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Resource sector digs deep for the Flying Doctor (WA)
Western Australia's resource industry dug deep to support the Flying Doctor on the eve of Diggers and Dealers in Kalgoorlie at a sundowner event hosted by drilling specialists Topdrill.
Read moreOceans to Outback: RFDS national fundraiser generates more than $1 million (SA/NT)
More than 5,700 eager Australians participated in Oceans to Outback, the RFDS’s very first national fundraising fitness challenge. You won't believe how much was raised and the distance covered!
Read morePublic support needed for new Flying Doctor Base (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is taking the next step in its statewide infrastructure plan, announcing today its plans for a new aeromedical base to service regional, rural and remote Queensland.
Read moreFlying 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 moreDental Health Week: Make your smile a priority (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is reminding Queenslanders about the importance of oral health for overall wellbeing.
Read moreA rural lifeline: Jo's story (SA/NT)
As increasing emotional stress pushed outback station owner Jo French to breaking point, her family made a life-saving phone call.
Read moreRFDS dental services expand into the Pilbara (WA)
Newman and South Hedland residents now have access to local and quality dental services provided by the Flying Doctor in Western Australia.
Read moreThe Australian Wagyu Association raised vital funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (VIC)
The Australian Wagyu Association donated proceeds from their recent charity auction to RFDS Victoria.
Read moreFrontline defence against COVID (NSW/ACT)
2021 was always going to be a big year for the Royal Flying Doctor Service but the COVID pandemic and subsequent vaccination rollout made it one of the busiest times in our history.
Read moreCelebrating Dental Health Week '23 (TAS)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania team had super fun celebrating Dental Health Week (DHW) 2023 with SuperSillyUS Circus. But there's a serious side to dental health that was part of our event and messaging throughout the week.
Read moreWatch our Flying Doctor team at work (QLD)
Ever wondered what it would be like to spend a day with the Flying Doctor as a pilot, nurse or doctor? Watch this behind-the-scenes glimpse of the extraordinary work our frontline teams do, day in, day out.
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 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 moreEngineering ingenuity (WA)
Our engineering team creatively solve the temperature management of COVID-19 vaccines in remote WA.
Read moreJohn Flynn Dental Scholarship open to applicants (TAS)
Are you studying at TAFE to be a dental assistant and would like to gain hands-on experience through an amazing opportunity to work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service mobile dental program in remote NSW?
Read moreYour WA Flying Doctor Spring Magazine is out now! (WA)
Filled with incredible stories of courage and resilience from our crews and patients across Western Australia, you won't want to miss the latest edition of Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine.
Read moreNAIDOC Week 2022 (QLD)
Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is the theme this NAIDOC Week (3-10 July) and Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Recognised Mental Health Counsellor Joseph Oui is encouraging everyone to do just that.
Read moreRFDS Flight Nurses celebrate 30 years (QLD)
It’s rare for any employee to achieve 30 years’ service in one organisation, but rarer still for two employees to be celebrating the milestone on the same day.
Read moreHere for our communities. More aeromedical services for Broken Hill (NSW/ACT)
An additional plane and 12-hour pilot shift boosts bush coverage
Read moreRFDS Victoria wins Fundraising Team of the Year at FIA Awards (VIC)
This accolade has been a few years in the making, with our Marketing and Fundraising team showing continued effort to drive impact through creativity and innovation.
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 more2022 Queensland Hero announced (QLD)
Emma Jackson has been crowned the 2022 RFDS Queensland Hero after her quick thinking and never-give-up spirit helped save her friend's life.
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