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Flight Nurse Lydia Newton 

Prepared to Take-off for 90 Years in NSW: Flying Doctor Day 2026

17 May 2026

Flying Doctor Day on Sunday 17 May celebrates the anniversary of the first ever RFDS flight in 1928. It’s an annual event we mark as a reminder of just how far our impact has deepened throughout rural and remote communities over the years.

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26 Apr 2023

Message from our Chair April 2023

RFDSSE Chair thankful for your ongoing support

Saranne Cooke
26 Apr 2023

Showing off the Flying Doctor's work in Canberra

Canberra Showgoers had the chance to see the work of the RFDS through its Mobile Education Unit.

The MEU in Canberra.
26 Apr 2023

Out of breath, out of nowhere: Shannon's story

Out of breath, out of nowhere: Shannon's story

Out of breath, out of nowhere: Shannon's story
31 Mar 2023

Start-of-the-art simulation centre

We are lucky to have state-of-the-art medical (and aviation) simulation facilities right at our base in Dubbo.

Simulation training centre
31 Mar 2023

A day in the life of an RFDS Doctor

Find out what a typical day might look like for a Doctor with the RFDS South Eastern Section.

A day in the life
16 Mar 2023

Close the Gap Day 2023

National Close the Gap Day is a day of action for Indigenous health equality that aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

Close the Gap Day 2023
01 Mar 2023

RFDS establishes national partnership with Isuzu UTE.

RFDS establishes national partnership with Isuzu UTE.

New partnership