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Young ringer’s race for help: Amy’s story

Young ringer’s race for help: Amy’s story

11 Sep 2024

When a bloodied and bruised Amy Kynoch regained consciousness in the back of a speeding truck, she realised her ‘typical’ day at work had taken a disastrous turn. Read more.

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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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Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary

Protecting a special pocket of Australia: Health care meets conservation

22 May 2024

Stationed at the intersection of Australia’s three central deserts, the challenges of accessing health care loom large for Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary managers, couple Luke Playford and Dr Annemarie van Doorn.

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RFDS PC-12 Spot the difference

Spot the difference: RFDS edition

19 May 2024

Spot the difference

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Australian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback

Australian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback

01 May 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has opened its state-of-the-art health hub in the South Australian outback tourism town of William Creek that provides 24/7 emergency medical help with no health professionals physically on the ground.

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Meet the Flying Doctor's female pilots

Meet the Flying Doctor's female pilots

10 Mar 2024

To mark Women in Aviation Worldwide Week, we reached out to our female pilots to ask them what their job means to them. Here’s what they said...

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