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Ben Brooksby is the founder of the Naked Farmer

#139 Ben Brooksby Bares All - Meet Australia's Naked Farmer!

26 Jun 2025

It takes guts to get your gear off - and guts to talk about mental health. Meet Naked Farmer founder, Ben Brooksby.

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09 Aug 2021

Back to the outback from Bankstown

New Non-Emergency Patient Transport service takes off from Bankstown.

Bankstown Launch
08 Aug 2021

A nurse's life in the sky

From finding a career to finding love, in her 20 years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) Nurse Manager Justine Powell has quite a few interesting tales to tell.

flight nurse justine powell queensland
07 Aug 2021

The little-known history of the $20 note

There's a good change you've got a $20 in your wallet right now, but not many know the real story behind the man on the red note. His name is John Flynn and it all started back in 1917.

$20 note with John Flynn on it.
06 Aug 2021

Message from our CEO

A message from our Chief Executive Officer, Greg Sam.

CEO Greg Sam
06 Aug 2021

Terence completes the cycle

“I had a massive, sudden, incredible pain in the back of my head. I knew that something had happened.”

Terence Miller riding to raise money for RFDS
06 Aug 2021

Bourke and Wills territory safe at last

Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care

Cooper Basin Clinic
06 Aug 2021

Outback vaccinations underway

Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic

COVID launch and Dubbo hangar
06 Aug 2021

On hand for baby Henry

Ange MacAlpine’s young son had a serious illness, and needed to get skilled medical attention - fast

Ange and son
06 Aug 2021

From fireworks to farming

Witnessing emergencies in remote places inspired Liz Hamilton to leave a Gift in her Will

Image of a family on the edge
06 Aug 2021

Outback Car Trek changing lives in the outback

After it was postponed last year due to COVID, this year’s trek hit the road with all cylinders firing and involved 203 people in 87 vehicles.

Outback Car Trek
06 Aug 2021

From patient to RFDS apprentice engineer

As a baby Sam Bruce was rushed to Brisbane, now he's on the other side of the spectrum, working as an apprentice for the RFDS (Queensland Section).

sam bruce works on place apprentice engineer
05 Aug 2021

RFDS dental services expand into the Pilbara

Newman and South Hedland residents now have access to local and quality dental services provided by the Flying Doctor in Western Australia.

dental
03 Aug 2021

Resource sector digs deep for the Flying Doctor

Western Australia's resource industry dug deep to support the Flying Doctor on the eve of Diggers and Dealers in Kalgoorlie at a sundowner event hosted by drilling specialists Topdrill.

Topdrill
01 Aug 2021

Base to Bush kicks off for 2021

After its inaugural year in 2020, Base to Bush is back to help keep Victorians active during winter.

Base to Bush
20 Jul 2021

RFDS helps muster up the courage to discuss mental health

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) recently teamed up with renowned working dog trainer Steve Elliott to deliver a unique mental health workshop for the people of western Queensland.

RFDS helps muster up the courage to discuss mental health