Leave a Bequest
Leaving a gift in your Will ensures the RFDS can continue to support healthier and happier Australians no matter where they live, work or play.
While supported by government, the RFDS relies on gift in WIlls, fundraising and donations from the community to purchase and medically-equip its aircraft - at a cost of more than $10 million each.
Like no other gift, the gift in your Will, will help ensure we can continue our vital services for generations to come. Every time someone in need sees or hears our aircraft approaching, your legacy will be with them as part of their life-saving care.
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What your legacy will achieve
Funding is always needed to bridge shortfalls in operational funding for our emergency aeromedical flights and primary health care services, to purchase new aeromedical aircraft and medical equipment, and to upgrade operational facilities. Your enduring legacy will help to keep the Flying Doctor flying, and delivering the finest care, throughout regional, rural and remote South Australia and Central Australia.
Penny's peace of mind
"We read the stories of the RFDS and wonder how those families would have survived the trauma of those accidents without the service. Through the gift in my Will, I know I can help keep the Flying Doctor flying."
Penny Moon, bequestor and long-time RFDS supporter.
How to specify your bequest
When completing your will, please refer to RFDS SA/NT (formerly RFDS Central Operations) as follows:
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations, 1 Tower Road, Adelaide Airport, SA 5095, ABN 81 108 409 735.
Suggested Wording
We recommend you seek advice from a solicitor to ensure that the wording of your Will reflects your exact wishes.
It is important to remember to review your Will regularly, particularly when life circumstances change. There are several ways of leaving a bequest, dependent on what is best for you and your family. Below is some suggested wording for three of the most common ways to include the RFDS in your Will:
1. A specific bequest which may be money, property, stocks, shares, or insurance. "I give, free of all duties and taxes, the amount of $ or my units/shares in Trust/Ltd, or my real property situated at [insert title reference] having the title reference to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations, 1 Tower Road, Adelaide Airport, SA 5095, ABN 81 108 409 735. The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations is an absolute discharge to my executor."
2. A residual gift is where you can nominate to leave part or all of what is left of your estate, after provisions have been made for family and friends."I give, free of all duties and taxes, the residue of my estate (or % of the residue of my estate), to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations, 1 Tower Road, Adelaide Airport, SA 5095, ABN 81 108 409 735. The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations is an absolute discharge to my executor."
3. A percentage bequest is where you can nominate to leave a specified percentage of your total estate. "I give, free of all duties and taxes, % of my estate to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations, 1 Tower Road, Adelaide Airport, SA 5095, ABN 81 108 409 735. The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations is an absolute discharge to my executor."
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