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) over an unforgettable weekend in the Far West.
The partnership between RFDS and the Mundi Mundi Bash has delivered significant impact for rural healthcare access, raising over $220,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service this year.
RFDSSE CEO, Greg Sam said, “The 2025 Mundi Mundi Bash has once again shown us the power of music, community, and shared purpose. This partnership has now raised over $760,000 for RFDS (South Eastern Section) since 2022 – funds that directly equip our teams, fuel our aircraft, and extend our reach into communities that might otherwise go without essential healthcare.”
“We've watched this festival grow from strength to strength, and we've grown alongside it. The funds raised have also helped us expand our health services, launch new programs, and ensure our emergency response capability remains world-class,” Greg said.
“Beyond the dollars, this festival does something equally important: it reminds people that healthcare shouldn't depend on your postcode. When city folk and country communities come together in the bush, they experience firsthand the isolation that defines life in remote Australia, and understand why services like ours matter so deeply,” Greg said.
The RFDS presence at the 2025 Bash included the popular Mobile Education Unit, featuring a life-size aircraft fuselage replica that allowed festival-goers to experience firsthand how emergency medical care is delivered in the air.
RFDS medical staff were also on hand throughout the weekend to share their experiences of providing healthcare across Australia's most remote landscapes.
Among the weekend's highlights was a spectacular new record for the World’s Largest Nutbush Dance, with 6,779 participants dancing their way into the record books while raising crucial funds for outback healthcare.
The annual Mundi Undi Run, this year featuring RFDS doctors and staff in the limited-release RFDS x Knobby underwear, also proved to be another festival highlight, with participants taking on the novelty 1km dash through the festival site to support the RFDS.
Following the event, RFDSSE CEO, Greg Sam said “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.”
