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Trains, planes and the RFDS (WA)
Doctor Jig is accustomed to working inside the tight space of an RFDS aircraft, but one retrieval saw him treating an unwell passenger within the confines of the iconic Indian Pacific train.
Read moreBorn to be an engineer (QLD)
RFDS Senior Base Engineer Nick Mann has always dreamt of flying an aircraft but can’t get enough of fixing them.
Read moreRockhampton Landing Fee Donation (QLD)
The Rockhampton Regional Council has generously donated a cheque for more than $143,000 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) to reimburse our annual landing fees at Rockhampton Airport.
Read moreWA Flying Doctor appoints Dwayne Mallard as first Indigenous board member (WA)
The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) proudly welcomed our newest board member Dwayne Mallard to our Jandakot base during NAIDOC Week.
Read moreHow a flying school bus started it all for RFDS Engineer Doug Briggs (SA/NT)
Veteran aircraft engineer Doug Briggs is celebrating 25 years of service for the Flying Doctor, 19 of which have been in Alice Springs.
Read moreCharleville Base celebrates 80th anniversary (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) marks the momentous 80-year anniversary of its Charleville Base, the longest servicing base in Australia.
Read more2023 Client Survey Results (VIC)
Our annual client survey tells us how people feel about the service we have provided, what their experiences have been when engaging with us, plus how they would rate their own physical and mental health after receiving care from the Flying Doctor.
Read moreWhat's your Flying Doctor story? (SA/NT)
Tell us what the RFDS means to you. Your show of support will help keep the Flying Doctor flying for so many Australians.
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 moreDoctors' Day (SA/NT)
To mark Doctors' Day, we reached out to three of the RFDS team to ask them what their job means to them. Here’s what they said.
Read moreHow you can help light up runways for the Flying Doctor (QLD)
The RFDS is calling for donations towards its Guiding Lights Appeal to help fund the distribution of new airstrip lanterns.
Read moreFlying Doctor to establish health hub at William Creek (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to establish a permanent healthcare clinic in the South Australian outback tourism town of William Creek.
Read moreSilver City Bush Treadlers hit the road (NSW/ACT)
Having already raised more than $750,000 for the RFDS, the Treadlers are showing no signs slowing down.
Read moreAspiring doctor shares her outback experience (NSW/ACT)
Jasmine travelled halfway around the world to experience working with the Flying Doctor.
Read moreWhen I grow up I want to be a Flying Doctor (QLD)
The heartwarming words from a seven-year-old Dakota Short about becoming a Flying Doctor one day show the importance of RFDS primary health clinics and the special connection between the RFDS, patients and the community.
Read moreDream career takes flight (QLD)
From his earliest experience learning to fly, Elliott Johnston had only one dream – to work for the Flying Doctor. Determination and commitment – and an enduring passion to help people – has led to a dream come true for Senior Base Pilot, Elliott.
Read moreEmergency nurse takes role of helping people to new heights (QLD)
Grace Holloway was working as an Emergency Department nurse in Brisbane when the opportunity of a lifetime came up to join the Flying Doctor. A midwifery scholarship from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) encouraged Grace to follow her dream to become a Flight Nurse.
Read moreFalling in love with the outback and the people who call it home (QLD)
Nurse Neridah King swapped the grape-lined Barossa for Mount Isa with one goal in mind – to improve health outcomes for people living in outback Queensland.
Read moreCarol's story (WA)
Carol didn’t realise she had been bitten by the snake until she became very unwell about 15 minutes later.
Read moreSupporting the future of Queenslanders (QLD)
Dr Shauna Taylor is a Flying Doctor legend — in more ways than one. Working for the RFDS, she spends countless hours saving lives and caring for people, Through a gift in her Will, Dr Shauna will also have a lasting and life-changing impact to Queenslanders in regional, rural and remote areas.
Read moreRFDS to extend telehealth services to Cairns, Townsville, and Mackay (QLD)
NQPHN has announced that the RFDS has taken over as the lead provider to deliver afterhours telehealth services.
Read moreA partnership to last a long road (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates a 10-year-long partnership with The Webster Family, who own and operate Kangaroo Bus Lines in Brisbane’s north.
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