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Ngarnal Health and the RFDS partnership launches on Mornington Island

01 Jul 2026

Primary Health Care (PHC) support for Mornington Island residents enters an historic new era today with the launch of a transformational agreement between Ngarnal Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section)

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12 Jan 2024

Navigating new heights: our new Townsville Senior Base Pilot

Newly appointed Townsville Senior Base Pilot, Catriona Saunders, has the unique qualities required to excel as a RFDS pilot, and she absolutely loves it!

Catriona Saunders
09 Jan 2024

RFDS doctors sparking health transformation in rural Queensland

There is no such thing as a typical day for a RFDS Primary Health Care Doctor, but every day brings the satisfaction of making a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in rural and remote Queensland.

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05 Jan 2024

Caring for children in remote communities

Our Primary Health Care team are passionate about the health, wellbeing and development in children and are providing weekly Child Health Clinics in Gregory to help families in the Gregory and Bidunggu communities.

Primary Health Care work
02 Jan 2024

Blending passions

Self-described as an “emergency physician, fitness fanatic, marine fishkeeping enthusiast and #FOAMed explorer,” Dr William See arrived in Charleville in February 2023 to take up the position of Medical Officer at the RFDS base – and has taken the role and the community to his heart.

William in aircraft
28 Dec 2023

Serving remote communities on the road

A self-styled ‘country kid’ and a second-generation dentist, Lynlee grew up in Rockhampton and studied at James Cook University in Cairns.

RFDS Dentist
14 Dec 2023

There’s more than one red belly in the sky this Christmas!

There’s more than one red belly in the sky this Christmas!

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07 Dec 2023

Statement - RFDS (Queensland Section) Nurses EBA

Our nurses have voted over the past three days on the proposed RFDS enterprise agreement.

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20 Nov 2023

Skin clinics take off in outback Queensland

RFDS Dermatologist, Dr Stephen Andrews, is travelling across south-west Queensland to provide skin cancer surveillance and management to those living remotely.

RFDS Dermatologist