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Dean Taylor in office

A career of care

17 Oct 2025

This October, Dr Dean Taylor, Medical Education Lead - Aeromedical, celebrates 25 years of service with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

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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.
29 Nov 2019

Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) announces new Chairman

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced Russell Postle as its new Chairman.

29 Nov 2019

Leading the way in remote oral care

Since 2013, the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland has been working to address the need for improved oral health care for people in rural and remote communities.

29 Nov 2019

State-of-the-art upgrade: a first for Queensland (Thanks to you)

Building work is underway on our new purpose-built facility in Bundaberg, designed to meet the growing needs of the city and wider Queensland community – thanks to support from people like you.