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#87 How did Gayle lose the use of both arms in a farm-accident?
After Gayle's life-changing accident on a remote cattle station in Queensland, they have had to adapt to a new life, despite one arm being amputated and the other being paralysed
More detailsRFDS Victoria purchases health clinic in Robinvale
28 Mar 2023After extensive consultation, RFDS Victoria has officially acquired the Robinvale District Medical Centre (RDMC).
Read full storyViva Energy keeping the Flying Doctor in the air and on the ground
24 Mar 2023Royal Flying Doctor Service and Viva Energy announced an exciting new fuel supply partnership, bringing together two iconic Australian organisations with a long history of helping people get safely to their destinations.
Read full storyMelbourne Chamber of Commerce tours the Flying Doctor’s hangar
24 Mar 2023The latest Melbourne Chamber of Commerce Best Practice tour saw members go behind the scenes of the Flying Doctor’s aeromedical operations at Essendon Fields.
Read full storyJon Readhead, Jigalong and the Flying Doctor
22 Mar 2023Jon is approaching his 80th birthday and has had a varied career. This podcast talks about Jon’s work at Jigalong, a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia in the 1970s, and his experiences with The Flying Doctor.
Read full storyHeat and dehydration has stopped Richard's heart 8 times...
19 Mar 2023Opal miner, Richard Hawkins, lives in one of the harshest environments on the planet - Andamooka in remote South Australia. Though he knows well the protocols to prevent deadly dehydration in the extreme desert heat, Richard has learnt some lessons in recent years...
Read full storyFamily holiday plans changed quickly when 7-year-old Mia stumbled by the campfire...
17 Mar 2023Kayla and Mia tell the story of a road trip where things took an unexpected turn when 7-year-old Mia, who had been warming herself by the fire and waiting for mum to cook dinner, stumbled and to prevent herself falling into the fire, she put her hand into a pot that was sitting on top of the coals.
Read full storyClose the Gap Day 2023
16 Mar 2023National Close the Gap Day is a day of action for Indigenous health equality that aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
Read full storyFirst Flying Doctor Community Transport site in Gippsland announced
09 Mar 2023The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RDFS) Victoria is delighted to announce a new partnership with South Gippsland Hospital to expand its Flying Doctor Community Transport service into the community of Foster and surrounds.
Read full storyRFDS Victoria hosts health roundtable in Robinvale
03 Mar 2023The 2023 Robinvale Health Roundtable was an opportunity to discuss Robinvale's health care needs, and how we can collaborate and create better health outcomes for the community.
Read full storyNew major national partnership with Isuzu UTE Australia
01 Mar 2023The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has established a multi-year national partnership with Isuzu UTE Australia (Isuzu UTE).
Read full storySarah had a double-lung transplant, while her husband and daughter waited anxiously...
23 Feb 2023When Kaysee was a young teen, her mother was diagnosed with a severe genetic lung condition, that without a lung transplant, would kill her. In Flying Doctor Podcast episode #61 Kaysee tells the story of her amazing, strong and courageous mum.
Read full storyOut of breath, out of nowhere: Shannon's story
20 Feb 2023Gasping for air. Down on all fours. Shannon was clinging to life in one of the most isolated places in the world.
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