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Restoring the drover

Road to restoring the Drover

15 Sep 2025

An iconic piece of Australian aviation history, the de Havilland Drover aircraft, is being carefully restored after spending more than 45 years on display at Mount Isa’s George McCoy Park.

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28 Aug 2024

The legacy and future of the Mount Isa Base

Sixty years ago, in the heart of Queensland’s outback, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Mount Isa base was established, revolutionising healthcare in one of the State’s most challenging regions.

Mount Isa Base new site
26 Aug 2024

Paralympian saved by the Flying Doctor

Australian Paralympian Lewis Bishop is preparing to compete against the world’s best at the 2024 Paralympian Games in Paris after being saved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section).

Lewis Bishop
21 Aug 2024

RFDS thankful for Fraser Coast Regional Council support

In the past year, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) aeromedical team helped more than a thousand sick or injured patients from the Fraser Coast region reach the care they needed.

Aircraft in air
21 Aug 2024

QCoal Foundation and QCoal Group extend its support of the Flying Doctor

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has extended its longstanding Principal Partner agreement with the QCoal Foundation and QCoal Group.

Qcoal signing
16 Aug 2024

Urgent help for little Millie

When six-month-old Millie had her first febrile convulsion at their remote cattle station the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) was there to guide her mum every step of the way.

Jo and Millie
15 Aug 2024

Twenty thousand smiles can’t be wrong

Twenty thousand mouths are a lot of teeth and gums to treat but that’s the exact number the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Mobile Dental Unit have racked up over more than eleven years of service.

20,000 patient with dentist and certificate
07 Aug 2024

Embracing change and changing lives, one smile at a time

When George Chen, Principal Dentist of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section), left his longstanding clinic position to join the RFDS, he was instantly captivated by his new role.

George
02 Aug 2024

A familiar name takes flight

In celebration of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) 15-year partnership with Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), the public was invited to help name a RFDS aircraft.

B200 in air