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Queen of the Skies (WA)
At the age of 97, Anne Lewis is being honoured as being the first woman to obtain her commercial pilot's licence in WA and the first woman to fly for the RFDS.
Read moreLocal boy’s dream of touring RFDS comes true (QLD)
With the dream of living in the outback when he grows up, Chae first learned of the Flying Doctor when the service saved his uncle’s life, after the man was bitten by a deadly snake on a fishing trip.
Read more25 years serving rural and remote Queensland communities (QLD)
Dr Don Bowley celebrates 25 years of service to the RFDS (Queensland Section). Here, Dr Don reflects on what he describes as a very rewarding career.
Read moreNew doctors land despite COVID challenges (NSW/ACT)
How have the RFDS and our newest recruits been able to overcome the challenges of a global pandemic and lockdowns to get ready for action?
Read moreHarvesting kindness: SA farmer-turned-author's tribute to young son (SA/NT)
At just two days old Ziggy experienced his first aeromedical flight. The now seven-year-old is an inspiration to his young family – so much so that his dad, Brook, has penned a new children’s book dedicated to his son.
Read moreAnna overcomes fear with Flying Doctor (NSW/ACT)
Going into labour and needing to be flown to hospital wasn’t part of the plan for a quiet weekend away.
Read moreMental health training meets the outback (SA/NT)
The RFDS recently launched Mental Health First Aid training for remote communities, providing practical skills for outback residents and workers to support family and friends.
Read moreWe're making people smile this Christmas (TAS)
Can you imagine what it’s like to live on a remote island where there's no dentist?
Read moreAustralian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has opened its state-of-the-art health hub in the South Australian outback tourism town of William Creek that provides 24/7 emergency medical help with no health professionals physically on the ground.
Read moreShows of support: February 2023 fundraising recap (SA/NT)
From rocking out to live music in the Flinders Ranges, to frocking up in Adelaide, check out some of the latest and upcoming RFDS fundraisers and events.
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 moreTrek heads west for new experience (NSW/ACT)
The annual Outback Car Trek gets ready to make the 7,000-kilometre journey from Geraldton to Darwin
Read moreGoing above and beyond for the RFDS (TAS)
Devonport husband and wife team Robert and Caren van Norden are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime as the first Tasmanians to enter the Royal Flying Doctor Service fundraiser – the Outback Air Race.
Read moreThe story of Jimmy Darcy and his horse (WA)
As we celebrate the moment the RFDS took flight on its first mission on Flying Doctor Day May 17, we want to share a story that captured the attention of the country, including Flying Doctor founder Reverend John Flynn.
Read moreRFDS volunteers awarded for exceptional service (SA/NT)
At the end of 2021, RFDS Central Operations was honoured to present four Meritorious Service Awards, which recognise exceptional service by volunteers to the Flying Doctor.
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 moreWA Flying Doctor logistican set to retire after 33 years of service (WA)
Celebrating 33 years of service to regional and remote Western Australia is RFDS logistician Robin Emmett.
Read moreA flying start for a new baby (WA)
"It had been a wild few days. We were off the grid on our babymoon in WA’s South West when little Laiken decided he wanted to meet the world a few weeks early,” Scott Crowdy recalled.
Read moreNine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life (QLD)
Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.
Read moreKaleb's story (QLD)
Kaleb was just 10 days old when his heart started to fail. He needed emergency heart surgery to survive. But he was stranded with his mother Lori, as their isolated hometown was surrounded by flood waters.
Read moreRFDS trialling leading satellite system in outback Queensland (QLD)
The first of three new permanent Starlink connections has been installed at the Urandangi Health Clinic, aiming to boost connectivity and efficiency for the remote workforce.
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 moreA flight like no other (QLD)
“I really didn’t want to put them out, so I told them it's all good, I'm a platinum flyer so I can sort the flight out myself. They pretty quickly told me I would be flying with the Flying Doctor.”
Read moreRFDS veteran bids farewell after 34 years: Q&A with Captain Ray Mundy (SA/NT)
After more than 30 years of delivering aeromedical services to outback Australians, RFDS Central Operations’ longest-serving pilot Ray Mundy has hung up his hat.
Read moreTribute to Queen Elizabeth II
We at the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pay homage and extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a trusted and guiding light over the last century.
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