News
Graphic: RFDS CEO judith barker receives Australia Day Honours
RFDS CEO receives Australia Day Honours
More details
The Flying Doctor is soaring further for emotional wellbeing during Queensland Mental Health Week
12 Oct 2022Starting conversations about mental health is the first step to developing a proactive approach to wellbeing; the second, bringing the conversations to life.
Read full story
Qantas is set to celebrate 100 years since the first mail flight
10 Oct 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates its proud history with Qantas, as the commercial airline celebrates 100 years of passenger flying.
Read full story
Baring it all for mental health
10 Oct 2022In 2021, the national Naked Farmer movement raised more than $20,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service's Wellbeing & Mental Health Service.
Read full story
Brisbane Airport: Queensland's link to life-saving care
06 Oct 2022Last year alone, more than 4,250 patients from 63 locations across Queensland passed through Brisbane Airport with the Flying Doctor.
Read full story
A partnership to last a long road
05 Oct 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates a 10-year-long partnership with The Webster Family, who own and operate Kangaroo Bus Lines in Brisbane’s north.
Read full story
Farewell message from RFDS Western Operations CEO Rebecca Tomkinson
30 Sep 2022Rebecca leaves the RFDS in WA in excellent shape and with a clear flight path for the future after nearly five years as CEO.
Read full story
What happened when a drunk 15 year old got behind the wheel?
27 Sep 2022Alysia Cawthorn was illegally driving with her sister and friend in the car when they crashed and rolled. Hear her story in this podcast Alysia reflects on how she was given a second life by the RFDS.
Read full story
Catch the WA Flying Doctor at the 2022 Perth Royal Show
23 Sep 2022Whether it's trying out our brand new hololens experience or chatting to one of our pilots, doctors or nurses about a career with the Flying Doctor, there's plenty of reasons to visit our exhibition stand at the 2022 Perth Royal Show!
Read full story
The bright orange tractor taking the nation by storm
21 Sep 2022At just 18 years old, Sam Hughes, or as he is affectionately known, ‘The Travelling Jackeroo’, set out to travel Australia - decking out an unmissable bright orange 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise vital funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).
Read full story
WA football legend Graham Moss retrieved by the RFDS after an emergency in the Great Southern
20 Sep 2022“If the RFDS wasn’t around, my wife wouldn’t have been able to receive the urgent medical attention she needed and the desperate situation we were in would have only got worse,” Perth man Graham said.
Read full story
A career of service and adventure for Dr Kieran Hennelly: Listen to his story
20 Sep 2022Born and raised in Manchester UK, Kieran was only a child when he first watched the Flying Doctor TV series. The stories of reaching people in need in some of the most remote parts of the world sparked a sense of adventure that has shaped his medical career ever since ⛷️🏔️🚁✈️
Read full story
Albany boy Darcy's urgent RFDS flight to Perth
12 Sep 2022“You take the Flying Doctor for granted until you need them. But when you do, it’s comforting to know we can live out here and help will come in your worst hour” – Kate Douthie, Albany
Read full story
90 days of service for the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service
12 Sep 2022In its first 90 days of service, the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service has transferred a total of 24 patients.
Read full story
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
09 Sep 2022The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) offers our deepest condolences to the Royal Family.
Read full story
Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
09 Sep 2022We at the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pay homage and extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a trusted and guiding light over the last century.
Read full story