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'Most Reputable' Charity for 2020
The Royal Flying Doctor Service takes out 'Most Reputable' charity in 2020 Reptrak Survey
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Five-year-old's RFDS dash to Perth
02 Nov 20205-year-old Esperance boy Emmett Buckley relied on the RFDS after badly fracturing his elbow at school.
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Badly injured and in the middle of nowhere
02 Nov 2020Earlier this year, a 26-year-old woman named Skrollan was hiking with friends at Dolerite Gorge in the Kimberley. One second, she was having the time of her life, the next she was lying on rocks at the bottom of the gorge, in terrible pain and unable to move.
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A day in the life of a roving dentist for the Flying Doctor
30 Oct 2020Meet RFDS Western Operations dentist Dr Steve Hill who delivers oral health care to some of the most remote communities in Western Australia.
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Kalgoorlie flight nurse reflects on service to WA communities
30 Oct 2020In celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020, Kalgoorlie-based flight nurse Colleen Reid shares the meaningful connections and bond she shares with people living in some of the most isolated communities across WA.
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Queensland Government signs new partnership with Royal Flying Doctor Service
27 Oct 2020The Queensland Government has secured world-class aeromedical care for Queenslanders through a new 10-year inter-hospital transfer partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).
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New RFDS pilots complete simulator training
23 Oct 2020Eight new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots, five of whom were displaced from commercial airlines during the pandemic, have now completed simulator training on the Sunshine Coast.
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Senex $1m support to Royal Flying Doctor Service
23 Oct 2020Senex Energy has extended its total commitment to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Central Operations to $1 million with a further three-year major sponsorship.
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Flying across a pandemic to save lives
22 Oct 2020As Australians began grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the nation earlier this year, the RFDS donned protective masks and kept in the air to save lives.
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