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Music, community and outback spirit unite at the 2025 Mundi Mundi Bash
The 2025 Mundi Mundi Bash has once again demonstrated the extraordinary power of community spirit in supporting vital healthcare services across rural and remote Australia, with thousands of festival-goers rallying behind the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE).
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Mental Health matters
Back on my feet
New $20 note launched in Broken Hill
New $20 note is launched in Broken Hill by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Barlow family (featured on the new design of the note, from a 1948 photo of The Veldt Station in remote NSW)
The doors of our Visitor Experience are open!
Rotary E-Club and RFDS partnership continues to flourish
Another year of dedicated support from the Rotary E-Club NextGen for The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has seen an amazing $18,710 raised. Our strong bond based on mutual values of service to rural and remote Australia continues!
Great Aussie Coin Hunt
Did you know the RFDS is featured on the new Dollar Coin as part of the Great Aussie Coin Hunt?
Rehab services vital to prevent bush cardiac deaths
A new RFDS research paper released today, details how cardiac rehabilitation services, if made available in the bush, could prevent as many as 80% of premature deaths from cardiac disease.
2019 Spring Newsletter
Gawler volunteers raise $16,000 for Flying Doctor
A dedicated group of local volunteers has raised $16,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), representing their fundraising efforts with the support of the community over the past year.
Second PC-24 jet in service
When every minute in the air can mean the difference between life and death, these new jets have the potential to save countless lives.
Double your dollar
Rio Tinto to match all donations up to $100,000. We have recently launched an exciting and innovative digital fundraising campaign ‘Keep Flynn Flying’ with our partner Rio Tinto.
Our Regional Treasure Chests Supporting West Australians
RFDS Western Operations medical chests are located in more than 500 national parks, mine sites, stations and rural communities, providing essential access to medical treatment for a wide range of situations.
How Alfred Traeger gave the outback its voice
In the mid 1920’s Alfred Traeger invented the pedal powered radio, revolutionising communication in the outback. The invention was integral to the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, but it wasn't his only invention and he was just as innovative at home as he was in his factory.
