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Flight nurse reunites with baby delivered in RFDS aircraft (WA)
In what was a heart warming reunion, RFDS WA flight nurse Libby Stearne reunited with Katanning mum and baby Spencer who she delivered on board an RFDS aircraft at Jandakot Airport in May.
Read moreCreativity supporting mental health and wellbeing (QLD)
Inspired by her ancestors, wildlife and bush tucker, 15-year-old Wudarabin Snider from Cooktown has produced the winning design in an Indigenous Creative Art Competition staged by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).
Read moreTurning cows into cash (SA/NT)
A surprise six-figure donation from a Naracoorte business has secured a flying start to the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s fundraising efforts in 2021.
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 moreTribute to RFDS pioneer the late Melva Stone AO (WA)
Melva Stone AO will always be remembered as a pioneer in the history of the RFDS in Western Australia.
Read moreCelebrating the women of the Flying Doctor (WA)
Happy International Women's Day! The Flying Doctor in WA is celebrating the day by recognising the tremendous efforts of the women of the Flying Doctor who #choosetochallenge themselves on the frontline and behind-the-scenes to benefit the health outcomes of all who live, work and travel across WA.
Read moreNine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life (QLD)
Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.
Read moreWith your support, Flying Doctor comes to the rescue for rider seriously injured in the outback (NSW/ACT)
Angels of the sky help young rider who sustained serious injuries in a motorbike accident while with friends in outback NSW..
Read moreMaking Tracks (SA/NT)
Flying Doctor founder Rev. John Flynn was also known as “Flynn of the Inland”, having crossed the country’s ochre heart over decades to establish vital links to health care in the bush.
Read moreFlying Doctor lifeline to station life (SA/NT)
Lying on a claypan after being flung from a motorbike on the Clifton Hills Station in the far north-east corner of South Australia, station manager Peter Nunn knew the RFDS was on the way.
Read moreThe doors of our Visitor Experience are open! (NSW/ACT)
Dubbo's newest tourist attraction has opened its doors.
Read moreFlying Doctor Flight Nurse calls time on long and illustrious career helping others (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Lois Lanyon has called time on a long and well-travelled nursing career spanning almost 50 years.
Read moreFlying across a pandemic to save lives (SA/NT)
As Australians began grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the nation earlier this year, the RFDS donned protective masks and kept in the air to save lives.
Read moreFlying Doctor teams unite (VIC)
The significant disruptions to ‘business as normal’, paired with increased pressure on some teams, has meant that RFDS Victoria’s staff has needed to be flexible in meeting the needs of the organisation in 2020.
Read moreLocal Hero 2019 launch (QLD)
Nominations open tomorrow across Queensland for the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Local Hero Awards. Now in its fourth year, the award calls out and congratulates those community members who have rolled up their sleeves, put out their hands or stowed away their fears to help in an emergency.
Read moreBrisbane Airport: Queensland's link to life-saving care (QLD)
Last year alone, more than 4,250 patients from 63 locations across Queensland passed through Brisbane Airport with the Flying Doctor.
Read moreRFDS Receives Fuel Expense Relief from Australian Government (WA)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been granted a number of fuel rebates from the Australian Government’s Australia Airline Financial Relief Package (AAFRP), totalling more than $500,000.
Read moreDentists go west (WA)
Our Dental van program is one of the many primary healthcare services provided by RFDSWA who travel to remote locations in the MidWest
Read moreInvictus Games Gold for Flying Doctor Base Manager (NSW/ACT)
RFDS Broken Hill Base Manager Marcus Wilson was so focused on the sailing that he almost didn’t noticed Prince Harry in the boat next to him. Here, Marcus shares the excitement of representing Australia and the RFDS in the Invictus Games
Read moreA peek at the life of a Flying Doctor Flight Nurse (NSW/ACT)
I thought, just before midnight. As a flight nurse with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, I was due to clock off my 12-hour shift at 6am.
Read moreFlying Doctor ready to help our farmers. Wherever. Whenever (NSW/ACT)
Working in remote locations, our farmers are often a far distance from help should an incident occur.
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.
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 moreOutback Survival: Exploring Safely (QLD)
In the outback, safety when exploring comes down to one thing: preparedness.
Read moreA fishing trip which could have been his last (QLD)
We'd been fishing all morning. I can't even blame the fact that I was fighting a big fish and it put strain on me. There was no pain, no shortness of breath, nothing at all. It just came straight out of the blue.
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