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Ready to go for Maddison (TAS)

“I’m just so thankful that the Flying Doctor has been there to help Maddison get the treatment she’s needed,” says Vanessa.

BBQ for the Flying Doctor (TAS)

Thomas' Journey (QLD)

For Brooke and Lachlan, hearing their seven-week old baby trying and failing to suck enough air into his badly infected lungs was almost unbearable.

RFDS Victoria at Variety Kids X-mas Party (VIC)

For the seventh consecutive year, RFDS Victoria sent a team to join in the fun at the annual Variety Kids’ Xmas Party. “It’s always a pleasure to be a part of this fantastic event which brings the joy of Christmas to kids in need,” said RFDS Victoria Education Manager, Tom Ryan.

First flight remembered with Great Pilgrimage (NSW/ACT)

While this year’s Great Pilgrimage had a strong historical focus, it was also about anticipating the next 90 years. The RFDS is just as relevant today as it was in 1928...

Flying Doctor’s mental health services expand to reach more remote communities (NSW/ACT)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is improving access to mental health services for people throughout rural and remote NSW thanks to new funding

Boy's ordeal ends with 'magical' Flying Doctor Flight (NSW/ACT)

“The Flying Doctor means everything to us because we are so isolated. I have always had such a great respect and appreciation for them,”

"You're not just donating money to a cause; you're saving a life."  (NSW/ACT)

The Hughes family know firsthand how vital the Royal Flying Doctor Service is to outback New South Wales.

A 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.

Flying 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.

Thanks for your support (NSW/ACT)

"The Royal Flying Doctor Service kept me breathing when it felt like the earth was falling from underneath me."

RFDS enters jet age with game-changer in aeromedical care (SA/NT)

The communities of South Australia and the Northern Territory will soon be cared for 24/7 by the world’s first purpose-built aeromedical jet, the RFDS Medi-Jet 24.

Desert drama (SA/NT)

I kept trying to convince my son he wasn't about to die. But we all thought he was.

COVID-19: Message from the Chief Executive (SA/NT)

The dedicated team at RFDS Central Operations (serving SA/NT) continues to deliver 24-hour emergency aeromedical and essential primary health care services through these unprecedented times.

Robin Miller Dicks - The Sugar Bird Lady

Robin Miller Dicks left a rich legacy, not only through the lives she saved, but also through more modern attitudes to female pilots and women in the bush.

A shock to the system (QLD)

​There he lay, white and lifeless, a nurse already performing CPR. And there was Michelle Low Mow, fuelled on little more than adrenaline, a defibrillator in one hand and an oxygen tank in the other.

RFDS pilot first woman in the Southern Hemisphere to command the Pilatus PC-24 jet (WA)

RFDS Western Operations pilot Lisa Roper-Campbell is the first woman in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere to command the world-first for aero medical service Pilatus PC-24 jet.

Trailblazer in flight: WA Flying Doctor Brian Collings retires (WA)

After supporting regional and remote communities across WA for nearly 15-and-a-half years, Flying Doctor Brian Collings retires.

Behind the Scenes in Baradine

Our national partnership with TAL (This Australian Life Insurance) has been launched in style with a TVC that was aired during the tennis on Channel 7. The TVC was filmed in Baradine, NSW and all the talent on screen were local community members.

RFDS scholarship supports rural health students (VIC)

RFDS Victoria is supporting regional students studying nursing or allied health by offering four Give Them Wings scholarships. As well as $3,000 towards study expenses, the scholarship includes a day with one of our health care or patient transport teams to build hands on experience.

History in the making (QLD)

With your generosity, we’re almost ready to open the doors to a new Bundaberg Aeromedical Base!

New Bundaberg Aeromedical Base officially opened (QLD)

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) and RACQ LifeFlight Rescue have officially launched their new, joint Bundaberg Aeromedical Base - and patients are already benefiting.

Baby Daisy's Flying Doctor journey (QLD)

Shantell Kennell was enjoying the perfect pregnancy, when almost overnight her blood pressure shot through the roof. Shantell was told she had severe preeclampsia, her life was in danger and the only sure ‘cure’ was to deliver her baby in a specialist unit 600km away...

My Dad, Alf Traeger (1895 – 1980) (TAS)

Then one day the Rev. John Flynn walked in. He needed a portable and reliable generator to provide sufficient power for transmitting messages to and from the isolated people of the outback. And so the pedal radio was invented.

Clare's story (QLD)

Medical emergencies don't wait for good weather. Five-year-old Clare discovered this first-hand when her appendix threatened to rupture during one of the worst floods in North Queensland history.