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Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's story (SA/NT)
Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's Andamooka story
Read moreBrought back to life... twice: Colleen's story (SA/NT)
Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's Andamooka story
Read moreBrought back to life... twice: Colleen's story (SA/NT)
Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's Andamooka story
Read moreThe best of both worlds (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Flight Nurse (Midwifery) Leanne Ashbacher celebrates International Nurse’s Day and Mother’s Day combined.
Read moreTaking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn (SA/NT)
Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Read moreFace-saving surgery after horse kick (NSW/ACT)
Late last year Natasha Schweikert and her mum were feeding their horses in a paddock at Broken Hill when disaster struck.“One of the horses got excited, took off and kicked Natasha in the face,” recalls Collette, Schweikert, Natasha’s mother. “I didn’t actually see it."
Read moreGenerous bequest in thanks for son's rescue (NSW/ACT)
In January, Dan White proudly handed over a cheque for $10,000 to the Royal Flying Doctor at our Dubbo Base. It was a bequest from his late father.
Read moreHigh achiever (WA)
RFDS patients are in safe hands with helicopter pilot Jason Parsons, whose wide-ranging aviation career spans flying for the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force to the Qantas Dreamliner.
Read moreRFDS Tasmania Celebrates 2024 Scholarship Recipients (TAS)
Last month, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania celebrated 2024’s scholarship recipients with a presentation held at the Rivers Edge building of UTAS Inveresk.
Read moreStruck down in the desert: Trevor's story (SA/NT)
Despite working for more than 20 years in some of the outback’s harshest conditions, an unbearable stabbing chest pain was unchartered territory for Trevor.
Read moreA father’s special bond (QLD)
Being a father means many things, but for RFDS (Queensland Section) Aeromedical Nurse Practitioner Hayden Wilson, being a role model for his daughters is at the top of the list.
Read moreCreating connections in the Cape (QLD)
This Mental Health Week we reflect on the success of the Horse Wisdom Equine Assisted Learning Program and how it is changing lives for people in Cape York.
Read moreThe flying dentist (WA)
Dentist Vincenzo Figliomeni had been working in an on-call emergency role at Perth Children’s Hospital when he started to see a worrying trend.
Read moreRFDS Flight Nurse delivers own baby (QLD)
When Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson completed his midwifery studies in July 2019, little did he know he’d be putting those skills to use two years later to deliver his own child!
Read moreMore than emergency healthcare — RFDS Field Days (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Field Days are just one of the many ways people in rural and remote areas can access the Flying Doctor’s life-saving treatment.
Read moreFlight nurse on the Ball (QLD)
Aeromedical retrievals aren’t for the faint hearted. Just ask RFDS Flight Nurse Michelle Ball. Michelle reflects on her role with the Service, including the time she was tasked with attending a helicopter crash, via helicopter.
Read moreDrama in the outback (QLD)
From lost and injured station hands, to heart attacks and mid-air births, there is no such thing as a typical workday for RFDS (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Jacinta Jones.
Read moreShared history (WA)
It’s a true legend of the bush that inspired the Reverend John Flynn’s vision to create what eventually became the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Read moreOutback adventure ends with flight home by the Flying Doctor (QLD)
You never know when you might need a service you've never used before. That was the situation for Luke, a senior corporate executive in Brisbane, whose brief adventure in the outback led to his first call to the Flying Doctor.
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 morePartnership helps Michelle hit health goals (TAS)
GEORGE Town woman Michelle Turpin credits a partnership approach – which involved setting her own goals then being supported to achieve them – with helping her health turn a corner.
Read moreRFDS is sowing seeds of learning (NSW/ACT)
GROW program is supporting communities across Western NSW
Read moreJohn’s life-saving flight (NSW/ACT)
Needing urgent and life-saving surgery for acute pancreatitis, John needed quick transport from Dubbo to Sydney and the Royal Flying Doctor Service were there to help.
Read moreSteve's Story: Stroke strikes behind the wheel (WA)
Steve Mogridge was driving on a lonely stretch of the Goldfields Highway when he had a stroke.
Read moreMental Health & Wellbeing (SA/NT)
The RFDS Mental Health & Wellbeing Service supports adults & young people in outback South Australia and the Northern Territory. Reach out now.
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