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More detailsOur Robin Miller Scholarship intern
Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.
#114 Despite breaking his neck twice, Jaimen Hudson is living his best life
On Easter Monday 2024, Jaimen Hudson was thrown from his all-terrain wheelchair and broke his neck...for a second time.
2024 Year in Review
Your Flying Doctor exists to support healthier and happier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. Check out our 2023/24 Year in Review.
Meeting in 'The Mount': RFDS SA/NT AGM 2024
It was fantastic to be joined by more than 150 community members, donors and supporters at the RFDS SA/NT Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mount Gambier this month.
Ben says Thank You!
You helped save Ben’s life when he suffered a terrible burns accident.
You’re bringing smiles to kids in the bush
Your support paves the way for children to experience the benefits of play therapy.
Stay safe this harvest season
For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.
A future engineer visits the hangar
Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.
RFDS response to the power outage in Far Western NSW
The power outage impacting large parts of Far Western NSW, coincides with many of the communities we support with primary health and aeromedical support. We have responded in a number of ways to ensure we can maintain a high level of service and certainty for our communities.
SA Government announces new funding agreement with RFDS to enhance response times and boost staff
The RFDS has secured an historic new agreement with the SA Government to significantly boost aircraft services and staff enabling faster patient transfers.
#113 Annie got a goat stuck in her throat!
Annie and her son Henry were on a remote, Flinders Ranges road trip, when the single mum got a piece of goat stuck in her throat.
Future rural doctors raising vital funds for RFDS in Oceans to Outback challenge
The country's future cohort of rural doctors are raising vital funds for the RFDS in the Oceans to Outback fitness challenge.
The Outback Explorer Campaign shines a light on Queensland communities
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and Elders have launched the Outback Explorer Campaign to celebrate Queensland communities and those who live in them.
#112 Wildflowers, frog tea and a goanna in a hangar!
Former RFDS base manager, Alison Fox and her husband (and current RFDS pilot) Bruce Carroll take us on a glorious flight down their Meekatharra RFDS memory lane.
Laura's army
Laura McKenney was a 21 year old nursing student when she was involved in a near-fatal car rollover in the southern wheatbelt town of Pingrup and was retrieved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
