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RFDS encourages people to consider leaving a gift in their Will (QLD)
Scott McKay is carrying on his great grandfather’s legacy by encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their Will for the Flying Doctor.
Read moreWestern Operations Flight Nurse marks 30 years of service with the Flying Doctor (WA)
Congratulations are in order for Flight Nurse Marianne Testi who today marks 30 years of service with the Flying Doctor.
Read morePrimary Health in Koorabye (WA)
Broome-based RFDS pilot Bryn James says it is a privilege to be able to assist the people of Koorabye in the Kimberley through our primary healthcare clinics.
Read morePilots ready for take off in new B360 (QLD)
The Beechcraft King Air 360 set to revolutionise aeromedical care in Queensland. The aircraft will reduce pilot workload and make flying in outback Queensland a whole lot easier.
Read moreFlying Doctor named as charity partner for Vivid Sydney 2019 (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor is announced as the official charity partner for the 2019 Vivid festival.
Read more“Drought is relentless. At times I feel it won’t end." (NSW/ACT)
Please donate to the Royal Flying Doctor Service to help families suffering with the burden of drought.
Read moreCourtney's Story (NSW/ACT)
“You don’t realise how remote it is out there until you need help. It was spectacular to watch the Flying Doctor in action.”
Read moreMen's health in the spotlight this June (NSW/ACT)
Prioritise your health this Men's Health Week.
Read moreCycling sisters supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service in outback communities (NSW/ACT)
Two NSW women are venturing into the Australian bush and cycling from Nowra to Nymagee to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Read moreCase Study: Community Midwifery (SA/NT)
“I see the same RFDS Midwife every month, in my own home – the care is just fantastic.”
Read moreMrs Gina Rinehart and the Rinehart Medical Foundation donate $6 million to the Flying Doctor (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) has received a $6 million donation from Mrs Gina Rinehart and the Rinehart Medical Foundation to boost its inherent capability to respond to the emergency and primary health care needs of rural and remote Australians.
Read moreSupport Flying Doctor Wellbeing (VIC)
Flying Doctor Wellbeing provides free access to mental health and wellbeing services in several areas across Victoria.
Read more90 Years of Unparalleled Service
The RFDS has evolved from an early vision of an “aerial experiment” into a remarkable 24-hour, 7 days a week health service to enable people in rural and remote Australia, and who are beyond regular medical infrastructure, to access medical care in metropolitan-based tertiary hospitals.
Read moreGibb Challenge wheels in funds for the WA Flying Doctor (WA)
They came, they saw and they conquered! Congratulations to all who participated in the 2021 Gibb Challenge and for raising vital funds in support of the WA Flying Doctor.
Read moreMeet Port Hedland Flying Doctor Sanjeet Chana (WA)
“As a Brit working in Australia for the first time, the Gibb River Road sits as a must-see, an iconic route in an amazing part of the country. I’m really looking forward to staying at cattle stations, visiting remote communities and meeting the people who live there.
Read moreTrailblazer in flight: WA Flying Doctor Brian Collings retires (WA)
After supporting regional and remote communities across WA for nearly 15-and-a-half years, Flying Doctor Brian Collings retires.
Read moreGive Them Wings scholarship 2021 winners announced (VIC)
This year, RFDS Victoria awarded six Give Them Wings scholarships to very deserving rural health care students from across the state.
Read moreFlying Doctor invests in regional airports (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is investing $325,000 to enhance the capability of 36 regional aerodromes state-wide.
Read moreRFDS named Australia's Most Reputable Charity (SA/NT)
The RFDS is named Australia’s Most Reputable Charity for the ninth year.
Read moreInspiring walk raises funds for Wellbeing Place (NSW/ACT)
Margaret Symes walked 330 kilometres to raise much needed funds for the RFDS Wellbeing Place in Broken Hill and more awareness of rural mental health.
Read moreYou can help us bring safe-tea to the outback! (NSW/ACT)
This year we are launching a new community event, ‘The Outback Morning Tea’ to raise vital funds to bring healthcare to those living in rural, regional, and remote Australia. You can join with your friends and family and hold a morning tea to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Read moreAirBP Donates Much-Needed N95 Masks to the Flying Doctor
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AirBP have gone over and above their partnership agreement and have donated 35,000 N95 masks to the RFDS PPE stockpile.
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