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The Flying Doctor records a massive year of life-saving care

31 Jul 2026

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26 Mar 2025

Delivering more primary health clinics to Western NSW than ever before

Clinics have doubled and so have patient numbers at six primary health clinics delivered by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western NSW

25 Mar 2025

Students All Smiles for World Oral Health Day

In celebration of World Oral Health Day on the 20th of March, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania landed at St Leonards Primary School with a mission to transform young grins and ignite a passion for health.

25 Mar 2025

An update on our Broken Hill Wellbeing Place Renovations

The Wellbeing Place in Broken Hill will soon undergo renovations to create a more comfortable and supportive environment for our clients, staff and community.

25 Mar 2025

The sky diaries

Retrieval Nurse John Howes has marked an incredible 30 years of service with the RFDS, caring for thousands of patients in that time.

20 Mar 2025

Flying Doctor celebrates World Oral Health Day

As we mark World Oral Health Day, it provides a powerful reminder that looking after our teeth and gums is about more than just a bright smile – it's key to our overall health and wellbeing.

20 Mar 2025

High achiever

RFDS patients are in safe hands with helicopter pilot Jason Parsons, whose wide-ranging aviation career spans flying for the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force to the Qantas Dreamliner.

20 Mar 2025

#125 How baby Indi's early arrival became 'airborne'!

A year after baby Indi was born on an RFDS plane, the Pawson family are Running for Premature Babies.

19 Mar 2025

Do I need to brush my child's baby teeth?

It’s a common mistaken belief that baby teeth aren’t important because they eventually fall out. But caring for your child’s baby teeth is crucial for several reasons. Want to know why it’s vital to look after those tiny teeth?

18 Mar 2025

Bundaberg local’s passion for the Flying Doctor flies high

“As the saying goes, if not you then who, if not now, then when,” Prudence Barwick, Bundaberg local said.

17 Mar 2025

Day in the life of a Pilot mastering the skies

As a Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Pilot, you never really know what to expect—and that's why simulated emergency landings, and even the odd kangaroo strike, are all part of the rigorous training that ensures they are prepared for anything.

13 Mar 2025

Border dash to save a limb

Callum Smith was enjoying a day of wakeboarding on Lake Argyle in the state’s far north when he took a fall that almost cost him his arm.

13 Mar 2025

#124 Hugo Rockstar's remarkable family.

Meet Hugo Rockstar and the magnificently resilient Taheny family.

12 Mar 2025

RFDS Tasmania Celebrates 2024 Scholarship Recipients

Last month, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania celebrated 2024’s scholarship recipients with a presentation held at the Rivers Edge building of UTAS Inveresk.

12 Mar 2025

Back on his feet

It seems unbelievable that anyone could survive being knocked down by a 500 kilogram bale of feed, but Denmark farmer George Ross lived to tell the tale.

12 Mar 2025

Struck down in the desert: Trevor's story

Despite working for more than 20 years in some of the outback’s harshest conditions, an unbearable stabbing chest pain was unchartered territory for Trevor.