The RFDS in QLD

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Ngarnal Health and the RFDS partnership launches on Mornington Island

01 Jul 2026

Primary Health Care (PHC) support for Mornington Island residents enters an historic new era today with the launch of a transformational agreement between Ngarnal Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section)

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30 Jun 2026

Reading with kids for better Indigenous health

What do you get when a talented writer and artist with a passion for health literacy decides to become a doctor?

Sean in cockpit with RFDS Pilot
25 Jun 2026

15 years providing calm, professional and compassionate care

Tackling a nursing role where every day’s different is the thing that drew Haidee Kerr to a career with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section).

Haidee in front of aircraft
15 Jun 2026

Telehealth working to keep men healthy

The RFDS (Queensland Section) provides telehealth services to rural and remote Queensland and it’s a service being embraced by more and more men.

Telehealth
02 Jun 2026

A mother’s love inspires a new Queensland art prize supporting RFDS

A new statewide art prize has been launched as a tribute to the memory of passionate painter John D. Bowe, and in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

John D Bowe art prize
27 May 2026

RFDS is ‘All In’ for reconciliation

For the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS), National Reconciliation Week (NRW) resonates deeply with every aspect of the Service.

National Reconciliation Week
18 May 2026

20 million reasons to smile

Since it began in 2013, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Dental Service has played an important role, providing oral care where it’s needed most.

RFDS Mobile Unit Unit
17 May 2026

A legacy that keeps flying

On 17 May, Flying Doctor Day, we celebrate the anniversary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and honour the people who keep its legacy flying.

Family watching RFDS aircraft
15 May 2026

A routine job turns life-threatening

Born and raised in outback Queensland, Jess Mackenzie knows the strength and vulnerability of life on the land, and despite it all, she wouldn’t live anywhere else.

RFDS aircraft