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Education Program offers online resources (VIC)
Elements of RFDS' Education Program are available for access at home.
Read moreDid you know that the RDFS has an online shop with an amazing range of products? (NSW/ACT)
Buying your gifts at our online DocShop and help families and communities in outback Australia to receive critical healthcare.
Read moreRFDS supports flooded Kimberley communities (WA)
RFDS supports flooded Kimberley communities
Read moreMelbourne Chamber of Commerce tours the Flying Doctor’s hangar (VIC)
The latest Melbourne Chamber of Commerce Best Practice tour saw members go behind the scenes of the Flying Doctor’s aeromedical operations at Essendon Fields.
Read moreRFDS helps deliver first baby born in Richmond in 15 years (QLD)
Jess Harvey was 35 weeks pregnant when she awoke in the middle of the night with contractions at home, two hours from her nearest town. The RFDS was soon called to assist, and not long after baby Darby arrived.
Read moreDr Christine McConnell retiring after 27 years (WA)
After 27 years’ service at the RFDS WA, Dr Christine McConnell has hung up her stethoscope.
Read moreCaring for Territorians (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is committed to caring for Territorians, no matter where you live, work or play. Watch real NT stories here.
Read moreWatch our Flying Doctor team at work (QLD)
Ever wondered what it would be like to spend a day with the Flying Doctor as a pilot, nurse or doctor? Watch this behind-the-scenes glimpse of the extraordinary work our frontline teams do, day in, day out.
Read more'Ningaloo' takes to the skies (WA)
Three children have scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the newest Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.
Read moreBrought back to life... twice: Colleen's story (SA/NT)
Richard Elliott thought he’d lost the love of his life when his partner Colleen Pickering’s heart stopped not once, but twice, in the middle of the night – in the middle of the outback.
Read moreStory Map
Discover photos, video and audio sharing RFSD stories and history from all around Australia.
Read moreOutback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS (QLD)
From above, Eulo looks as if it simply doesn't exist — a cluster of small buildings barely visible from the air, swallowed up by red dirt and mulga trees.
Read moreAspiring doctor shares her outback experience (NSW/ACT)
Jasmine travelled halfway around the world to experience working with the Flying Doctor.
Read moreBrisbane Airport: Queensland's link to life-saving care (QLD)
Last year alone, more than 4,250 patients from 63 locations across Queensland passed through Brisbane Airport with the Flying Doctor.
Read moreTaking care of your mental wellbeing (NSW/ACT)
Our mental health team shares some tips about how to take care of yourself, where to go for help, and explains how the RFDS helps.
Read moreThanks to you, Tim is ready to start school (NSW/ACT)
Toby and Timothy love living in the countryside surrounded by paddocks and orchards, but Tim had a rocky start to life, becoming gravely ill.
Read moreThe flights you don't want to be checking onto this new year
New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time for people to let their hair down and celebrate with family and friends -- and this year that is something we all look forward to.
Read moreFuture of aeromedical care ready for take-off with launch of first B360 aircraft (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has unveiled the first of a new fleet of aircraft which are set to revolutionise aeromedical care in Australia.
Read moreMore Queenslanders receive healthcare as the Flying Doctor continues to spread its wings (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) provided more than 240 occasions of care across the state each day.
Read moreSA Governor's inaugural visit to RFDS (SA/NT)
Her Excellency, The Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, paid her first visit to the RFDS this week.
Read moreA career of service and adventure for Dr Kieran Hennelly: Listen to his story (WA)
Born and raised in Manchester UK, Kieran was only a child when he first watched the Flying Doctor TV series. The stories of reaching people in need in some of the most remote parts of the world sparked a sense of adventure that has shaped his medical career ever since ⛷️🏔️🚁✈️
Read moreRFDS gifted land for new full motion flight simulator (QLD)
Bundaberg Regional Council has gifted the RFDS a block of land worth $405,000. The donation means the new RFDS pilot training centre will be built beside the aeromedical base next to the Bundaberg Airport.
Read moreWings of WA takes flight (WA)
Already in its first 60 days of service, our newest PC-12 has travelled to all corners of Western Australia and retrieved 63 patients.
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 moreAnnouncing New Board Chair, Tracey Hayes
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is delighted to announce the appointment of Tracey Hayes as the new Chair of the Federation Board.
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