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Partnering for a more inclusive future
The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia was proud to host its first Indigenous nursing student as part of a new partnership with Murdoch University.
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Royal Flying Doctor Service announced as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted Charity’
27 Apr 2023Read full story![Readers Digest Most Trusted Brand](https://thumbor.ixchosted.com/_bgNhHLKVrtIJ-PnDopXZgdzo6M=/600x400/https://rfds-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dd/news/TBAU2023_Winner_Charity.b0f9.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA57J6V557HP5WJ6WZ&Signature=dcQoQyajqfXV6u5V1Pc3M8iSmlI%3D&Expires=1722059905)
Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Charity 2023 announced
26 Apr 2023The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been announced as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted Charity’ based on the Australian Reader's Digest Trusted Brands survey of 2023.
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Taking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn
26 Apr 2023Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Read full storyEmma's son was sleeping when a snake attempted to eat him
24 Apr 2023Living in far north Queensland is not for the faint of heart. Emma Jackson lives on Wolverton Station on Cape York Peninsula and in this podcast, she talks about what occurred when a guest had a 'widow-maker' heart attack and how her life was saved.
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What is the life of a flight nurse actually like?
17 Apr 2023Jacinta Jones has been a flight nurse with RFDS Queensland for 17 years and there is little she has not done or experienced. In this episode we get to walk in Jacinta's shoes and learn about the inner workings and 'behind the scenes' of an RFDS flight nurse.
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Greg and his helicopter were a crumpled mess at the bottom of the gorge
06 Apr 2023Greg Keynes was mustering cattle by helicopter in a remote part of Western Australia when he experienced engine failure and shortly after found himself in a crumpled mess at the bottom of a gorge. He had a near-death experience but was luckily found and rescued from his perilous circumstance.
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Doctors' Day
29 Mar 2023To mark Doctors' Day, we reached out to three of the RFDS team to ask them what their job means to them. Here’s what they said.
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Plane on the highway, dress, shopping, and passing on words of wisdom
29 Mar 2023Leanne Liddle is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs, who tells of growing up in a racist environment, her work as the first Aboriginal policewoman in South Australia, her many touch points with the Flying Doctor and her current work as one of our RFDS Board members in South Australia
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RFDS Victoria purchases health clinic in Robinvale
28 Mar 2023After extensive consultation, RFDS Victoria has officially acquired the Robinvale District Medical Centre (RDMC).
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Viva 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.
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Melbourne 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.
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Jon 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.
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Heat 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...
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