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Outback explorer competition

Capturing country life through the Outback Explorer Competition

15 Jul 2025

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and Elders have launched the Outback Explorer Competition—an initiative aimed at showcasing the diversity of Queensland communities and those who live in them.

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05 Mar 2018

The search is on for our hidden heroes

The RFDS Local Hero Awards have launched across Queensland today, calling out to those community members who have rolled their sleeves up, put their hands out, or stowed away their fears in an emergency to help the Flying Doctor carry out its lifesaving work.

RFDS Local Hero Awards
05 Feb 2018

A partnership in education

CQUniversity has joined forces with Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section), signing an agreement that will see collaboration and research development and placement opportunities for students.

CQUniversity has joined forces with Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section), signing an agreement
01 Feb 2018

You don't have to battle alone

It's all too easy when discussing mental health in rural areas to focus on suicide rates and alarming statistics, when mental health and wellbeing is about so much more.

RFDS Drought Wellbeing Serice
01 Feb 2018

A bright light in the community

After moving to Mount Isa just over two years ago and throwing herself into the community as a way of making friends, RFDS (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Michelle Ball, now finds herself ready to receive a remarkable honour for her involvement in the small north-western community.

Michelle Ball Royal Flying Doctor Service
25 Jan 2018

BEHIND THE SCENES: Samantha Bailey, Donor Development Officer

The donors here are really loving and have a high respect for what we do. Everyone seems to have been touched by us in some way, and they want to show their recognition to our work

24 Jan 2018

Four-year-old Tessa bitten by a king brown snake

Four-year-old Tessa Wochnik is lucky to be alive after she was bitten by one of Australia’s deadliest snakes at her family’s remote cattle station.

RFDS (Queensland Section) assist four-year-old bitten by snake
08 Jan 2018

A day in the life of an RFDS Flight Nurse

I could be a midwife one day, a critical care nurse the next and working in primary health the day after.