.

02 Jul 2021

Engineering ingenuity

Our engineering team creatively solve the temperature management of COVID-19 vaccines in remote WA.

01 Jul 2021

Grant pops up for dental equipment

We all know there’s power in the printed word, but how can books help Tasmanians with tooth troubles get the care they need?

01 Jul 2021

Helicopter crash survivor pays tribute to the Flying Doctor

Grazier Michael Tomlinson was mustering cattle from a helicopter near Augathella when he experienced engine trouble and plummeted to the ground.

01 Jul 2021

AIDA RFDS Scholarship Report

I would like to thank RFDS and AIDA for their support through the Royal Flying Doctor Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health scholarship.

29 Jun 2021

RFDS ‘rolls up’ for COVID-19 vaccinations in outback SA

RFDS clinicians have this week launched its COVID-19 vaccination program at 14 locations across outback South Australia.

28 Jun 2021

Flying Doctor marks 25 years of mental health delivery for Queenslanders

This year marks 25 years of mental health service delivery by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) for people living in regional, rural and remote Queensland.