The RFDS in QLD

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Keeping kids safe and healthy from the start

17 Sep 2025

This World Patient Safety Day, we share the vital work of the RFDS Primary Health Care (PHC) team in ensuring there’s ‘safe care for every newborn and child’ across Queensland.

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30 Apr 2024

Lifesaving training provided for remote weather station staff

The care provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) extends far and wide, but it may just be further than you think.

RFDS Medical Chest
29 Apr 2024

Flying Doctor announces its annual RFDS Local Hero Award winners

From schoolchildren and first responders to horseback fundraisers and mental health advocates, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) has today announced its latest RFDS Local Hero Award winners.

RFDS Local Hero Awards 2024
26 Apr 2024

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.

Brady in front of aircraft
25 Apr 2024

Legacy of service: from RAAF to RFDS

ANZAC Day is a day that holds personal meaning to many individuals and families across Australia and New Zealand.

Aircraft with sunset
22 Apr 2024

Road to recovery

Communities in Far North Queensland and staff from the RFDS (Queensland Section) Cairns Base have united to rebuild from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

Flooding
10 Apr 2024

New RFDS Ambassadors to light the way for Queensland

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is proud to announce its latest round of inductees who have signed on to become a ‘Light the Way’ Ambassador.

RFDS Ambassadors
30 Mar 2024

Celebrating a 20-year journey of compassionate care with RFDS

From the top end to the far west, Dr Charles Ellis-Hallett has dedicated the past twenty years to delivering invaluable care to many regional, rural and remote communities.

Dr Charles with aircraft
18 Mar 2024

Outback mums

RFDS and Motherland giveaway competition winner Laura shares how the Flying Doctor has been a saving grace for rural mums.

Outback Mum