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90th Air Pilgrimage, what an adventure!
What a spectacular celebration of 90 years of the Flying Doc and great opportunity to reflect on the services history, and indeed the services future. A truly memorable event with over 50 aviation enthusiasts from the AAAA, travelling with 25 Antique Aircraft throughout rural NSW & QLD
Read more“I thought I had a blood nose… I needed emergency brain surgery!” (SA/NT)
Brooke suffered multiple fractures to her skull, requiring emergency brain surgery over 2,000 kilometres away in Adelaide.
Read moreRFDS enters jet age with game-changer in aeromedical care (SA/NT)
The communities of South Australia and the Northern Territory will soon be cared for 24/7 by the world’s first purpose-built aeromedical jet, the RFDS Medi-Jet 24.
Read moreDesert drama (SA/NT)
I kept trying to convince my son he wasn't about to die. But we all thought he was.
Read moreRobin Miller Dicks - The Sugar Bird Lady
Robin Miller Dicks left a rich legacy, not only through the lives she saved, but also through more modern attitudes to female pilots and women in the bush.
Read moreDrones to overcome distance for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland (QLD)
This Tuesday 16th of April, Queensland’s leaders in UAV & drone technology will meet to help the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) overcome one of the organisations biggest challenges - the tyranny of distance.
Read moreRFDS pilot first woman in the Southern Hemisphere to command the Pilatus PC-24 jet (WA)
RFDS Western Operations pilot Lisa Roper-Campbell is the first woman in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere to command the world-first for aero medical service Pilatus PC-24 jet.
Read moreRoyal Flying Doctor Service Regional Service Award 2019 Finalists announced (WA)
Recognising our rural and regional young achievers and community contributors
Read moreCrew members return to serve WA communities during COVID-19 (WA)
Former RFDS Western Operations pilot Joe Saad has responded to a call-out from the Flying Doctor in WA to bolster their workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. Joe shares with us insights from the frontline as he undertakes intensive infection control training and patient transfer procedures.
Read moreRFDS Western Operations pilot Jake Walsh marks flying milestone (WA)
Captain Jake Walsh has become WA's third RFDS pilot to join the '500 club' - achieving 500 hours flying time on the first-of-type aeromedical Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet.
Read moreFinding love in the skies while saving lives (QLD)
A mid-air medical emergency might seem an unlikely place for a pilot and midwife to find love, but not for one Queensland couple.
Read morePilot's World War II mission remembered (TAS)
It’s been 75 years since World War II ended on September 2, 1945, and the deadliest military conflict in history had few positives emerge from its horrors. However two advancements, one in the medical field and one in education, are both connected to the RFDS.
Read moreClare's story (QLD)
Medical emergencies don't wait for good weather. Five-year-old Clare discovered this first-hand when her appendix threatened to rupture during one of the worst floods in North Queensland history.
Read moreA mother's worst nightmare (TAS)
What started out like a normal day for mother of four Susan Thorne, would later be one she remembers as “the worst day of our lives”.
Read moreFlight Nurse Fleur (QLD)
If you’re in the middle of a paddock with the doctor and a very sick patient you don’t have time to faff around. Every second counts.
Read moreRide on! (QLD)
If you learn about the people and places they get to, the stories of retrieval and survival are extraordinary. They are not like a normal clinical hospital situation, they adapt brilliantly.
Read moreFlying Doctor launches new aircraft and Major Sponsor (SA/NT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations (serving SA/NT) today unveiled a brand new ‘flying intensive care unit’ which will join the fleet, and announced a new major sponsor in South Australian-based oil and gas producer Beach Energy Limited.
Read moreFlying Doctor records busiest year in Queensland (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has recorded its busiest year to date, with more than 98,000 occasions of care delivered across the state.
Read moreNew partnership to improve mental health in Gulf region (QLD)
Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is partnering with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in a new program that will boost mental health in Queensland’s Gulf region, following the devastating floods there in early 2019.
Read moreFlying Doctor board members named Members of the Order of Australia (QLD)
The hard work and dedication of two Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) board members were formally recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours.
Read moreTasmanians urged to brush up on oral health (TAS)
During Dental Health Week RFDS Tasmania and St.LukesHealth have joined forces to call on Tasmanians to take oral health seriously and highlight options available to access affordable dental treatments in regional locations.
Read moreYou're changing lives in outback Queensland (QLD)
Collinsville resident, Deanna, was one of the first patients to walk through the door of the RFDS Dental Service more than seven years ago. For Deanna and her husband, the service you helped to provide has been invaluable.
Read moreBusinesses’ generosity alleviating PPE pressure (VIC)
RFDS Victoria would like to acknowledge the generosity of global clothing brand UNIQLO and boutique distillery Husk Distillers for their generous donations of protective product to support the Flying Doctor’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreNational Volunteer Week 2020 (WA)
This National Volunteer Week (18 – 24 May 2020), we celebrate and acknowledge the volunteers and supporters who are the lifeblood of our organisation.
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