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Silver City Highway

Silver City Highway: A lifeline in emergencies

29 Oct 2025

On Thursday, 18 September 2025, our team joined Transport for NSW and key emergency services for a Shannon’s Creek Training Day – a vital refresher on activating the Shannon’s Creek Airstrip on the Silver City Highway.

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14 Oct 2020

Launch of face-to-face fundraising

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has this week launched its face-to-face fundraising campaign.

14 Oct 2020

The full reach of Flying Doctor care

For a pregnant, first time mother moving to remote north west Queensland, the importance of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) could not have been more evident for Ebony Robertson.

14 Oct 2020

Flying Doctor donation kiosk lands in Kalgoorlie

A new roving Flying Doctor donation kiosk is expected to turn heads of travellers and their loved ones at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Regional Airport over the next month.

13 Oct 2020

Message from the President RFDS South Eastern

A message from the President RFDS South Eastern Section

Ruth Sandow
13 Oct 2020

Tarlie and John will leave a lasting impact with the Flying Doctor

Gifts in Wills have the potential to provide vital medical equipment, specialist training, and essential healthcare services to remote communities.

Tarlie and John
09 Oct 2020

Rio Tinto staff supported by the Flying Doctor

Mental health education is vitally important for those living and working in remote areas such as Far North Queensland.

Rio Tinto staff jumping with joy after mental health training in February.
24 Sep 2020

Bay to Birdwood and the RFDS historic cars

Iconic 1920s images showing the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s founder traversing the outback in a battered Dodge Buckboard are inspiring the restoration of two vintage cars in South Australia.

18 Sep 2020

Transforming health care for communities across the country

The October edition of 'Going the Distance' will be hitting letterboxes very soon. In it, you'll find more inspiring stories from our Flying Doctor community.