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Port Pirie volunteers raise $14,000 for Flying Doctor (SA/NT)
A dedicated group of local volunteers has raised $14,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), representing their fundraising efforts with the support of the Port Pirie community over the past year.
Read moreRFDS (Queensland Section) and MinterEllison combine skills to shine light on mental health services (QLD)
The RFDS (Queensland Section) & MinterEllison plan to combine their skills to carry out research which will enable a better understanding of the urgent need for mental health services in remote regions of Australia and to help secure long term funding and further support.
Read moreWhat it takes to join the RFDS medical team (WA)
"It's a very dynamic space to work in, where you get different patients, travel to different places every day and sometimes on different modes of transport. You deal with everything and anything.
Read moreTaking Flight: Vicki Harrison, Pilot, Townsville (QLD)
“Even though mum passed away in 2008, I knew she would have been thrilled that I was combining medicine and aviation. With her work as a nurse and love of flying, she had always wanted to work with the RFDS.”
Read moreOver land and over sea (QLD)
I remember it clearly. It was about six o’clock in the morning, I was bending down to get some live bait in the bucket for my hook when I felt this funny sensation in my head. There was no pain, just a strange sensation.
Read moreMobile Dental Unit Training session (QLD)
On the 9th of November 2018, Corinne Millard, Nurse Educator from Rockhampton, delivered basic life support training at the mobile dental unit, based in Sapphire.
Read moreA Christmas Blessing (QLD)
The RFDS was delighted after being chosen as the charity of choice for the 2018 ABC Christmas Appeal. However, the sheer amount of support we received far surpassed our expectations.
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 moreA midnight flight to safety (QLD)
Rural Queensland can be the perfect place to raise a family. But, when Kellie’s baby son fell ill, things could have been very different without the Flying Doctor and the amazing support of people like you.
Read moreA modest man. An extraordinary legacy. (QLD)
This year, Flying Doctor in Queensland introduced four state-of-the-art clinical aircraft to our fleet. And it’s all thanks to the kindness of a grazier from Einasleigh.
Read moreStrengthening our partnerships (QLD)
Recently RFDS have had the privilege of signing two Memorandum of Understandings with the South West Hospital and Health Service and Southern Queensland Rural Health.
Read moreCreating pathways to rural and remote medicine (QLD)
Funded by the Department of Health, The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) in partnership with Cairns Hospital have facilitated medical intern placements for Post Graduate Year 1 junior doctors.
Read moreNew Dentist for the RFDS in Tasmania (TAS)
RFDS Tasmania welcomes their first ever full time dentist to the team, the gregarious and internationally experienced, Dr Lorika Strickland.
Read moreLowan Homestead 150th Celebration Weekend (SA/NT)
Lowan Homestead is celebrating its 150th year by hosting a charity weekend on 3 - 4 November to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. This will be the first time the historic property will open to the public.
Read moreRFDS (Qld Section) become Australia’s first & only IS-BAO Stage 2 dedicated aeromed provider (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section), have achieved the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 2, making them the only IS-BAO registered dedicated aeromedical provider in Australia and one of only a handful in South East Asia.
Read moreCommunity champion named 2018 RFDS Queensland Hero (QLD)
An unassuming figure with a heart and sense of community spirit as vast as his backyard in south west Queensland’s Yowah, Scott Shorten is the deserving winner of the 2018 RFDS Queensland Hero award.
Read more2018 Wings For Life Gala (QLD)
Once again we held our Annual Wings For Life Gala. This years event was spectacular and our best one yet.
Read moreFederation Annual Report Year 2018-19
Annual report for the federation office of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Read moreRFDS and LifeFlight dig in for Wide Bay community (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) and LifeFlight are building a joint, purpose-built, aeromedical base and patient transfer facility, continuing both organisations' long history of commitment to improving health outcomes for the Wide Bay community and beyond.
Read moreFamily Open Day (TAS)
Come one, come all to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania base's annual open day event on Sunday, April 29 from 10am to 3pm.
Read moreHow Alfred Traeger gave the outback its voice (QLD)
In the mid 1920’s Alfred Traeger invented the pedal powered radio, revolutionising communication in the outback. The invention was integral to the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, but it wasn't his only invention and he was just as innovative at home as he was in his factory.
Read moreWelcome to the John Flynn Society (TAS)
The John Flynn Society Tasmania, is for individuals who have decided that they wish to leave a gift their will to the Royal Flying Doctor Tasmania.
Read moreA chat with Christopher Wallin (QLD)
Queenslander Christopher Wallin supports the Royal Flying Doctor Service but he’s probably better known as a successful business man and the Managing Director of QCoal Group.
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