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A diverse and rewarding career
Whether it is landing on a remote airstrip or driving the crew to stabilise a patient, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Pilot Brady Thrift is always there to lend a helping hand.
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RFDS gifted land for new full motion flight simulator
30 Sep 2021Bundaberg Regional Council has gifted the RFDS a block of land worth $405,000. The donation means the new RFDS pilot training centre will be built beside the aeromedical base next to the Bundaberg Airport.
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Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson
21 Sep 2021Growing up on Norfolk Island, Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson saw his fair share of aeromedical retrievals, and with a nurse in the family it’s no surprise that he’s landed the job he has today.
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Fundraisers donate $50,000 to RFDS
20 Sep 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has 50,000 reasons to thank the RFDS Near and Far Volunteer Auxiliary after making a generous donation to the Service.
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All in a day’s work: Keeping Michael alive
09 Sep 2021When Dr Charles Ellis wakes up in the morning, he’s never quite sure what the day will hold. One day he got a call that was life or death.
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Well that wasn’t on the bucket list
09 Sep 2021Tim Elleston and his wife were on the road trip of a lifetime through outback Queensland when their trip didn’t quite go to plan.
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Are they really ok?
09 Sep 2021Are you aware of how the people around you are really going? Asking ‘Are you OK?’, seems like a simple act, but can be one of the hardest questions to ask. This year, the theme for ‘R U OK?Day’ is ‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’.
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RFDS encourages people to consider leaving a gift in their Will
07 Sep 2021Scott McKay is carrying on his great grandfather’s legacy by encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their Will for the Flying Doctor.
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Nine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life
06 Sep 2021Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.
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