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#89 Tired, toilet, thirsty, thinner - Emma's young son ticked all the boxes for Type 1 diabetes.
When Emma Turner first discovered her seven-year-old son, Fred, had Type 1 diabetes, they were living in the middle of nowhere. But after Fred's symptoms suddenly became life-threatening, Emma found herself sitting next to the pilot in the cockpit of an RFDS plane, with her gravely ill son on board
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WA resources industry digs deep for RFDS
02 Aug 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is grateful to be the beneficiary of a Topdrill Resource Industry Charity Sundowner held in Kalgoorlie on Sunday 31 July, the eve of the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum.
Read full storySupporter profile: Eric’s lasting impact
02 Aug 2022Wonderful supporters, like Eric, who make the kind-hearted decision to leave a gift in their Will to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) help ensure that we will be there for outback communities in need for generations to come.
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Mud, sweat and cheers: Trekkers raise vital funds for those living in the outback
02 Aug 2022As one Trek ends, plans begin for big 2023 journey across Australia
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New-look Flying Doctor plane takes to the skies
02 Aug 2022Find out the process our planes go through to ensure we are best prepared to serve our communities
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Music fans at Mundi Mundi Bash give generously to RFDS
02 Aug 2022More than $80,000 raised to benefit our outback communities
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Dedicated new Regional Services Managers to bring the finest care to the furthest corner
02 Aug 2022Flying Doctor congratulates Mark Whitfeld and Jackie Hanniver to the roles of Regional Services Managers
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The RFDS Victoria Board met scholarship recipients in Mildura
02 Aug 2022With travel restrictions making a face-to-face meeting impossible last year, RFDS Victoria arranged a long overdue afternoon tea with its 2021 Give Them wings scholarship recipients.
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How the RFDS saved a life and changed a career
29 Jul 2022It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Their newborn baby is desperately ill and the critical medical care they need is hundreds of miles away. Cue the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Flying Doctor Community Transport Expands to Numurkah
27 Jul 2022Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria and NCN Health are pleased to announce a new partnership.
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Message from RFDSSE President Professor David Lyle
26 Jul 2022It is a great honour for me to write this first message to you as President of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) (RFDSSE).
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Flying Angels get Garry to life-saving surgery
26 Jul 2022In a critical condition after major surgery, Garry needed a pacemaker urgently and the Flying Doctor were able to get him to hospital in time.
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Following in her father’s footsteps
21 Jul 2022Western Queenslander Liane Spencer has a lifelong connection with The Flying Doctor, working as the Charleville Base Manager, metres away from the hangar that her father serviced RFDS aircrafts for more than 30 years.
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Give Them Wings scholarship recipients for 2022 announced
18 Jul 2022This year, the Flying Doctor was able to award five scholarships to five dedicated an deserving health care students from rural Victoria.
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Going above and beyond for the RFDS
13 Jul 2022Devonport husband and wife team Robert and Caren van Norden are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime as the first Tasmanians to enter the Royal Flying Doctor Service fundraiser – the Outback Air Race.
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WA Flying Doctor appoints Dwayne Mallard as first Indigenous board member
08 Jul 2022The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) proudly welcomed our newest board member Dwayne Mallard to our Jandakot base during NAIDOC Week.
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