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$18m worth of life-saving support for the Flying Doctor (QLD)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service continues to work hand in hand with Ergon Energy Retail and its customers, now raising more than 18 million life-saving dollars over 23 years.

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Overcoming a life-changing accident (NSW/ACT)

Her episode of Australian Story is the most popular ever and 20 years on, Gayle is still thankful for the Flying Doctor.

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Woolworths customers raise life-saving funds for the Flying Doctor (QLD)

Woolworths customers have donated more than $170,000 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service at their local check-outs.

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Touchdown on paramedic career (TAS)

RFDS Tasmania farewells a truly amazing aeromedical team member with Ambulance Tasmania intensive care flight paramedic Nick Chapman finishing up after 38 years in the job, the last 10 in aeromedical at the Launceston base.

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Flying in to check your skin (QLD)

The more remote you get, the greater the challenge of accessing medical services which is why, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section), strives to get more health care to where people live, the furthest corner, the finest care.

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AIDA RFDS Rural Placement Scholarship

I was one of the very lucky recipients of the RFDS scholarship in 2021. This scholarship was used to help me with my Rural Clinical School (RCS) year-long placement in Kalgoorlie for my 4th year of Medicine

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The mobile RFDS Dental Service celebrates 10 years of miles and smiles (QLD)

Collinsville locals joined representatives of the QCoal Foundation, Government, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) to celebrate ten years of continuous service delivery by the mobile RFDS Dental Service.

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Baby Jenson’s surprise arrival (QLD)

When Coby Foster set off for a long weekend in Melbourne to enjoy the Australian Open with her friends, little did she know it would be months until she returned home.

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Image Library

High-res RFDS Images available for media use

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Volunteers the lifeblood of remote clinics (NSW/ACT)

Without clinic coordinators, our delivery of primary health in communities wouldn’t be as successful

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Healthy smiles, happy lives: Delivering oral health care at the base of Uluru (SA/NT)

At the base of Uluru, the RFDS is working together with the Aboriginal Community of Mutitjulu to promote healthy smiles and happy lives.

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Will Murray shares how the RFDS helped him 25 years ago (NSW/ACT)

In 1999, the then two-year-old Will Murray was run over by a tractor on the family’s remote property ‘Trilby’.

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Reconciliation Week Reading List

Expand your understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievement with this recommended reading list for National Reconciliation Week.

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Men's Health Week 2023 (TAS)

Men's Health Week 2023, June 12-18, focuses on Healthy Habits. The RFDS, Tas provide health services to rural and remote communities throughout Tasmania in the areas of cardiovascular, mental and oral health. Here we provide tips on creating healthy habits in each of these areas.

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Aussies go further for Flying Doctor during national fitness challenge (NSW/ACT)

Walkers, runners and cyclists take on fitness challenge for the RFDS

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Australian-first virtual emergency centre to help save lives in the outback (SA/NT)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has opened its state-of-the-art health hub in the South Australian outback tourism town of William Creek that provides 24/7 emergency medical help with no health professionals physically on the ground.

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From the footy field to fighting for life (QLD)

A photo of 22-year-old Jess taken one hour before the moment she almost died shows the rugby player looking happy and relaxed—a picture of health. It’s almost impossible to believe what happened next.

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The Flying Doctor’s Charleville team celebrate 80 years of life-saving services (QLD)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is this month marking the momentous 80-year anniversary of its Charleville Base.

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RFDS named Australia's Most Reputable Charity

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has once again ranked first in the Charity Benchmark 40 by Charity RepTrak - and has done so for 11 of the 12 years that the study has been conducted.

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Support Us (VIC)

Support the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria

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Trek heads west for new experience (NSW/ACT)

The annual Outback Car Trek gets ready to make the 7,000-kilometre journey from Geraldton to Darwin

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22 years and $17m of support for life-saving services (QLD)

Ergon Energy Retail and its customers have raised more than $17 million for the RFDS in Queensland over the past 22 years.

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Going above and beyond for the RFDS (TAS)

Devonport husband and wife team Robert and Caren van Norden are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime as the first Tasmanians to enter the Royal Flying Doctor Service fundraiser – the Outback Air Race.

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The RFDS in WA sees an increase in calls for help early this festive season (WA)

The Royal Doctor Service of WA (RFDS) has seen an increase in calls related to accidents in regional WA during the past week.

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A Christmas to remember (QLD)

For Flight Nurse Sabrina Montaldo, Christmas will always bring with it memories of a dramatic rescue in the outback. Only five months after commencing with the Service, Sabrina attended a tragic boating accident at Lake Julius for her first aeromedical retrieval.

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