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Anna overcomes fear with Flying Doctor (NSW/ACT)
Going into labour and needing to be flown to hospital wasn’t part of the plan for a quiet weekend away.
Read moreRFDS lands on Channel 7 (VIC)
Five years in the making, the new TV drama, RFDS, finally airs across Australia.
Read moreMental Health Week 2021 - West Coast (TAS)
Mental Health Week from October 9-16 will see West Coast service providers join forces to foster a community that is one of belonging, awareness and connection.
Read moreWA football legend Graham Moss retrieved by the RFDS after an emergency in the Great Southern (WA)
“If the RFDS wasn’t around, my wife wouldn’t have been able to receive the urgent medical attention she needed and the desperate situation we were in would have only got worse,” Perth man Graham said.
Read moreOffering a hand to a service helping the community (WA)
Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.
Read moreRural mum's rare scare (SA/NT)
When pregnant mum Anna Nunn woke up with an earache on her remote station, little did she know she was in for the shock of her life.
Read moreFamily's dream holiday up in smoke (WA)
The Borrello family were holidaying in Coral Bay when a fire consumed their camper trailer leaving them with burns injuries and requiring urgent transfer to Perth.
Read moreMundi Mundi Bash breaks Nutbush World Record (NSW/ACT)
More than 6,000 people come together to set a new record for people performing the Nutbush at once
Read moreMeekatharra Flight Nurse retires after 18 years of service with the RFDS (WA)
After 18 years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service out of our Meekatharra base, we bid Flight Nurse Anna Van Der Werf a fond farewell and happy retirement.
Read moreA flight like no other (QLD)
“I really didn’t want to put them out, so I told them it's all good, I'm a platinum flyer so I can sort the flight out myself. They pretty quickly told me I would be flying with the Flying Doctor.”
Read moreVisitor Centres reopen to public (NSW/ACT)
The opportunity to learn more about the proud history and incredible services offered by the Royal Flying Doctor Service is available again with the doors at the Visitor Experience Centre at Dubbo and Outback Heritage Centre at Broken Hill reopened.
Read moreEmergency nurse takes role of helping people to new heights (QLD)
Grace Holloway was working as an Emergency Department nurse in Brisbane when the opportunity of a lifetime came up to join the Flying Doctor. A midwifery scholarship from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) encouraged Grace to follow her dream to become a Flight Nurse.
Read moreFalling in love with the outback and the people who call it home (QLD)
Nurse Neridah King swapped the grape-lined Barossa for Mount Isa with one goal in mind – to improve health outcomes for people living in outback Queensland.
Read moreFrom Bondi to the bush: 31st Outback Car Trek supports RFDS to bring health equality to regional Aus (NSW/ACT)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is dedicated to improving health outcomes for people living in rural and remote Australia.
Read moreAustralian Government announces Flying Doctor 10-year strategic partnership
The Minister for Regional Health, Dr David Gillespie, and Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Chair, Dr John O’Donnell, today announced a ten-year $1 billion partnership between the Australian Government and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
Read moreRFDS Launches new local Facebook Pages
We have so many stories to share! Follow our new Facebook pages in your local area to hear more about what we do in your state or territory!
Read moreGet Up! Stand Up! Show Up! NAIDOC 2022
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is celebrating NAIDOC week and this years theme Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
Read moreMental health training meets the outback (SA/NT)
The RFDS recently launched Mental Health First Aid training for remote communities, providing practical skills for outback residents and workers to support family and friends.
Read moreA Message from WA Flying Doctor CEO Rebecca Tomkinson (WA)
This is the experience of the Flying Doctor in a pandemic. Our entire team has been busy preparing for this response, and I am incredibly proud of their dedication, hard work and innovation," - RFDS WA CEO Rebecca Tomkinson
Read moreThe first day of a child's life shouldn't be their last (TAS)
Zac had a difficult start to life, but your support is what keeps families like his together. Find out how you can help children like Zac
Read moreWA Flying Doctor logistican set to retire after 33 years of service (WA)
Celebrating 33 years of service to regional and remote Western Australia is RFDS logistician Robin Emmett.
Read moreBeachwheels Australia helps Memory Lane go further. (VIC)
More special journeys have been made possible thanks to the donation of a Sandcruiser and a Sandpiper wheelchair.
Read moreBadly broken, barely breathing: Phil's story (SA/NT)
When Phil Eley’s motorbike adventure went horribly wrong in the middle of outback Australia, his friends at the scene feared the worst.
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