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Visit us (NSW/ACT)
Find out more about the locations where we operate across New South Wales and learn more about our Visitor Experience Centres in Broken Hill and Dubbo
Read moreHonouring those who have served (QLD)
As dawn breaks this ANZAC Day, on 25 April, staff from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) will gather with the community to honour those who have served.
Read moreOur fleet (QLD)
The RFDS (Queensland Section) has a fleet of 26 aeromedical aircraft servicing Queensland with an additional two in fit out stage and three on order.
Read moreInterested in a career with the RFDS? (QLD)
Consider a career with the RFDS (Queensland Section) and make a real difference in people’s lives.
Read moreDocument Library SA&NT (SA/NT)
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Read moreResponse Ready for WA Appeal (WA)
The Response Ready for WA Appeal will enable the immediate bolstering of frontline people – doctors, nurses and pilots.
Read more#89 Tired, toilet, thirsty, thinner - Emma's young son ticked all the boxes for Type 1 diabetes.
When Emma Turner first discovered her seven-year-old son, Fred, had Type 1 diabetes, they were living in the middle of nowhere. But after Fred's symptoms suddenly became life-threatening, Emma found herself sitting next to the pilot in the cockpit of an RFDS plane, with her gravely ill son on board
Read moreDesert dinner drama: Josh's story (SA/NT)
When Josh Larven felt his lip start to swell at an outback pub, he had a sinking feeling of what was to come.
Read moreFuture female pilots take-off with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) are teaming up with STEM engagement specialists She Maps to give young women the opportunity to be drone pilots for the day. The high-flyers will be introduced to engineering and aviation, encouraging them to explore a career with the RFDS.
Read moreRFDS Celebrates 95 Years of Providing Essential Health Care to Australians with Flying Doctor Day
On May 17, 2023, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will mark its 95th anniversary and celebrate Flying Doctor Day. This day recognizes the RFDS's dedication to providing emergency aeromedical and primary health care services to the Australian community.
Read moreSpecial Delivery (WA)
Jade Pers thought she had seen it all in nearly 10 years as a retrieval nurse for RFDS – but she had never delivered a baby.
Read moreDubbo Visitor Experience (NSW/ACT)
Find out more about Dubbo Visitor Experience and the history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in NSW.
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 moreEducation Program (VIC)
Education Program for Australian kids, including the Flight Crew kids club.
Read moreCareers with the RFDS (WA)
The RFDS WA is filled with people who love adventure, working in a tight-knit team and leaving a lasting impact on our state.
Read moreAbout (QLD)
RFDS Queensland Section, RFDS Queensland, Flying Doctor Queensland, Flying Doctor QLD, Flying Doctor Service QLD
Read moreA first for the RFDS (WA)
In May, a crew carried out the first aeromedical transfer from a remote fishing community on the Abrolhos Islands, 60km west of Geraldton.
Read moreOur Fleet
Details of the RFDS King Air and Pilatus fleet of air ambulance, with specifics on each aircraft and their fit-out for aeromedical service.
Read moreFarmhand to Flying Doctor (QLD)
The mail plane was small. It didn’t fill me with confidence – one engine, one pilot. But he was friendly and made me feel a little reassured. I was 15 years old and heading out to Abingdon Downs Station in gulf country Queensland, to visit my school friend Klancie, and ‘help’ with the mustering.
Read moreDesert dinner drama: Josh's story (SA/NT)
When Josh felt his lip start to swell up at an outback pub, he had a sinking feeling of what was to come.
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