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RFDS Engineer Doug Briggs

How a flying school bus started it all for RFDS Engineer Doug Briggs

26 Jul 2024

Veteran aircraft engineer Doug Briggs is celebrating 25 years of service for the Flying Doctor, 19 of which have been in Alice Springs.

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RFDS fundraising

Putting the fun in fundraising: how you can get involved!

26 Jul 2024

Check out all the latest Flying Doctor fundraisers and events making an impact in your community in recent months. Find out how you can get involved.

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International Paramedics Day

International Paramedics Day

08 Jul 2024

On International Paramedics Day, we acknowledge all the paramedics, patient transport officers and ambulances officers, who work for and alongside the RFDS across SA/NT.

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A visual commitment: the story behind our NAIDOC-inspired uniforms

A visual commitment: The story behind our NAIDOC-inspired uniforms

07 Jul 2024

Four years ago, we partnered with two South Australian Aboriginal artists to launch a major artwork and uniform piece inspired by the remote communities we serve. This NAIDOC Week (7-14 July), it remains a source of pride for our crews in SA/NT.

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Aboriginal women’s health camp

‘Healthy Kungkas’: Aboriginal women’s health camp empowers self-screening

07 Jul 2024

Promoting early detection of cancer was at the heart of RFDS SA/NT’s inaugural Aboriginal women’s health and wellbeing camp held in May.

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Brought back to life... twice

Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's story

24 May 2024

Richard Elliott thought he’d lost the love of his life when his partner Colleen Pickering’s heart stopped not once, but twice, in the middle of the night – in the middle of the outback.

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RFDS health, research and education centre

New funding to boost RFDS health, research and education centre

23 May 2024

The RFDS’s plans to construct a state-of-the-art health, research and education centre for Far North SA have been boosted by almost $1 million in funding from the SA Government.

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Sonia Strong

Paramedic turned patient: Sonia's story

23 May 2024

For experienced paramedic Sonia Strong, finding herself in the back of an ambulance was an unnerving role reversal.

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S. Kidman & Co renews multi-million-dollar jet partnership

S. Kidman & Co renews multi-million-dollar jet partnership

23 May 2024

RFDS SA/NT has announced that S. Kidman & Co, one of Australia’s largest beef producers, will continue as its 'Jet Partner' for another four years.

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