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Ocean Dunes Fundraising a hole-in-one for RFDS Tasmania
Five dollars a hit doesn’t seem like a lot, but over the course of the year the Ocean Dunes Hole-In-One Challenge has raised $12,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania.
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#94 Judy found her young grandson lying 'flat and unresponsive' in the hallway
06 Jun 2024Judy knew that time was critical for her unconscious grandson, but every ‘frantic few minutes felt like a lifetime.
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#93 Devoted mum and courageous cancer survivor, Julia, has put her heart inside a pocket
31 May 2024Despite plenty of setbacks and heartbreak along the way, Julia Peterson always knew she wanted to be a mum. So, when her son Taylor decided to arrive into the world 'sooner than planned', Julia and her husband Ryan faced the challenge of a premature baby with the same incredible strength and courage
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Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Charity 2024 announced
29 May 2024The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been announced as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted Charity’ by the Australian Reader's Digest in their Trusted Brands survey of 2024.
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NRW 2024 - Now More than Ever
27 May 2024The #NRW2024 theme, Now More Than Ever, reminds us that now more than ever we need to finish the unfinished business of reconciliation.
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#92 Losing weight, eternally thirsty and feeling strange
24 May 2024Paige is a young mum, living in a remote station in the centre of Queensland. When Paige started to have an unquenchable thirst she did not realise the severity of her health situation.
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Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's story
24 May 2024Richard Elliott thought he’d lost the love of his life when his partner Colleen Pickering’s heart stopped not once, but twice, in the middle of the night – in the middle of the outback.
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New funding to boost RFDS health, research and education centre
23 May 2024The RFDS’s plans to construct a state-of-the-art health, research and education centre for Far North SA have been boosted by almost $1 million in funding from the SA Government.
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Paramedic turned patient: Sonia's story
23 May 2024For experienced paramedic Sonia Strong, finding herself in the back of an ambulance was an unnerving role reversal.
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S. Kidman & Co renews multi-million-dollar jet partnership
23 May 2024RFDS SA/NT has announced that S. Kidman & Co, one of Australia’s largest beef producers, will continue as its 'Jet Partner' for another four years.
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#91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line and hit the ground
16 May 2024Carol Godfrey, managing a large pastoral property in SW Queensland, survived a near-fatal helicopter accident in 2011 while herding cattle. Her experience reshaped her perspective, embodying her mantra: you can do anything you put your mind to.
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Australian Government shores up RFDS Primary Healthcare and Dental Services for Rural and Remote Aus
15 May 2024The Royal Flying Doctor Service welcomes the Australian Government’s Budget announcement of an additional $71.3 million over 3 years to support the delivery of essential health services to rural and remote Australians
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Flying Doctor Day 2024
14 May 2024On 15 May 2024, the RFDS will celebrate Flying Doctor Day and 96 years of proudly providing emergency aeromedical and essential health care services to the Australian community.
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#90 A single dad, a sailboat, two girls and a wheel barrow
10 May 2024For two years, single dad James and his daughters Halle and Isla sailed along WA's coast on 'Salty Jocks', embracing remote schooling and fishing. In an inspiring move, James pushed his daughters 500km in a wheelbarrow to support RFDS's Oceans to Outback fundraiser.
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RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopter two year anniversary
09 May 2024Today marks two years since the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopters joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA fleet.
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Leanne's Story
09 May 2024Leanne and her husband Darren were taking their new campervan back home to Exmouth when a medical emergency almost cost Leanne her life.
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