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NAIDOC Week

Building a legacy for future generations

09 Jul 2025

As we mark NAIDOC Week, we reflect on the ongoing commitment of the RFDS (Queensland Section) to building a healthier, more resilient future across the many communities we serve.

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13 Jan 2020

A son's dream and a mother's love

Every year, many of our kind and generous supporters make the decision to include a gift in their Will to the Flying Doctor. For some, it’s a way to show their appreciation for a service that has kept their community safe.

13 Jan 2020

History in the making

With your generosity, we’re almost ready to open the doors to a new Bundaberg Aeromedical Base!

13 Jan 2020

You're changing lives in outback Queensland

Collinsville resident, Deanna, was one of the first patients to walk through the door of the RFDS Dental Service more than seven years ago. For Deanna and her husband, the service you helped to provide has been invaluable.

13 Jan 2020

Friends for life and local heroes

Betty Marchant and Georgie Walker are local legends in their hometown of Eromanga. When they’re not looking after the RFDS clinic or running the monthly fundraising BBQ at the Royal Hotel, you can find them lending a hand to our aeromedical crew when we fly into town.

13 Jan 2020

Into the eye of the storm

As a parent, it’s always worrying when a young child is sick. But for Rebecca O’Sullivan, it was even more stressful when her 5-year-old daughter Clare fell seriously ill during severe flooding.

13 Jan 2020

A Christmas to remember

For Flight Nurse Sabrina Montaldo, Christmas will always bring with it memories of a dramatic rescue in the outback. Only five months after commencing with the Service, Sabrina attended a tragic boating accident at Lake Julius for her first aeromedical retrieval.

RFDS Flight Nurse attends dramatic rescue on Christmas Eve
13 Jan 2020

When young lives hang in the balance

For Bundaberg mum, Kelly-Anne, there were no warning signs that something was wrong.

11 Dec 2019

The Flying Doctor reveals Townsville expansion plans

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has committed to a major expansion of its Townsville operational base in a move that will boost health outcomes for thousands of regional and rural Queenslanders.

Artist impressions of the planned expansion of the Royal Flying Doctor Service's base in Townsville.