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Discover photos, video and audio sharing RFSD stories and history from all around Australia.
Read moreDesert dinner drama: Josh's story (SA/NT)
When Josh Larven felt his lip start to swell at an outback pub, he had a sinking feeling of what was to come.
Read moreGenerous act raises money for Flying Doctor (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor is blessed to have incredible supporters who ensure that we are able to continue delivering high quality healthcare to rural and remote communities and we love to be able to highlight the great work they do.
Read moreA life-saving phone call (QLD)
Jess and Tim Alford knew their eldest son Nick, was not well but had no reason to be overly concerned. Being hours away from a health clinic or hospital, Jess made a routine phone call to the Flying Doctor just to be safe. It was that phone call that saved four-year-old Nick’s life.
Read moreBlazing new trails: Aeromedical Nurse Practitioners (QLD)
Since volunteering for the ambulance service on Norfolk Island at 16, Hayden Wilson has focused on building his career as a nurse, culminating in a Master of Nurse Practitioner from The University of Queensland and an appointment as one of the first RFDS aeromedical nurse practitioners.
Read moreFalling in love with the outback and the people who call it home (QLD)
Nurse Neridah King swapped the grape-lined Barossa for Mount Isa with one goal in mind – to improve health outcomes for people living in outback Queensland.
Read moreTaking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn (SA/NT)
Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Read moreMedical Chest Service (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section), Medical Chest, Community, Support
Read moreFormer nurse will keep giving through her will (NSW/ACT)
Vivienne Windsor, a former nurse, knows the importance of leaving a gift in her Will. Do you? Find out more here.
Read moreMusic fans at Mundi Mundi Bash give generously to RFDS (NSW/ACT)
More than $80,000 raised to benefit our outback communities
Read moreNew funding to boost RFDS health, research and education centre (SA/NT)
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.
Read moreProtecting a special pocket of Australia: Health care meets conservation (SA/NT)
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.
Read moreThe innovation that shaped today (QLD)
Celebrating 96 years of service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) continues to provide vital healthcare services to those living in regional, rural and remote Queensland.
Read moreFrom a stomach ache to emergency appendix surgery (QLD)
Rio Tinto employee, Sarah Ward, was in Brisbane for work when she started to experience stomach pains. She continued to work through it, not realising the severity. The following week she still was not feeling well, and by that following weekend, she could not walk.
Read moreRFDS tackles tobacco use with Cancer Council NSW (NSW/ACT)
RFDS partners with Cancer Council NSW partner to tackle tobacco use in rural and remote NSW
Read moreThe best of both worlds (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Flight Nurse (Midwifery) Leanne Ashbacher celebrates International Nurse’s Day and Mother’s Day combined.
Read moreOutback Car Trek 2023 supports RFDS (NSW/ACT)
Outback Car Trek continues bringing lifesaving healthcare to remote communities
Read moreNew RFDS Ambassadors to light the way for Queensland (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is proud to announce its latest round of inductees who have signed on to become a ‘Light the Way’ Ambassador.
Read moreIn hot water: Louis' story (SA/NT)
When a quiet day out on an outback lake went terribly wrong, Louis was left clutching his lifeless leg, calling out to mates for help. That's when they called the RFDS.
Read moreA day in the life of an RFDS Doctor (NSW/ACT)
Find out what a typical day might look like for a Doctor with the RFDS South Eastern Section.
Read moreThank you for your incredible community spirit
together newsletter thank you donation page february
Read moreHow the RFDS Saved the Circus (TAS)
"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the Royal Flying Doctor Service" - Tom Slater, SuperSillyUs Circus talks about the lifesaving flight he was blissfully unaware of.
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