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Leia's Story (WA)
As a fly-in fly-out HR professional for 15 years, Leia Piccoli had witnessed many mining colleagues require an RFDS retrieval in a medical emergency. She had never expected to need the service herself.
Read moreResponse Ready for WA (WA)
Our Flying Doctor crews on the frontline of our 24-hour aeromedical emergency service continue to work through these unprecedented times. Find out more about how we are actively helping every day, in many different ways.
Read moreRFDS Vic wants to hear from you! (VIC)
RFDS Victoria is working for better health and wellbeing across Victoria through better physical and mental health and better social connection - and we want to hear from you!
Read moreClose The Gap Day
17th of March is National Close the Gap Day, a day of action for Indigenous health equality, that aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
Read moreFrom outback dream to lifesaving team: Bob and Helen's RFDS story (QLD)
In the heart of the Queensland outback, Bob and Helen, have woven their own chapter into the rich tapestry of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Charleville Base.
Read moreBig year for Broken Hill Women's Auxiliary (NSW/ACT)
The RFDS Broken Hill Women's Auxiliary are incredible supporters of the Flying Doctor
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 moreRFDS helping Queenslanders prepare for the unexpected (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has joined forces with an iconic Queensland brand of world-leading first aid kits.
Read moreBlending passions (QLD)
Self-described as an “emergency physician, fitness fanatic, marine fishkeeping enthusiast and #FOAMed explorer,” Dr William See arrived in Charleville in February 2023 to take up the position of Medical Officer at the RFDS base – and has taken the role and the community to his heart.
Read moreBudding pilot sets his sights on a career with the Flying Doctor (NSW/ACT)
While most 15-year-olds are still trying to figure out what they want to do when they finish school, Jack Feher already has it worked out and is attempting to make his dream a reality.
Read moreOutback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS (QLD)
From above, Eulo looks as if it simply doesn't exist — a cluster of small buildings barely visible from the air, swallowed up by red dirt and mulga trees.
Read moreAnita inspired by parents’ generosity (NSW/ACT)
Parents’ love of the outback and giving back motivates Anita to become a Regular Giver
Read moreOutback ready to rock again in 2023 (NSW/ACT)
Festivalgoers quickly snap up Mundi Mundi Bash tickets, with 2023 event a sell-out
Read moreGarvina is engineering a future to be proud of (QLD)
Garvina Lui is forging her career as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Apprentice based in Cairns – combining her passion for engineering and the ability to help people.
Read moreOperation Mitchell Plateau (WA)
It was a team effort when the RFDS was called to retrieve a woman who broke her leg hiking in one of WA’s most hard-to-reach locations.
Read moreDream career takes flight (QLD)
From his earliest experience learning to fly, Elliott Johnston had only one dream – to work for the Flying Doctor. Determination and commitment – and an enduring passion to help people – has led to a dream come true for Senior Base Pilot, Elliott.
Read moreServing remote communities on the road (QLD)
A self-styled ‘country kid’ and a second-generation dentist, Lynlee grew up in Rockhampton and studied at James Cook University in Cairns.
Read morePrimary care access vital for better health outcomes in remote Australia
The second annual Royal Flying Doctor Service ‘Best for the Bush, Rural and remote Health Base Line’ report was released today.
Read moreThe outback surf club making waves for Flying Doctor (QLD)
Situated 900km from the nearest beach, Winton is normally a sought-after outback experience known for its stretches of red dirt, not white sand. It definitely isn’t the place you would expect to find a local Surf Club.
Read moreRhonda defies the odds after lifesaving flight to Adelaide (NSW/ACT)
Doctors didn’t know if the Broken Hill resident would survive the flight but Rhonda credits the RFDS for saving her life.
Read moreDriving Better Health Outcomes (TAS)
Long hours on the road, limited access to nutritious food, and the isolating nature of the job can make it difficult for truck drivers to prioritise their health. That’s where the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its partners have stepped in.
Read moreFlying Doctor mourns Queen Elizabeth, who put the Royal in RFDS (NSW/ACT)
RFDSSE pays its deepest sympathies to the Royal family after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
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