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Dr Jason

From Antarctica to the outback

30 Mar 2026

It’s hard to believe that someone so passionate about improving access to healthcare in one of Queensland’s most remote regions once worked as a medical officer in Antarctica.

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09 Jun 2017

Hear, hear! RFDS is delivering hearing assessment services to rural parts of Queensland

Residents of rural and remote Queensland will be delighted to hear the news that the RFDS (Queensland Section) will soon be offering a free hearing screening service.

Hear, hear! RFDS is delivering hearing assessment services to rural parts of Queensland
17 May 2017

RFDS Local Hero Award Recipients Announced

The hidden heroes behind the Flying Doctor have been honoured.

23 Mar 2017

Four years of oral health partnership

​The QCoal Community Dental Service, operated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), is celebrating its fourth anniversary.

20 Mar 2017

A long ride west

I wanted to raise some funds but also, and probably more importantly, I wanted to raise awareness of the issue.

10 Mar 2017

A shock to the system

​There he lay, white and lifeless, a nurse already performing CPR. And there was Michelle Low Mow, fuelled on little more than adrenaline, a defibrillator in one hand and an oxygen tank in the other.

08 Mar 2017

Help the Flying Doctor find their hidden heroes

​The RFDS Local Hero Awards has launched and Queensland residents are encouraged to nominate those outstanding members of their community who tirelessly and selflessly support the work of the Flying Doctor in their region.

08 Mar 2017

Flight Nurse Fleur

If you’re in the middle of a paddock with the doctor and a very sick patient you don’t have time to faff around. Every second counts.

28 Feb 2017

New simulator makes Royal Flying Doctor Service training vision a reality

Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) pilots will now have greater access to world-class simulator training with the launch of a new aviation training centre on the Sunshine Coast.