The first-ever Bash Choir, much-loved Mundi Undi Run, raffle, silent auction, merchandise sales and donations generated over $180,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section at the 2026 Mundi Mundi Bash music festival in August 2026, helping support Flying Doctor services for communities across NSW.
With more than half of the Section’s funding coming from fundraising, gifts and bequests, and other initiatives like merchandise sales, the festival’s ongoing support helps RFDSSE provide 24/7 aeromedical services, primary care, dentistry, mental health and alcohol and other drug support across rural and remote New South Wales.
Since 2022, the organisers of the Mundi Mundi Bash have chosen to support the RFDS as an official charity partner.
The impact of that sustained commitment, RFDSSE’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Sam believes, cannot be underestimated. That support helps keep essential services reaching communities across the Section’s footprint.
Year after year, the Bash comes together to support the Flying Doctor. Despite the rain reducing how many attendees could join, it didn’t stop participants embracing the fundraisers and raising vital funds for the Flying Doctor. That support helps us provide vital emergency and primary healthcare services for people across rural and remote New South Wales.
Greg Sam, RFDSSE CEO
RFDSSE’s NEPT Flight Nurse Jane Clarke and three-time Basher said, “I grew up in between Tilpa and Wilcannia, about 270 kilometres east of the Bash, and the RFDS has always been part of my life. When you hear the plane, you think ‘thank god’, because the doctor has finally arrived – there’s no one else for hours. It’s hard to put into words how much it means to now be part of that same service.
“At the Bash, I was singing loud and proud at the Bash Choir and ‘flying’ our 2-metre cardboard RFDS plane through the Undi Run with the team. The love and support we feel from the Bashers at those events is so beautiful. You can feel just how much passion we all share for this lifeline in the Outback and I want to share a deep thank you to Mundi Mundi Bash and the Bashers for everything they do.”
What happened at the Bash?
On Friday 21 August, Mundi Mundi Bash introduced a new event to fundraise for the RFDS: the Bash Choir. Guided by choirmaster Brydon Stace from The Voice and Australian Idol, the Bash erupted with harmonies to Tina Turner’s ‘The Best’, with Bashers donning gravity-defying blonde wigs.
The 1-kilometre Mundi Undi Run, a staple at the Bash, set off on Saturday 22 August. Bashers dressed up in wild, wacky, and wonderful costumes to take on the run through ‘Mundiville’, which had fortunately dried significantly since the heavy rainfall earlier in the week.
Throughout, Bashers stopped by the RFDS tent and eye-catching Mobile Education Unit (MEU); a life-sized aircraft fuselage giving the public a taste of what it’s like to deliver critical care 20,000+ feet in the air. Bashers heard stories from the frontline and generously gave donations, bought raffle tickets, placed their auction bids, and got RFDS-themed gifts for folks back home.
They also heard from our ‘It’s Good to Know’ team on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, which the RFDSSE is one of the Consortium Partners for. Potentially eligible Bashers aged 50-70 with a history of heavy smoking were encouraged to talk to their doctor about the free screening. With over 65% of lung cancers can be successfully treated when found early, this was a potentially life-saving addition to the RFDS space.
On the final day of the Bash, RFDSSE’s Broken Hill Senior Base Pilot John Ivanac and team rounded off the unforgettable festival with the raffle prize draw on the main stage at 5pm, Saturday.
John shared just how much the festival’s support means to the retrieval and primary care work he sees every day, prompting an outpouring of support for the auction: an RFDS Flight Jacket and acoustic guitar signed by the headliners.
In the 30 minutes between the speech and auction closing, the highest guitar bid went from $10,000 to a staggering $27,000.
Adding the jacket to the mix, the auction alone brought in $33,300.
Our heartfelt gratitude goes to Greg Donovan, Steve Donovan and the entire OMFG team, to every artist who performed, and to everyone who danced, donated, ran in their undies, or simply spread the word about our work – you've been part of something truly special this year. You've helped contribute to the next chapter in nearly a century of Flying Doctor history. Thank you for believing that every Australian, no matter how remote, deserves access to quality healthcare.
Greg Sam, RFDSSE CEO