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Supporter profile: Eric’s lasting impact (NSW/ACT)
Wonderful supporters, like Eric, who make the kind-hearted decision to leave a gift in their Will to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) help ensure that we will be there for outback communities in need for generations to come.
Read moreOutback vaccinations underway (NSW/ACT)
Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic
Read moreFrom a stomach ache to emergency appendix surgery (QLD)
Rio Tinto employee, Sarah Ward, was in Brisbane for work when she started to experience stomach pains. She continued to work through it, not realising the severity. The following week she still was not feeling well, and by that following weekend, she could not walk.
Read moreThe Royal Flying Doctor Service launches country bakeries awards (VIC)
RFDS Victoria is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural country bakery awards, which have been voted for by Flying Doctor road crews.
Read moreSuffering a stroke at seven (QLD)
For Narelle Proud, calling the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) was not uncommon during her time as a Registered Nurse in Western Queensland, but using the RFDS for her own family gave her a new appreciation for the service.
Read moreFrom tourist to team member: How an RFDS visitor experience helped Mitchell spread his wings (SA/NT)
After visiting the RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility for the first time, Mitchell became enamoured by the Flying Doctor story and was eager to learn how he could get involved.
Read moreFlying high in dream job (WA)
Meet Jamie Hall. He's a senior pilot with the WA Flying Doctor who loves flying and helping people.
Read moreYear in Review 2021 (SA/NT)
In 2020/21 your Flying Doctor posted another highly impactful year of service to its patients and rural and remote communites.
Read moreRFDS TV Show Soars to New Heights with Season 2 Premiere Date Announcement!
Australia's beloved drama series, RFDS, is set to make a thrilling return with its much-awaited Season 2!
Read moreRFDS marks vaccine milestone in the Pilbara (WA)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) crews continue to go the distance delivering COVID-19 vaccines across regional and remote Western Australia, marking its delivery of the 5000th vaccine at a clinic held in Newman in the Pilbara last Friday.
Read moreTribute to Queen Elizabeth II
We at the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pay homage and extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a trusted and guiding light over the last century.
Read moreThe Flying Nurse (WA)
Lisa Killian is an RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse based in Broome. She has lived in the Kimberley and central Australia for the past 14 years, working in a variety of nursing roles.
Read moreLearn why Flight Nurse Robyn Langton is passionate about her role with the RFDS (QLD)
RFDS Bundaberg Manager of Clinical and Base Operations, Robyn Langton, says being able to provide remote Queenslanders with the same quality of healthcare to their counterparts in the city is one of the most rewarding parts of her job.
Read moreReflection on Clinical Placement with Purple House
Scholarship Recipient Rebecca Fatnowna reflects on her Clinical Placement with Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (Purple House)
Read moreFlying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire (WA)
“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.
Read moreMeet the team: Flight Nurse (SA/NT)
Introducing RFDS Central Operations Flight Nurse Kirsty Chown
Read moreTaking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn (SA/NT)
Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Read moreHealthy smiles, happy lives: Delivering oral health care at the base of Uluru (SA/NT)
At the base of Uluru, the RFDS is working together with the Aboriginal Community of Mutitjulu to promote healthy smiles and happy lives.
Read moreFlying Doctor Wellbeing expands to Victoria’s Bass Coast (VIC)
RFDS Victoria is expanding its mental health service to the Bass Coast Shire to help address the region’s significant lack of accessible mental health support.
Read moreCOVID-19 vaccinations take flight for kids in Western Queensland (QLD)
RFDS (Queensland Section) has commenced the rollout of paediatric COVID-19 vaccinations in Western Queensland for children aged 5 to 11.
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