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RFDS Near and Far Voluntary Auxiliary raises $40,000 for the Flying Doctor (QLD)
The RFDS Cairns Base has welcomed a large donation from the RFDS Near and Far Voluntary Auxiliary as a result of numerous activities and events ranging from field days and raffles through to a monster Cent Sale.
Read moreA Father's Day to remember (QLD)
Harry John O’Loughlin chose the most perfect day to enter the world - arriving four weeks ahead of schedule to mark the most special Father’s Day imaginable for his parents.
Read more60 years since RFDS took flight in Tasmania (TAS)
Brian Scanlon joined the St John’s Ambulance Service cadets in Hobart when he was 11 years old and little did he know that he would go on to play a part in a historic event for Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania when it made its first official flight on September 14, 1960.
Read moreFarewell message from RFDS Western Operations CEO Rebecca Tomkinson (WA)
Rebecca leaves the RFDS in WA in excellent shape and with a clear flight path for the future after nearly five years as CEO.
Read moreFlight Nurse celebrates 10 years with the Service (QLD)
From providing care at 20,000 ft to delivering babies in remote hospitals, Flight Nurse Haidee Kerr shares why working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service is her dream job.
Read moreA 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 moreRFDS marks vaccine milestone in the Pilbara (WA)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) crews continue to go the distance delivering COVID-19 vaccines across regional and remote Western Australia, marking its delivery of the 5000th vaccine at a clinic held in Newman in the Pilbara last Friday.
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 morePreparing a patient for transport
Information on how to prepare a patient, when waiting for the Flying Doctor to transport them.
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 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 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 moreFlights for Life Appeal (WA)
Royal Flying Doctor Service WA and Lifeline WA launch Flights for Life campaign this Summer.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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