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Bern and Steve with matching pilot shirts

Family ties in the skies

26 Apr 2025

Picture this: You’re in the air at 35,000 feet, the steady hum of the engines a backdrop to your thoughts. You’re not on an ordinary flight; you’re a patient, being transported for urgent care.

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06 Aug 2021

From patient to RFDS apprentice engineer

As a baby Sam Bruce was rushed to Brisbane, now he's on the other side of the spectrum, working as an apprentice for the RFDS (Queensland Section).

sam bruce works on place apprentice engineer
28 Jul 2021

Drama in the outback

From lost and injured station hands, to heart attacks and mid-air births, there is no such thing as a typical workday for RFDS (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Jacinta Jones.

Flight Nurse Jacinta Jones helps outback patients
20 Jul 2021

RFDS helps muster up the courage to discuss mental health

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) recently teamed up with renowned working dog trainer Steve Elliott to deliver a unique mental health workshop for the people of western Queensland.

RFDS helps muster up the courage to discuss mental health
15 Jul 2021

RFDS crews deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rural and remote communities

Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) primary health care staff have now delivered more than 1,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to rural and remote communities.

RFDS crews deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rural and remote communities
14 Jul 2021

Sam Hughes: The Travelling Jackaroo

18-year-old, Sam Hughes is on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling around Australia in a 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise funds for the RFDS (Queensland Section).

The Travelling Jackaroo
09 Jul 2021

Funding announced for new RFDS Townsville Base

The Australian Government has announced a $15 million funding contribution for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Townsville base expansion as part of the Townsville City Deal.

Funding announced for new RFDS Townsville Base
07 Jul 2021

Flying Doctor is helping to heal mental health

The RFDS Far North Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is proud to provide free Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training to several communities across Cape York each year.

Flying Doctor is helping to heal mental health
01 Jul 2021

Helicopter crash survivor pays tribute to the Flying Doctor

Grazier Michael Tomlinson was mustering cattle from a helicopter near Augathella when he experienced engine trouble and plummeted to the ground.

Helicopter crash survivor pays tribute to Flying Doctor