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Graphic: Ella with her baby on the RFDS Flight
#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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Robin Miller: A life of service and adventure
04 Dec 2020A pioneering female pilot who combined her passion for flying with nursing, Robin Miller made extraordinary contributions to both aviation and medicine.
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Winners! Bushfire Counselling and Support Service wins at Gippsland Primary Health Awards
03 Dec 2020We are pleased to share that along with our partners, Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV), Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria (RFDS) has won the Integration & Partnerships category at the 2020 Gippsland Primary Health Awards. This award acknowledges our collaborative work in delivering the Bush
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Unique partnership delivering dental health services in the Midwest recognised
02 Dec 2020An impactful partnership between the Flying Doctor in WA, Karara Mining and the Shires of Perenjori, Morawa and Mingenew delivering dental health services in the Midwest was recognised through a Department of Mines Community Partnership Resources Sector Award for Excellence.
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Mobile dental vehicle reaches more communities
02 Dec 2020Since 1961 the Royal Flying Doctor Service has been providing mobile dental outreach services to people living in rural and remote areas of Tasmania. That mission has become significantly easier with the launch of a $350,000 custom-built mobile dental vehicle.
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An emergency dash to Perth
01 Dec 2020York-based businessman Jorn Ib had just finished setting up his site at the Newdegate Machinery Field Days when he started to experience a heart attack.
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RFDS insources engineering operations
01 Dec 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) now has greater visibility and accountability of its engineering and maintenance activity with the transition of all engineering operations in-house.
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2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report
01 Dec 2020We are proud to present the 2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report.
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Creating a ‘flying’ first for stroke patients
01 Dec 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service and Micro-X are working together to prototype the nation’s first airborne stroke unit in a bid to improve the health outcomes of patients in rural and remote areas.
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QAS donation reaches Flying Doctor patients right across Queensland
30 Nov 2020A generous Christmas gift from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) will help deliver even greater levels of care for Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) patients in rural and remote Queensland.
Read full storyIt is a phone call that nobody EVER wants to receive.
27 Nov 2020"I could hear my younger children screaming and crying in the background on the phone because their mum was shaking and wouldn't wake up. They were petrified," said Andrew, Taya's husband.
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Remote airstrips made safer with new landing rules
27 Nov 2020Remote airstrips are being made safer with new landing rules issued by the RFDS. Watch our video explaining the procedures.
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RFDS Victoria 2020 AGM Forum: Rising to the Challenge
26 Nov 2020Watch the recording of our first ever online AGM Forum to hear how we have rallied and adapted to an incredibly challenging year, and the opportunities
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'Most Reputable' Charity for 2020
24 Nov 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service takes out 'Most Reputable' charity in 2020 Reptrak Survey
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‘Darn a Good Yarn’ launches to bring joy this holiday season
19 Nov 2020Today a new Aussie book launches that has, like a good Christmas pudding, been a long time in the making.
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Santa won't be the only red-belly in the skies this Christmas
18 Nov 2020Help keep the Flying Doctor's red-bellies and crews in the air by making a donation this Christmas.
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