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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).
More detailsRFDS Women in History
We are proud of the remarkable, pioneering women that have contributed deeply to the RFDS throughout its history and at present. Here we feature some of the amazing women that are part of the early history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Woolworths shoppers raise more than $200K to help save lives
In the month of May, the Woolworths team and their customers helped raise an incredible $203,833 for the Flying Doctor in Queensland through their $1 token campaign—all we can say is, thank you!

RFDS and Hearing Australia Trial
A research paper entitled “Evaluation of the Royal Flying Doctor service and Australian Hearing Hearing Screening Trial” has been released.

Activ8 the Night - Connectivity in Collarenebri
A new partnership between the RFDS and telecommunications provider Activ8me has been launched in Collarenebri.

When Every Minute Counts

Channel 7 Joins ‘Ground Crew’ as Major Sponsor
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations (serving SA/NT) has announced the launch of a major partnership with Channel 7 Adelaide.
RFDS granted NSQHS accreditation
RFDS Queensland Section’s pursuit of the best and most responsive patient care possible was recently cemented with two new accreditations.

Dental care for rural and remote communities
It may come as a surprise that the Flying Doctor is one of the largest providers of oral and dental health services in the country, reaching those areas other healthcare providers can’t access.

Creating pathways to rural and remote medicine
Funded by the Department of Health, The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) in partnership with Cairns Hospital have facilitated medical intern placements for Post Graduate Year 1 junior doctors.

Expanding after-hours telehealth
It has been 10 months since we expanded our telehealth services from our Cairns Base to cover weekend hours. In this short period of time, the addition of this service has demonstrated significant improvements in access to remote Primary Health Care.

Strengthening our partnerships
Recently RFDS have had the privilege of signing two Memorandum of Understandings with the South West Hospital and Health Service and Southern Queensland Rural Health.

Royal Flying Doctor Service Regional Service Award 2019 Finalists announced
Recognising our rural and regional young achievers and community contributors

Spotlight shone on RFDS Narrogin auxiliaries
“The community support and gratitude for the Flying Doctor has been overwhelming and I’m very proud to represent such an important service.

RFDS enters jet age with game-changer in aeromedical care
The communities of South Australia and the Northern Territory will soon be cared for 24/7 by the world’s first purpose-built aeromedical jet, the RFDS Medi-Jet 24.
