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Jamie-Lee with Lulu

Where challenge meets heart

03 Nov 2025

Seeking something different, Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Mount Isa nurse manager, Jamie-Lee McCall, swapped the bustle of Brisbane for a new challenge in Queensland's furthest corner, and she hasn’t looked back.

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11 Dec 2020

OCTOBER: Strengthening our corporate and community support

Strengthening our corporate and community support – with thanks to you! Senex Energy extends its sponsorship to $1 million as our supporters dig deep.

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11 Dec 2020

NOVEMBER: Creating welcoming places for Indigenous patients

Creating welcoming places for Indigenous patients with new artwork unveiled during NAIDOC Week.

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11 Dec 2020

RFDS named Australia's Most Reputable Charity

The RFDS is named Australia’s Most Reputable Charity for the ninth year.

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09 Dec 2020

Adventure turned into tragedy at Dolerite Gorge

The only thing Skrollan remembers as she fell into the gorge was hurting her rib cage, seeing the floor getting closer - then she hit the back of her head on a sharp stone.

Skrollan in the plane
09 Dec 2020

Flying Doctor invests in regional airports

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is investing $325,000 to enhance the capability of 36 regional aerodromes state-wide.

RFDS (Queensland Section) aircraft landing on dirt runway
04 Dec 2020

Robin Miller: A life of service and adventure

A pioneering female pilot who combined her passion for flying with nursing, Robin Miller made extraordinary contributions to both aviation and medicine.

Robin Miller
03 Dec 2020

Winners! Bushfire Counselling and Support Service wins at Gippsland Primary Health Awards

We 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

Bushfire Counselling and Support Service wins at Gippsland Primary Health Awards
02 Dec 2020

Unique partnership delivering dental health services in the Midwest recognised

An 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.

RFDS Karara partnership story
02 Dec 2020

Mobile dental vehicle reaches more communities

Since 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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01 Dec 2020

An emergency dash to Perth

York-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.

Jorn Ib
01 Dec 2020

RFDS insources engineering operations

The 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.

RFDS Townsville Engineering
01 Dec 2020

2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report

We are proud to present the 2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report.

Annual Report 2019/20
01 Dec 2020

Creating a ‘flying’ first for stroke patients

The 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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30 Nov 2020

QAS donation reaches Flying Doctor patients right across Queensland

A 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.

QAS stretcher donation
27 Nov 2020

It is a phone call that nobody EVER wants to receive.

"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.