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COVID 19: Responding to Need

Since February the RFDS has been part of the front-line response to COVID.The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is part of Australia’s larger health system and considered an essential service.

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Every day, lives are lost when people are injured and no one with them knows first aid. Knowing what to do in an emergency could save a loved one's life.

RFDS pilot celebrates 20 years helping Queenslanders

A flight with his high school teacher has manifested into a rewarding, 20-year career as a pilot with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) for Captain James Williams.

Pilot's World War II mission remembered

It’s been 75 years since World War II ended on September 2, 1945, and the deadliest military conflict in history had few positives emerge from its horrors. However two advancements, one in the medical field and one in education, are both connected to the RFDS.

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A gift from the heart

The Flying Doctor recently visited Kangaroo Island to give back to a community in recovery from this summer's devastating bushfires.

Reflections - Dr Jean White the First Female Flying Doctor

Mount Gambier Patient Transfer Facility starts operations

RFDS crews have treated the first patients through the Mount Gambier Patient Transfer Facility - the first facility of its kind in regional South Australia.