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RFDS Tasmania's Newest Dental Assistants
This Dental Health Week, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania is proud to celebrate two rising stars in our dental team, Oliver and Georgia, who have recently completed their Certificate III in Dental Assisting.
More detailsMessage from our President
RFDSSE President, Captain Alex Scamps, talks about the latest news and updates from the Flying Doctor

Volunteers the lifeblood of remote clinics
Without clinic coordinators, our delivery of primary health in communities wouldn’t be as successful

Flying Doctor saves the day for Reverend
Reverend inspired to become a supporter and make a regular gift after needing our services when he suffered a heart-attack.

Behind the aircraft
Behind every Flying Doctor aircraft there are a team of pilots and engineers who ensure our fleet is in the safest working order before take-off.

Supporter profile: Dr Sandra L J Johnson
The big-hearted and visionary supporters that choose to leave a gift in their Will to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) are helping ensure that we will be able to continue providing essential healthcare to rural, regional and remote Aussie communities for generations to come.
Here for our communities. More aeromedical services for Broken Hill
An additional plane and 12-hour pilot shift boosts bush coverage

A growing service. More patient transportation from our Bankstown base
The Flying Doctor makes it easier for patients to get between regional NSW and Sydney.

Outback Car Trek back on the road to raise funds
Organisers have announced where the Outback Car Trek is headed in 2022.

Festival will once again rock the outback
As one Mundi Mundi Bash comes to fruition, we are excitedly preparing for the next outback festival in just a few months’ time

Anna overcomes fear with Flying Doctor
Going into labour and needing to be flown to hospital wasn’t part of the plan for a quiet weekend away.

Flying Doctor Community Transport is set to expand its service right across Victoria.
RFDS Victoria is proud and excited to announce that it will be expanding its successful Community Transport service into eight new sites across Victoria from 2022.

Australian Government announces Flying Doctor 10-year strategic partnership
The Minister for Regional Health, Dr David Gillespie, and Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Chair, Dr John O’Donnell, today announced a ten-year $1 billion partnership between the Australian Government and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Newest recruits complete induction training
Our newest doctors spent a day treating simulated patients in scenario-based exercises.

QCoal Foundation invests in innovative RFDS pilot training
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) today welcomed a new $3 million commitment from QCoal Foundation for a new world-class aviation training facility in Bundaberg.

Close The Gap Day
17th of March is National Close the Gap Day, 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.
