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Graphic: Ella with her baby on the RFDS Flight
#88 Ella was 35 weeks pregnant & driving an outback truck when her waters broke!
Ella and Dave, transport company owners, embarked on a final trip from Perth to Kimberley before their baby's arrival. Unexpectedly, at 35 weeks pregnant, Ella's waters broke in the remote outback, far from medical help. They faced an urgent journey to reach the nearest hospital
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Catch the WA Flying Doctor at the 2022 Perth Royal Show
23 Sep 2022Whether 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!
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The bright orange tractor taking the nation by storm
21 Sep 2022At 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).
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WA football legend Graham Moss retrieved by the RFDS after an emergency in the Great Southern
20 Sep 2022“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.
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A career of service and adventure for Dr Kieran Hennelly: Listen to his story
20 Sep 2022Born and raised in Manchester UK, Kieran was only a child when he first watched the Flying Doctor TV series. The stories of reaching people in need in some of the most remote parts of the world sparked a sense of adventure that has shaped his medical career ever since ⛷️🏔️🚁✈️
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Albany boy Darcy's urgent RFDS flight to Perth
12 Sep 2022“You take the Flying Doctor for granted until you need them. But when you do, it’s comforting to know we can live out here and help will come in your worst hour” – Kate Douthie, Albany
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90 days of service for the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service
12 Sep 2022In its first 90 days of service, the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service has transferred a total of 24 patients.
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Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
09 Sep 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) offers our deepest condolences to the Royal Family.
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Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
09 Sep 2022We at the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pay homage and extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a trusted and guiding light over the last century.
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Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine has landed!
07 Sep 2022The latest edition of Your Flying Doctor – the official magazine of the RFDS in Western Australia has just landed.
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Meet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney
07 Sep 2022“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.
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Horizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew
07 Sep 2022Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.
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Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire
07 Sep 2022“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.
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Offering a hand to a service helping the community
07 Sep 2022Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.
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Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel
07 Sep 2022As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.
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Supporting the future of Queenslanders
01 Sep 2022Dr Shauna Taylor is a Flying Doctor legend — in more ways than one. Working for the RFDS, she spends countless hours saving lives and caring for people, Through a gift in her Will, Dr Shauna will also have a lasting and life-changing impact to Queenslanders in regional, rural and remote areas.
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