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Continuity of reconciliation through art

10 Jul 2024

Art has a unique ability to bring people together, as demonstrated during the National Reconciliation Week event hosted by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Queensland Cricket.

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Navigating new heights: our new Townsville Senior Base Pilot

12 Jan 2024

Newly appointed Townsville Senior Base Pilot, Catriona Saunders, has the unique qualities required to excel as a RFDS pilot, and she absolutely loves it!

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RFDS doctors sparking health transformation in rural Queensland

09 Jan 2024

There is no such thing as a typical day for a RFDS Primary Health Care Doctor, but every day brings the satisfaction of making a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in rural and remote Queensland.

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Caring for children in remote communities

05 Jan 2024

Our Primary Health Care team are passionate about the health, wellbeing and development in children and are providing weekly Child Health Clinics in Gregory to help families in the Gregory and Bidunggu communities.

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Blending passions

02 Jan 2024

Self-described as an “emergency physician, fitness fanatic, marine fishkeeping enthusiast and #FOAMed explorer,” Dr William See arrived in Charleville in February 2023 to take up the position of Medical Officer at the RFDS base – and has taken the role and the community to his heart.

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Serving remote communities on the road

28 Dec 2023

A self-styled ‘country kid’ and a second-generation dentist, Lynlee grew up in Rockhampton and studied at James Cook University in Cairns.

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There’s more than one red belly in the sky this Christmas!

14 Dec 2023

There’s more than one red belly in the sky this Christmas!

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Statement - RFDS (Queensland Section) Nurses EBA

07 Dec 2023

Our nurses have voted over the past three days on the proposed RFDS enterprise agreement.

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Skin clinics take off in outback Queensland

20 Nov 2023

RFDS Dermatologist, Dr Stephen Andrews, is travelling across south-west Queensland to provide skin cancer surveillance and management to those living remotely.

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