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Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Charity 2025 announced
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is humbled to have been announced, for the 5th consecutive year, as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted’ charity brand in the Readers Digest Trusted Brands Australia 2025.
More detailsHarvesting kindness: SA farmer-turned-author's tribute to young son
At just two days old Ziggy experienced his first aeromedical flight. The now seven-year-old is an inspiration to his young family – so much so that his dad, Brook, has penned a new children’s book dedicated to his son.
Going the distance: May 2023 fundraising recap
Check out all the latest Flying Doctor fundraisers and events making an impact in your community in recent months.
RFDS Celebrates 95 Years of Providing Essential Health Care to Australians with Flying Doctor Day
On May 17, 2023, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will mark its 95th anniversary and celebrate Flying Doctor Day. This day recognizes the RFDS's dedication to providing emergency aeromedical and primary health care services to the Australian community.
Rene recognised for exceptional service
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the RFDS was honoured to present long-serving volunteer Rene Gillis with a Meritorious Service Award.
Nurses fly high: Meet Keirstie and Barb
Meet RFDS employees Keirstie Bull and Barb White, who have been named finalists in the 2023 SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
Baby Jenson’s surprise arrival
When Coby Foster set off for a long weekend in Melbourne to enjoy the Australian Open with her friends, little did she know it would be months until she returned home.
Australian Government shores up Primary Health Care Access from Flying Doctor for the Bush
The Royal Flying Doctor Service welcomes the Australian Government’s Budget announcement of an additional $29 million over 2 years.
#70 How Sarah's stomach ache almost took her life.
Sarah Ward, a busy working mother, was not feeling great and had increasingly bad stomach pains, but kept putting off getting medical advice not realising she had a ruptured appendix and infection was spreading throughout her body.
Pilot Simon's 20 years
“I wanted to give back to the rural community in some way so the RFDS was my next logical step.” Twenty years later and Simon is still flying for the RFDS!
Flying Doctor ‘Most Trusted Charity’ 2023
For the third consecutive year, RFDS has been named Australia’s Most Trusted Charity in this year’s Reader’s Digest trusted brand survey.
RFDS and SAPOL make history with first 'highway landing' of aeromedical jet in Australia
The Flying Doctor performed the first ‘highway landing’ of an aeromedical jet on Australian soil, as part of a joint training exercise with SAPOL.
Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Charity 2023 announced
The 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.
Taking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn
Alex 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.
#69 Emma's son was sleeping when a snake attempted to eat him
Living 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.
