The RFDS in QLD

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Road to restoring the Drover
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.
More detailsRFDS insources engineering operations
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) now has greater visibility and accountability of its engineering and maintenance activity with the transition of all engineering operations in-house.

QAS donation reaches Flying Doctor patients right across Queensland
A generous Christmas gift from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) will help deliver even greater levels of care for Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) patients in rural and remote Queensland.

2020 RFDS Local Hero Award recipients announced
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced nine regional 2020 RFDS Local Hero Award winners – each representing one of its base locations.

Help babies like Zac this Christmas
It should have been the happiest day, but it turned into a nightmare for Shane, Jemma and baby Zac.

Bright idea puts safety first for Flying Doctor night landings
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots have gone back to basics to ensure remote and private airstrips are adequately lit for night landings.

Creativity supporting mental health and wellbeing
Inspired by her ancestors, wildlife and bush tucker, 15-year-old Wudarabin Snider from Cooktown has produced the winning design in an Indigenous Creative Art Competition staged by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

Queensland Government signs new partnership with Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Queensland Government has secured world-class aeromedical care for Queenslanders through a new 10-year inter-hospital transfer partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

New RFDS pilots complete simulator training
Eight new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots, five of whom were displaced from commercial airlines during the pandemic, have now completed simulator training on the Sunshine Coast.
