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A Royal visit for our Cairns base (QLD)
King Charles unveils the name of the newest addition to the Queensland Fleet. A call to Gilberton Station gives the King insight into the families that it will service.
Read moreFive times revived: Richard's story (SA/NT)
Richard is lucky to be alive after his heart stopped five times in the searing summer heat of the South Australian desert.
Read moreFlight Nurse Hayden Wilson (QLD)
Growing up on Norfolk Island, Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson saw his fair share of aeromedical retrievals, and with a nurse in the family it’s no surprise that he’s landed the job he has today.
Read morePreparing a patient for transport
Information on how to prepare a patient, when waiting for the Flying Doctor to transport them.
Read moreMundi Mundi Bash will support the Flying Doctor (NSW/ACT)
The Mundi Mundi Bash is set to rock the outback over three jam-packed days in April 2022, and all proceeds raised from the event will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
Read moreYear in Review 2021 (SA/NT)
In 2020/21 your Flying Doctor posted another highly impactful year of service to its patients and rural and remote communites.
Read moreCelebrating RFDS Western Operations engineers this Aviation Maintenance Technician Day (WA)
In the last year, the WA Flying Doctor travelled 9,000,000kms to reach more than 10,000 patients in need of our care, a feat made possible thanks to our highly specialised engineering team.
Read moreFlights for Life Appeal (WA)
Royal Flying Doctor Service WA and Lifeline WA launch Flights for Life campaign this Summer.
Read moreReady for take-off (WA)
Our latest magazine is out now! Read about your Flying Doctor in WA and how we are facing the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new chapter in our history, patient and staff stories, and recipes from our family to yours...
Read moreSam Hughes: The Travelling Jackaroo (QLD)
18-year-old, Sam Hughes is on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling around Australia in a 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise funds for the RFDS (Queensland Section).
Read moreFrom pups to planes: meet the man behind the mask (SA/NT)
Meet RFDS Trades Assistant Dave Rose, who spends hours each day at our Adelaide Base keeping our aeromedical fleet clean and safe from COVID-19.
Read moreQuarter of a Century of King Air in Tasmania (TAS)
For 25 years Beechcraft King Air 200s have been winging their way back and forth across Tasmania providing an aeromedical service that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year thanks to the partnership between two RFDS sections and the Tasmanian Government.
Read moreIsland home resilience: Combatting COVID-19 in the Top End (SA/NT)
On the remote island of Galiwin’ku in the Top End, the Flying Doctor has been busy working with the community to combat COVID-19.
Read moreMundi Mundi Bash breaks Nutbush World Record (NSW/ACT)
More than 6,000 people come together to set a new record for people performing the Nutbush at once
Read more2022 RFDS Local Hero Award winners announced (QLD)
From selfless volunteers and fundraisers to first responders and healthcare advocates, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has announced its regional Local Hero Award winners for 2022.
Read moreFlying Angels get Garry to life-saving surgery (NSW/ACT)
In a critical condition after major surgery, Garry needed a pacemaker urgently and the Flying Doctor were able to get him to hospital in time.
Read moreDelivering the 'vinest' care: Winery donates to the RFDS after family airlifted (SA/NT)
When Kirsty Balnaves decided to give to the Flying Doctor on behalf of her family’s winery, she had no idea the impact of her donation would be felt so close to home.
Read moreCOVID-19 safety measures here to stay (QLD)
Measures put in place by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay, after having created flow-on benefits for the business.
Read moreBehind the aircraft (NSW/ACT)
Behind every Flying Doctor aircraft there are a team of pilots and engineers who ensure our fleet is in the safest working order before take-off.
Read moreThe Clive Bishop Medical Centre (NSW/ACT)
The CBMC is a fully accredited medical practice and provides a range of health care services, including general medical care and treatment of minor
Read moreHow the RFDS saved a life and changed a career (QLD)
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Their newborn baby is desperately ill and the critical medical care they need is hundreds of miles away. Cue the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Read moreFollowing in her father’s footsteps (QLD)
Western Queenslander Liane Spencer has a lifelong connection with The Flying Doctor, working as the Charleville Base Manager, metres away from the hangar that her father serviced RFDS aircrafts for more than 30 years.
Read moreThe Flying Doctor celebrates 50 years in Cairns (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is celebrating 50 years since the opening of the RFDS Cairns Base. From humble beginnings, the Base is now one of the largest in Australia, helping thousands of people in Far North Queensland every year.
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.
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