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Flying Doctor set to build at Tennant Creek (SA/NT)
The RFDS is set to build its first remote Patient Transfer Facility (PTF) in the Northern Territory after the successful establishment of a similar facility in Mount Gambier this year.
Read moreKalgoorlie boy Hamish Levy celebrates 5th birthday by supporting his Flying Doctor in WA (WA)
Five-year-old Kalgoorlie boy Hamish Levy may just be our biggest fan! To celebrate his fifth birthday, instead of asking for presents, Hamish asked his guests to donate to the WA Flying Doctor instead. What a champ!
Read moreRoyal Flying Doctor Service WA and Lifeline WA partnership more important than ever before (WA)
A message of hope has been flying high this summer with two of Western Australia’s most trusted charities, the Royal Flying Doctor Service in WA and Lifeline WA, working together to support people with mental health issues.
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 moreAir Ambulance Charter Service (SA/NT)
Australia's most trusted air ambulance service for emergency care and repatriation
Read moreRoma Saleyards to raise funds for the Flying Doctor (QLD)
The Maranoa Council is set to donate 50 per cent of the live weight and open auction selling fees received for each head of cattle sold at the upcoming Roma Saleyards Store Sale.
Read moreRFDS lands on Channel 7 (VIC)
Five years in the making, the new TV drama, RFDS, finally airs across Australia.
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 moreNew RFDS TV drama on Channel 7
Based on real-life stories of emergencies happening in the furthest reaches and most remote parts of Australia, the new Channel 7 TV drama 'RFDS' portrays the modern-day heroes of the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Read moreReal RFDS soars to new heights (QLD)
The latest annual patient and aviation statistics reveal a total of 12,319 patients were flown to emergency or specialist care by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) in the 2020/21 financial year.
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 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 moreBoosting our capability for the next century (WA)
In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, two helicopters will join our fleet at the end of 2021.
Read moreNOVEMBER: Creating welcoming places for Indigenous patients (SA/NT)
Creating welcoming places for Indigenous patients with new artwork unveiled during NAIDOC Week.
Read moreA Christmas to remember (QLD)
For Flight Nurse Sabrina Montaldo, Christmas will always bring with it memories of a dramatic rescue in the outback. Only five months after commencing with the Service, Sabrina attended a tragic boating accident at Lake Julius for her first aeromedical retrieval.
Read moreWestgold Resources Limited flies Flying Doctor further with Paper Plane Challenge (WA)
The champions at Westgold Resources Limited did an incredible job at flying us further through the RFDSWA Paper Plane Challenge.
Read more90th Air Pilgrimage, what an adventure!
What a spectacular celebration of 90 years of the Flying Doc and great opportunity to reflect on the services history, and indeed the services future. A truly memorable event with over 50 aviation enthusiasts from the AAAA, travelling with 25 Antique Aircraft throughout rural NSW & QLD
Read moreMount Isa family reunited with RFDS crew (QLD)
This week, the RFDS (Queensland Section) welcomed 10-year-old Hannah Lovett and her family back to the Mount Isa Base after Hannah was flown by the Flying Doctor almost three years ago.
Read moreFlying Doctor's world-first aeromedical jet on show for Australia Day (WA)
RFDS Western Operations chief pilot Albin Unger will be operating the Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet aircraft as it does two laps around the iconic Swan River at the City of Perth sky show event on Sunday at approximately 4.45pm.
Read moreMeet the team: Flight Nurse (SA/NT)
Introducing RFDS Central Operations Flight Nurse Kirsty Chown
Read moreFive-year-old's RFDS dash to Perth (WA)
5-year-old Esperance boy Emmett Buckley relied on the RFDS after badly fracturing his elbow at school.
Read moreAfter school excursion for Djugerari Kids in remote WA (WA)
School's out for Djugerari Remote Community School students Cecilia and Kyle who score the opportunity to tour the RFDS' workhorse - the PC-12 turboprop aircraft and meet with crew.
Read moreFunding secured for new Mount Isa Base (QLD)
Funding secured from the Commonwealth Government for our new Mount Isa Base means the RFDS (Queensland Section) can proactively begin planning the construction phase of the $12.9 million aeromedical base and patient transfer facility.
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