Leave a Gift in Your Will
One gift launched our first flight. Yours can keep care flying.
Nearly 100 years ago, the Flying Doctor’s very first mission was only possible because someone chose to leave a gift in their Will. That single act of compassion began a legacy of lifesaving care one that your own gift can help carry for generations to come.
Why your gift matters
Every 7 minutes, the Flying Doctor provides care to someone in need across Queensland. Our flight nurses and doctors can reach them in time because people like you believe no one should be too far from help. Not now, not ever.
Leaving a gift in your Will keeps that promise alive—a story of care and courage that began almost a century ago.
1. Keep our aircraft flying
Your gift can help purchase, maintain, and fit out the aircraft that bring life-saving care to remote communities.
2. Deliver essential health care
You can help provide primary health care services to families and communities who would otherwise go without.
3. Build for the future
Your support can strengthen vital infrastructure, like new and upgraded bases so the Flying Doctor can keep care moving across Queensland.
How to include the RFDS in your Will
It’s easier than you might think. Whether you’re updating your Will or creating one for the first time, we’re here to guide you—step by step.
STEP 1: Ask for your Will Planner
📄 Start with your free guide so you can plan with confidence.
STEP 2: Decide how you’d like to help
✈️ Every gift helps keep care flying across Queensland.
STEP 3: Put your wishes in writing
✍️ Share your wishes with your solicitor OR
✍️ You’ll find helpful Will wording here.
STEP 4: Share your wishes with us
💬 By sharing your intentions, you help us honour your wishes and thank you personally.
Paula and Pete started the conversation. Will you?
Paula grew up in a family that believed in helping others. As a young teacher in country towns, she saw how much remote communities rely on the Flying Doctor. Pete knew it too—he’d taught in places where the Flying Doctor was the only doctor.
Now retired, they feel grateful for easy access to care. “If I got sick, Pete would have me at the emergency room in seven minutes,” Paula says. “But outback families don’t have that luxury.”
That sense of fairness and care shaped their decision to leave a gift in their Will to the RFDS. “We’ve always believed in looking out for people. This is our way of making sure help is there when someone needs it.”
Talk to us about keeping care flying.
Michela Everett, Relationship Specialist (07) 3541 4312
Maria Hayes, Relationship Specialist (07) 3860 1168
Get in touch
If you’d like to receive a My Will Planner, ask a question, or simply speak with someone about leaving a gift in your Will, we’re here to help.
Fill in the form below or call us directly. Your enquiry is completely confidential, and we’d be honoured to support you.
Prefer to talk? Call our Gift in Will Team
It’s our pleasure to assist you. Gifts in Wills are crucial in enabling the RFDS (Queensland Section) to provide a wide range of healthcare services to those living in remote, rural and regional areas. We invite you to contact us for a confidential chat.
Michela Everett, Relationship Specialist (07) 3541 4312
Maria Hayes, Relationship Specialist (07) 3860 1168
Including the RFDS in your Will
If you choose to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland, your gift will help us continue providing life-saving care to people in remote and rural communities.
To include RFDS in your Will, please address your gift to:
RFDS Foundation Ltd
12 Casuarina Street
Brisbane Airport QLD 4008
ABN 85 623 867 461
