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Yarning with the 'Flying Doctor mob' (SA/NT)
As a silent mental health crisis continues its deepening hold in the remote heartlands of Australia, the RFDS is trying to stop it in its tracks.
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The RFDS is vital for those that live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia. Find out more about the life saving work of the flying doctor.
Read moreResponse Ready for WA Appeal (WA)
The Response Ready for WA Appeal will enable the immediate bolstering of frontline people – doctors, nurses and pilots.
Read moreRFDS Australia's Most Reputable Charity (WA)
The RFDS named Australia's Most Reputable Charity
Read moreLife-saving medical care through our volunteers (NSW/ACT)
For over 50 years, Jenny has volunteered as an RFDS Clinic Coordinator hosting the clinics on her property. Jenny’s dedication to her community is nothing short of inspiring.
Read morePilot Simon's 20 years (WA)
“I wanted to give back to the rural community in some way so the RFDS was my next logical step.” Twenty years later and Simon is still flying for the RFDS!
Read more94 years young (QLD)
As the Flying Doctor marks 94 years in the air this week, veteran Queensland grazier Trevor Saal is also preparing to celebrate his 94th lap around the sun.
Read moreA life changing career (QLD)
RFDS Senior Pilot Sam Love, his wife Chantel, and their five children took the leap and moved to Australia from New Zealand in search for a lifestyle change.
Read moreOur Robin Miller Scholarship Recipient (TAS)
Over her ten-day internship, Tessa assisted in the retrieval of 27 patients, flew to 14 locations in Western Australia, from Albany to Derby and flew over 18,000km in RFDS PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft.
Read moreBundaberg local’s passion for the Flying Doctor flies high (QLD)
“As the saying goes, if not you then who, if not now, then when,” Prudence Barwick, Bundaberg local said.
Read moreOutback walk raises vital mental health and wellbeing awareness (NSW/ACT)
Dirt, storms and heat doesn’t stop Marg and Alli from completing 300 kilometre walk for mental health awareness.
Read moreFrom selling spare parts to flying planes (QLD)
When Dave Collins finished school he didn’t have ‘the grades or ability’ to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot. Then a half-an-hour trip with a mate changed his life for good.
Read moreTravelling Outback
Vital things you need to know if you are embarking on a journey in remote Australia, including what to take, what to do in an emergency, and more.
Read moreThe Flying Doctor Podcast Wins Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024
The Flying Doctor Podcast has done it again! With over 600,000 downloads and 118 episodes, this beloved podcast has just been crowned Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024.
Read moreSafety net for stranded community (QLD)
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Paramedic teams up with the RFDS (Queensland Section) Telehealth team to provide timely medical treatment to a man injured in the floods.
Read moreDonate now and help keep the Flying Doctor flying (SA/NT)
Paramedic turned RFDS patient Sonia's Strong was airlifted by RFDS SA/NT.
Read more‘Healthy Kungkas’: Aboriginal women’s health camp empowers self-screening (SA/NT)
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.
Read moreConstruction milestone at Mount Isa aeromedical base (QLD)
Construction of the new $31.8 million LifeFlight and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Mount Isa base is approaching the halfway stage with some exterior walls going up in place in the past week.
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