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#88 Ella was 35 weeks pregnant & driving an outback truck when her waters broke!
Ella and Dave, transport company owners, embarked on a final trip from Perth to Kimberley before their baby's arrival. Unexpectedly, at 35 weeks pregnant, Ella's waters broke in the remote outback, far from medical help. They faced an urgent journey to reach the nearest hospital
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Fundraisers donate $50,000 to RFDS
20 Sep 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has 50,000 reasons to thank the RFDS Near and Far Volunteer Auxiliary after making a generous donation to the Service.
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Health Minister visits remote community with the RFDS
16 Sep 2021Deputy Premier and Health Minister Roger Cook saw the RFDS' partnership with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services in action at a remote COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Bidydanga last week.
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Showtime for the Royal Flying Doctor Service
16 Sep 2021The Flying Doctor in Western Australia is excited to be a part of the Perth Royal Show again! Grab your tickets and we hope to see you there!
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RFDS proud to support Broome vaxathon
10 Sep 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) WA together with our key health partners on the ground in Broome helped to facilitate a special COVID-19 ‘Vaxathon’ over two days this week.
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All in a day’s work: Keeping Michael alive
09 Sep 2021When Dr Charles Ellis wakes up in the morning, he’s never quite sure what the day will hold. One day he got a call that was life or death.
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Well that wasn’t on the bucket list
09 Sep 2021Tim Elleston and his wife were on the road trip of a lifetime through outback Queensland when their trip didn’t quite go to plan.
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Are they really ok?
09 Sep 2021Are you aware of how the people around you are really going? Asking ‘Are you OK?’, seems like a simple act, but can be one of the hardest questions to ask. This year, the theme for ‘R U OK?Day’ is ‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’.
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60 years since RFDS took flight in Tasmania
07 Sep 2021Brian Scanlon joined the St John’s Ambulance Service cadets in Hobart when he was 11 years old and little did he know that he would go on to play a part in a historic event for Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania when it made its first official flight on September 14, 1960.
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Leave a lasting legacy in support of the RFDS
07 Sep 2021In leaving a bequest to the Flying Doctor in Western Australia, you will be welcomed as a member of the Robin Miller Society and share a unique bond with those who stand beside you in leaving a lasting legacy.
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RFDS encourages people to consider leaving a gift in their Will
07 Sep 2021Scott McKay is carrying on his great grandfather’s legacy by encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their Will for the Flying Doctor.
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Nine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life
06 Sep 2021Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.
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COVID-19 safety measures here to stay
02 Sep 2021Measures put in place by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay, after having created flow-on benefits for the business.
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Born to Fly: The journey to become a pilot
02 Sep 2021At just four days old, Mark Stuart-Russell took his first flight. He was taken home from hospital in his father’s Cessna 170.
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Your WA Flying Doctor Spring Magazine is out now!
31 Aug 2021Filled with incredible stories of courage and resilience from our crews and patients across Western Australia, you won't want to miss the latest edition of Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine.
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Flight Nurse reunited with baby born onboard aircraft
31 Aug 2021It was a reunion four years in the making. After giving birth to a little boy in the back of an RFDS aircraft in 2017, Lucy Westcott and her family were reunited with their Flight Nurse Timna Wright.
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