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The 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.
Read moreRFDS welcomes funding for new Mount Isa Base (QLD)
The RFDS will receive more than $6.9 million towards its new Mount Isa Base from the Queensland Government’s Resources Community Infrastructure Fund.
Read moreJudith Barker commences as RFDS Western Operations CEO today (WA)
Today marks Judith Barker's first day as Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations.
Read moreQantas is set to celebrate 100 years since the first mail flight (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates its proud history with Qantas, as the commercial airline celebrates 100 years of passenger flying.
Read moreStory Map
Discover photos, video and audio sharing RFSD stories and history from all around Australia.
Read moreDream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel (WA)
As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.
Read moreWA Flying Doctor marks Close the Gap Day (WA)
Every day, WA Flying Doctor crews travel hundreds of kilometres to Close the Gap, delivering essential healthcare to many remote Aboriginal communities. Here are some of their stories.
Read moreDr Morris and his marvellous flying machine (TAS)
This is the story of the Monospar VH-UTH "Captain Cook" in Australia and the role it played pioneering aeromedical flights in the lead-up to the formation of RFDS Tasmania. It even made an epic 12,000 mile flight through 22 countries from Sydney to the United Kingdom.
Read moreRFDS Midwife pursues passion for working in rural Queensland (QLD)
Growing up on a cattle property roughly 50 kilometers north west of Roma, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has always been a well-known service for Izzy Graham and her family.
Read moreFrom single shots to single engines: Apprentice Ashley's story (SA/NT)
Ashley Lewthwaite has recently exchanged espresso machines for aircraft engines, kickstarting his journey to becoming a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with the RFDS in Darwin.
Read moreA lifetime of service (QLD)
RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse Kathleen Loadsman reflects on her years of service this Anzac Day.
Read moreAn early arrival in safe hands (QLD)
Sarah Carty lives with her partner Brad in the south west Queensland town of Yowah, more than 950 kilometres from Brisbane.
Read moreRFDS WA crew celebrate double win at 2022 Rural Health West Excellence Awards (WA)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service WA is celebrating this week following two wins at the Rural Health Excellence Awards on Saturday night.
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.
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