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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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Down to the wire: Richy's story
30 Aug 2022A devastating fall from a ladder while on a job 540km north of Adelaide became a race against time for carpenter Richard Hobbs.
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RFDS veteran bids farewell after 34 years: Q&A with Captain Ray Mundy
30 Aug 2022After more than 30 years of delivering aeromedical services to outback Australians, RFDS Central Operations’ longest-serving pilot Ray Mundy has hung up his hat.
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Healthy smiles, happy lives: Delivering oral health care at the base of Uluru
30 Aug 2022At the base of Uluru, the RFDS is working together with the Aboriginal Community of Mutitjulu to promote healthy smiles and happy lives.
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Out and about: August 2022 fundraising recap
30 Aug 2022RFDS Auxillaries and Support Groups alongside our crews have been busy engaging with the local community to spread awareness and raise funds for the Flying Doctor.
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RFDS Central Operations welcomes new board members
30 Aug 2022The RFDS Central Operations recently appointed 2022 NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle and aviation expert Geoff Roberts to its Board.
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Newscorp to be a proud sponsor of the upcoming RFDS strategic research series
26 Aug 2022Newscorp is proud to be sponsoring the upcoming RFDS strategic research series and will donate $50K to the RFDS for the research project, and $50K in–kind across Newscorp mastheads, as part of their commitment to the bush and its people.
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Cooper Energy supports the Flying Doctor Education Program to tour Otway schools
22 Aug 2022Cooper Energy is funding the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria to take its Education Program–complete with the life-sized RFDS Flight Simulator –on a two-week tour of Victoria’s south-west.
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Even the seasoned riders can sometimes get it wrong...
18 Aug 2022Phil Eley was touring on his motorbike on the Birdsville Track in remote South Australia, but he ended up cartwheeling and found himself having to rely totally on others
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Go further - Walk, Run or Ride throughout October to keep the Flying Doctor flying
17 Aug 2022Get fit, raise funds and help the Royal Flying Doctor Service deliver life-saving healthcare to across Australia.
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Applications now open for RFDS Midwifery Scholarships in WA
11 Aug 2022Are you a registered nurse looking to work for the RFDS but don't have the necessary midwifery qualification? If so, we want to hear from you!
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Flying Doctor Community Transport Expands to Warracknabeal
10 Aug 2022RFDS Victoria is pleased to partner with Yarriambiack Shire Council to bring the Flying Doctor Community Transport service to the community of Warracknabeal and surrounds.
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'Ningaloo' takes to the skies
05 Aug 2022Three children have scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the newest Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.
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A unique commitment that will remove isolation as a barrier to lifesaving medical care
03 Aug 2022Living in an isolated community showed one woman just how important the Flying Doctor is.
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Flying Doctor training helps prepare rural GPs
03 Aug 2022A workshop for GPs by the Flying Doctor has showed how to handle everything from snake bites to quad bike crashes.
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WA resources industry digs deep for RFDS
02 Aug 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is grateful to be the beneficiary of a Topdrill Resource Industry Charity Sundowner held in Kalgoorlie on Sunday 31 July, the eve of the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum.
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