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Flying Doctor Edi's Story (WA)
"Many of the patients we pick up are suffering from chronic health issues and are in dire need of specialist care.
Read moreSupporter Story: Brian Treloar (NSW/ACT)
Brian, from Cockburn on the border of NSW and South Australia, is a long-time supporter of the Service who recently wrote in and offered some of his u
Read moreFlying Doctor supports sobriety (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor is encouraging people to give booze the boot this October to increase wellbeing and improve mental health.
Read morePilot's World War II mission remembered (TAS)
It’s been 75 years since World War II ended on September 2, 1945, and the deadliest military conflict in history had few positives emerge from its horrors. However two advancements, one in the medical field and one in education, are both connected to the RFDS.
Read moreA peek at the life of a Flying Doctor Flight Nurse (NSW/ACT)
I thought, just before midnight. As a flight nurse with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, I was due to clock off my 12-hour shift at 6am.
Read moreGenerations of care (SA/NT)
While many Australians have had a personal Flying Doctor encounter, Amber Driver concedes she has a few more stories than most.
Read moreVale - Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that former RFDS Board chair (2008-2013) and former patron Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery passed away peacefully at home on Friday the 18th of December.
Read moreA Story to Tell (WA)
“It’s funny you know, because as little children, we didn’t realise how important our babysitters were.”
Read moreKalamunda Bushies ride to support the Flying Doctor (WA)
"When the opportunity arose to help one of our fellow agencies in the emergency services link, it was a no brainer.
Read moreThe little-known history of the $20 note (QLD)
There's a good change you've got a $20 in your wallet right now, but not many know the real story behind the man on the red note. His name is John Flynn and it all started back in 1917.
Read moreCrew members return to serve WA communities during COVID-19 (WA)
Former RFDS Western Operations pilot Joe Saad has responded to a call-out from the Flying Doctor in WA to bolster their workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. Joe shares with us insights from the frontline as he undertakes intensive infection control training and patient transfer procedures.
Read moreRFDS to fly faster and further with Australia’s first B360 aircraft (QLD)
A new $16 million aircraft, the first of its kind to touchdown on Australian shores, has been acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section).
Read moreThank a First Responder Day (SA/NT)
On 8 June, the RFDS is joining people around Australia to say thank you to the thousands of first responders who do so much for the communities in which we live, work and play.
Read moreQueensland Government signs new partnership with Royal Flying Doctor Service (QLD)
The Queensland Government has secured world-class aeromedical care for Queenslanders through a new 10-year inter-hospital transfer partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).
Read moreFlying Doctor and Kowanyama community “In this Together” (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and the Far North Queensland remote Indigenous community of Kowanyama have truly embraced this year’s Reconciliation Week theme “in this together”.
Read more20 years and $15 million raised thanks to Ergon Energy Retail (QLD)
For the last 20 years, Ergon Energy Retail and its customers have raised over $15 million for the Flying Doctor in Queensland, keeping the RFDS aircraft in the air and saving lives. Thank you to everyone who supports us through this amazing initiative.
Read morePilots ready for take off in new B360 (QLD)
The Beechcraft King Air 360 set to revolutionise aeromedical care in Queensland. The aircraft will reduce pilot workload and make flying in outback Queensland a whole lot easier.
Read moreRFDS Esperance Auxiliary member uses Flying Doctor for the first time (WA)
RFDS Esperance Auxiliary member Colin McKenzie, aged 79, experienced first-hand the impact of his donations after requiring urgent transfer to Perth following a choking incident.
Read moreDowner Group take on iconic Kimberley bike event to support their Flying Doctor (WA)
"I've done corporate triathlons but the Gibb Challenge is one of a kind - I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Read moreRFDS Pilot Makes a Surprise Visit to Kent Street Senior High School (WA)
RFDS Pilot, Drazen Tolic surprised Harrison Clarke during his aviation class to thank him for his generous donation to the Flying Doctor. Harrison, a year seven student, donated his birthday money to the RFDS this year in support of the service that has cared for his grandfather and close friend.
Read moreCelebrating one year of RFDS Mount Gambier PTF (SA/NT)
The RFDS joined SA's South-East community in July to mark the official launch and first anniversary of its first regional undercover Patient Transfer Facility.
Read moreA tourist flight of a lifesaving kind (WA)
When her dad had a widowmaker heart attack on a family holiday in Broome, daughter Bryony was inspired by the work of the RFDS and promised her 12 year old self she would support the organisation in anyway way she could.
Read moreNew RFDS pilots complete simulator training (QLD)
Eight new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots, five of whom were displaced from commercial airlines during the pandemic, have now completed simulator training on the Sunshine Coast.
Read moreRide on! (QLD)
If you learn about the people and places they get to, the stories of retrieval and survival are extraordinary. They are not like a normal clinical hospital situation, they adapt brilliantly.
Read moreA day in the life – John Hannan (QLD)
For Cairns Mental Health Clinical Practitioner, John Hannan, no two days in his line of work are ever the same. Flexibility and spontaneity are required to ensure every client seen is helped. This is a day in the life of John Hannan.
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