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The Flying Doctor records a massive year of life-saving care

31 Jul 2026

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12 Oct 2022

The Flying Doctor is soaring further for emotional wellbeing during Queensland Mental Health Week

Starting conversations about mental health is the first step to developing a proactive approach to wellbeing; the second, bringing the conversations to life.

10 Oct 2022

Qantas is set to celebrate 100 years since the first mail flight

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates its proud history with Qantas, as the commercial airline celebrates 100 years of passenger flying.

10 Oct 2022

Baring it all for mental health

In 2021, the national Naked Farmer movement raised more than $20,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service's Wellbeing & Mental Health Service.

07 Oct 2022

2022 Queensland Hero announced

Emma Jackson has been crowned the 2022 RFDS Queensland Hero after her quick thinking and never-give-up spirit helped save her friend's life.

06 Oct 2022

Brisbane Airport: Queensland's link to life-saving care

Last year alone, more than 4,250 patients from 63 locations across Queensland passed through Brisbane Airport with the Flying Doctor.

05 Oct 2022

A partnership to last a long road

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates a 10-year-long partnership with The Webster Family, who own and operate Kangaroo Bus Lines in Brisbane’s north.

05 Oct 2022

Making time for mental health this headspace Day

headspace Cairns encourages young people to slow down and take time to prioritise their mental health.

30 Sep 2022

Farewell message from RFDS Western Operations CEO Rebecca Tomkinson

Rebecca leaves the RFDS in WA in excellent shape and with a clear flight path for the future after nearly five years as CEO.

27 Sep 2022

#54 What happened when a drunk 15 year old got behind the wheel?

Alysia Cawthorn was illegally driving with her sister and friend in the car when they crashed and rolled. Hear her story in this podcast Alysia reflects on how she was given a second life by the RFDS.

27 Sep 2022

RFDS Near and Far Voluntary Auxiliary raises $40,000 for the Flying Doctor

The RFDS Cairns Base has welcomed a large donation from the RFDS Near and Far Voluntary Auxiliary as a result of numerous activities and events ranging from field days and raffles through to a monster Cent Sale.

26 Sep 2022

RFDS Dental Service brightens smiles in Mount Isa

The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s fully equipped mobile dental surgery has been on the ground in Mount Isa to provide free oral healthcare treatments.

23 Sep 2022

Catch the WA Flying Doctor at the 2022 Perth Royal Show

Whether it's trying out our brand new hololens experience or chatting to one of our pilots, doctors or nurses about a career with the Flying Doctor, there's plenty of reasons to visit our exhibition stand at the 2022 Perth Royal Show!

21 Sep 2022

The bright orange tractor taking the nation by storm

At just 18 years old, Sam Hughes, or as he is affectionately known, ‘The Travelling Jackeroo’, set out to travel Australia - decking out an unmissable bright orange 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise vital funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).

20 Sep 2022

RFDS to offer weekend primary health care clinic in Thargomindah

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will operate a Saturday primary health care clinic in Thargomindah each fortnight from 24 September.

20 Sep 2022

WA football legend Graham Moss retrieved by the RFDS after an emergency in the Great Southern

“If the RFDS wasn’t around, my wife wouldn’t have been able to receive the urgent medical attention she needed and the desperate situation we were in would have only got worse,” Perth man Graham said.