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Stay safe this harvest season
For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.
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#99 Leanne was struggling to breathe before she lost consciousness
10 Jul 2024When her asthma symptoms were at their worst, Leanne was struggling to breathe and actually thought 'she was going to die'.
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International Paramedics Day
08 Jul 2024On International Paramedics Day, we acknowledge all the paramedics, patient transport officers and ambulances officers, who work for and alongside the RFDS across SA/NT.
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A visual commitment: The story behind our NAIDOC-inspired uniforms
07 Jul 2024Four years ago, we partnered with two South Australian Aboriginal artists to launch a major artwork and uniform piece inspired by the remote communities we serve. This NAIDOC Week (7-14 July), it remains a source of pride for our crews in SA/NT.
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‘Healthy Kungkas’: Aboriginal women’s health camp empowers self-screening
07 Jul 2024Promoting early detection of cancer was at the heart of RFDS SA/NT’s inaugural Aboriginal women’s health and wellbeing camp held in May.
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Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2024
05 Jul 2024This NAIDOC week, the RFDS proudly joins the nation in celebrating the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture with the theme ‘Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud’.
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#98 Murray began bleeding out internally, after he hit the handlebars of his motorcross bike
04 Jul 2024After Murray Collins hit the handlebars of his motorcross bike, mid race, Julie was watching from the sidelines and waiting for her husband to stand up. But he didn't.
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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour
27 Jun 2024Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she told by Doctors that she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'.
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Isuzu UTE support RFDS in delivering primary health clinics
25 Jun 2024Earlier this year, the Isuzu UTE team travelled to Dubbo to meet the Primary Health team and see the MU-X in action.
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Flying Doctor Podcast Celebrates 500,000 Downloads!
24 Jun 2024The Flying Doctor Podcast hits 500,000 downloads, celebrating incredible stories and the RFDS's lifesaving work.
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Truckies Raise Money for RFDS
21 Jun 2024An outstanding amount was raised for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) through the Tasmanian Truck Owners and Operators Association’s (TTOOA) annual Launceston to Longford Truck Run in March.
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#96 Emma's toddler went under both wheels of the 4WD...and survived!
20 Jun 2024Perth toddler, Parker Galloway, is lucky to be alive. While on a caravanning holidaying with his family, the two-year-old was run over by a 4WD Landcruiser.
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New RFDS facility opens at Busselton
14 Jun 2024A new purpose-built facility has officially opened at Busselton-Margaret River Airport for RFDS and St John WA crews.
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#95 When the nurse becomes the patient. Ann's battle with Stage 4 breast cancer.
13 Jun 2024Ann Rahn has always dreamt of becoming an RFDS Flight Nurse. But in the midst of Australia's Covid pandemic, Ann’s life took a wildly unexpected turn.
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Carol's story
13 Jun 2024Carol didn’t realise she had been bitten by the snake until she became very unwell about 15 minutes later.
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RFDS to open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie
12 Jun 2024The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) will open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie in late 2024 to support the growing demand for primary health care in the Goldfields.
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