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Travelling Outback

Vital things you need to know if you are embarking on a journey in remote Australia, including what to take, what to do in an emergency, and more.

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New era for Mount Isa as integrated medical support takes flight (QLD)

Today marks an historic day in patient care across Queensland’s North West with the official opening of the new LifeFlight/Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) aeromedical hub.

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The Flying Doctor Podcast Wins Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024

The Flying Doctor Podcast has done it again! With over 600,000 downloads and 118 episodes, this beloved podcast has just been crowned Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024.

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Leave a gift in your Will (NSW/ACT)

Learn about leaving a gift in your Will (a Bequest) to help the Flying Doctor continue to save lives.

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Safety net for stranded community (QLD)

Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) Paramedic teams up with the RFDS (Queensland Section) Telehealth team to provide timely medical treatment to a man injured in the floods.

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Donate now and help keep the Flying Doctor flying (SA/NT)

Paramedic turned RFDS patient Sonia's Strong was airlifted by RFDS SA/NT.

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Events (WA)

Discover our latest events

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‘Healthy Kungkas’: Aboriginal women’s health camp empowers self-screening (SA/NT)

Promoting early detection of cancer was at the heart of RFDS SA/NT’s inaugural Aboriginal women’s health and wellbeing camp held in May.

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Construction milestone at Mount Isa aeromedical base (QLD)

Construction of the new $31.8 million LifeFlight and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Mount Isa base is approaching the halfway stage with some exterior walls going up in place in the past week.

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A father’s journey with the Flying Doctor (QLD)

The challenges of life on remote stations in Queensland’s Channel Country seem trivial when you’re doing what you love with the people you love. John Tully wouldn’t trade his life for anything different, but without the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), he may not be here today.

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An outback nightmare (SA/NT)

Your donation to the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia & Northern Territory will help keep the Flying Doctor flying.

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Message from our President (NSW/ACT)

A message from RFDSSE President Alex Scamps

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Message from our President (NSW/ACT)

RFDSSE President thankful for your ongoing support

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Leanne's Story (WA)

Leanne and her husband Darren were taking their new campervan back home to Exmouth when a medical emergency almost cost Leanne her life.

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Tatiara volunteers raise $55,000 for Flying Doctor (SA/NT)

A dedicated group of Tatiara volunteers has raised $55,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), representing their fundraising efforts with the support of the Tatiara community over the past year.

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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour

Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she told by Doctors that she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'.

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#114 Despite breaking his neck twice, Jaimen Hudson is living his best life

On Easter Monday 2024, Jaimen Hudson was thrown from his all-terrain wheelchair and broke his neck...for a second time.

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Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern (WA)

Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.

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Face-saving surgery after horse kick (NSW/ACT)

Late last year Natasha Schweikert and her mum were feeding their horses in a paddock at Broken Hill when disaster struck.“One of the horses got excited, took off and kicked Natasha in the face,” recalls Collette, Schweikert, Natasha’s mother. “I didn’t actually see it."

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Parker's Story (WA)

Last year the Galloway family were holidaying in Esperance when they were faced with every parent’s worst nightmare.

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Flying high at Broken Hill’s newest tourist attraction (NSW/ACT)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s (RFDS) new Outback Heritage Experience officially open to visitors thanks to $5.5 million in funding support from the NSW Government.

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Meeting in 'The Mount': RFDS SA/NT AGM 2024 (SA/NT)

It was fantastic to be joined by more than 150 community members, donors and supporters at the RFDS SA/NT Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mount Gambier this month.

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When the outback bites back: Eddie's story (SA/NT)

For Eddie McKinney, what began as a dream holiday to Uluru with his wife Carmen and their two-year-old daughter Vienna, turned into a freak incident and a desperate call to the RFDS.

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Legacy of service: from RAAF to RFDS (QLD)

ANZAC Day is a day that holds personal meaning to many individuals and families across Australia and New Zealand.

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A healthier connection: High-speed Wi-Fi hits outback communities (SA/NT)

A new initiative delivering high-speed public Wi-Fi to outback towns will help transform healthcare access for residents, workers and visitors in remote South Australia.

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