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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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Generous NSW recyclers donate $140,000 to the RFDS
19 Jan 2022The vital work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has received a $140,000 boost thanks to generous NSW residents who donated their refunds from recycling bottles and cans through Return and Earn.
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A once in a lifetime experience for Trekker
19 Jan 2022Outback Car Trek enthusiast Louis De Stoop has for many years been a participant in the annual fundraiser and during an auction of the 2021 event, was the lucky purchaser of a RAAF Simulator experience.
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Get ready to rock out at the Mundi Mundi Bash
19 Jan 2022Australia’s newest festival, the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash, will rock the outback over three jam-packed days in April 2022.
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Inspiring outback journey raises funds, awareness for mental health
19 Jan 2022After walking an inspiring 330 kilometres, Margaret Symes raised much-needed funds for the RFDS Wellbeing Place in Broken Hill, and more awareness of rural mental health.
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Frontline defence against COVID
19 Jan 20222021 was always going to be a big year for the Royal Flying Doctor Service but the COVID pandemic and subsequent vaccination rollout made it one of the busiest times in our history.
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Television show reminder of Flying Doctor’s work leads to support
19 Jan 2022Watching patient stories come to life on TV gave Colin Cartwright a glimpse into how vital a role the Royal Flying Doctor Service plays in the lives of families across the far distances of rural and remote Australia and led to him leaving a Gift in Will.
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RFDS to fly faster and further with Australia’s first B360 aircraft
30 Dec 2021A new $16 million aircraft, the first of its kind to touchdown on Australian shores, has been acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).
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Flying Doctor launches road patient transport service in SA
29 Dec 2021Did you know that your Flying Doctor has launched a road patient transport service to complement its longstanding aeromedical services across South Australia? Read more...
Read full storySanta won't be the only red-belly in the sky this Christmas
25 Dec 2021Tis the season to put your feet up – however the Royal Flying Doctor Service will continue to provide 24/7 care over the holiday period.
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RFDS partners with INPEX for vaccines by helicopter
24 Dec 2021A new partnership has begun between the Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) and INPEX to ensure critical COVID-19 vaccinations can continue during the wet season in remote Kimberley communities.
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Aircraft innovation to benefit flight nurses
24 Dec 2021The aircraft will pave the way for aeromedical care in Australia and provide RFDS flight nurses the capacity to fly further and faster to patients.
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Pilots ready for take off in new B360
23 Dec 2021The Beechcraft King Air 360 set to revolutionise aeromedical care in Queensland. The aircraft will reduce pilot workload and make flying in outback Queensland a whole lot easier.
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WA Flying Doctor celebrates award winning fundraising campaign
15 Dec 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) is proud to announce our 2021 Flying Doctor Day campaign was recently selected as the state’s Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign by the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) WA.
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Mount Isa family reunited with RFDS crew
09 Dec 2021This week, the RFDS (Queensland Section) welcomed 10-year-old Hannah Lovett and her family back to the Mount Isa Base after Hannah was flown by the Flying Doctor almost three years ago.
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RFDS appeals for Christmas donation
06 Dec 2021This year, Nikiha and Matt Davies will celebrate Christmas with healthy twin boys, now almost two. But if it wasn't for an emergency transfer by the RFDS (Queensland Section) when Nikiha was 25 weeks pregnant, the couple may not have been so lucky.
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