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Dion and Darryl Temu-Evans

Wedding anniversary bypassed: Dion and Darryl's story

03 Feb 2026

A trip away is usually a fitting anniversary gift. But for Dion and Darryl, this year’s celebration involved a plane, a stretcher, and a medley of medical leads.

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25 Mar 2020

RFDS Local Hero nominations are now open for 2020

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) is once again casting a spotlight on all those community members who have helped keep the Flying Doctor in the air and in the communities that need it most.

19 Mar 2020

Victory and Kimberley turn one!

It is with great pride that we mark the first year of successfully integrating two world-first Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jets to our wider fleet.

17 Mar 2020

New Bundaberg Aeromedical Base officially opened

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) and RACQ LifeFlight Rescue have officially launched their new, joint Bundaberg Aeromedical Base - and patients are already benefiting.

27 Feb 2020

RFDS seeking SA and NT consumer representatives

Do you have an interest in the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the care it provides every ten minutes to someone living, working or travelling in SA and NT?

26 Feb 2020

Help close to home

Fortunately for one Adelaide motorcyclist, the RFDS was on hand to assist very close to home.

26 Feb 2020

Desert drama

I kept trying to convince my son he wasn't about to die. But we all thought he was.

26 Feb 2020

The bush gets in your blood

Our newest RFDS Life Member recalls his outback memories of the Flying Doctor.

24 Feb 2020

Little helpers

Meet Jack and Cowboy Roy – two kids doing big things for the Flying Doctor.

24 Feb 2020

Baby Daisy's Flying Doctor journey

Shantell Kennell was enjoying the perfect pregnancy, when almost overnight her blood pressure shot through the roof. Shantell was told she had severe preeclampsia, her life was in danger and the only sure ‘cure’ was to deliver her baby in a specialist unit 600km away...

19 Feb 2020

Rio Tinto invests in a third aeromedical jet for RFDS Western Operations fleet

A third Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet is set to join the RFDS Western Operations fleet in 2022.

18 Feb 2020

First Flying Doctor midwife scholarship recipient hits the skies above Isa

In January, the first recipient of a new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) midwifery scholarship has taken to the skies over North West Queensland.

17 Feb 2020

Weighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft

When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.

12 Feb 2020

Meet the Team Monday

"I am really proud and privileged to work here at the RFDS!"

Meet the Team Monday