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Jamie-Lee with Lulu

Where challenge meets heart

03 Nov 2025

Seeking something different, Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Mount Isa nurse manager, Jamie-Lee McCall, swapped the bustle of Brisbane for a new challenge in Queensland's furthest corner, and she hasn’t looked back.

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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.

29 Nov 2019

A midnight flight to safety

Rural Queensland can be the perfect place to raise a family. But, when Kellie’s baby son fell ill, things could have been very different without the Flying Doctor and the amazing support of people like you.

29 Nov 2019

A modest man. An extraordinary legacy.

This year, Flying Doctor in Queensland introduced four state-of-the-art clinical aircraft to our fleet. And it’s all thanks to the kindness of a grazier from Einasleigh.

29 Nov 2019

Finding love in the skies while saving lives

A mid-air medical emergency might seem an unlikely place for a pilot and midwife to find love, but not for one Queensland couple.

29 Nov 2019

A Star in the night sky

You will find an RFDS Flight Nurse on every one of our flights. They are the best of the best, and are elite specialists in their field.

RFDS flight nurse
29 Nov 2019

Hope and support in the face of adversity

As Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) CEO Meredith Staib celebrates her first year leading the organisation, she reflects on the significant challenges that have faced Queensland in recent months.

28 Nov 2019

STATEMENT: RFDS welcomes Health Minister's announcement of new Office of Rural Health

A statement from Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) CEO, Meredith Staib on the announcement of a new Office of Rural Health