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Leave a Bequest (SA/NT)
Leaving a gift in your Will ensures that the RFDS can continue to support healthier and happier Australians no matter where they live, work or play.
Read moreBalancing life in the outback (QLD)
RFDS Mental Health Clinical Lead Donna is mentoring our team of mental health clinicians while helping people in South-West Queensland.
Read moreThe Flying Nurse (WA)
Lisa Killian is an RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse based in Broome. She has lived in the Kimberley and central Australia for the past 14 years, working in a variety of nursing roles.
Read moreMental Health Week 2023 (TAS)
Mental Health Week is a national campaign held in October each year to create awareness of and engage in discussion around promoting mental health and wellbeing. The theme for Mental Health Week ’23 is ‘Awareness, Belonging and Connection’ and this article focuses on Youth Mental Health.
Read more#109 Why Farmer Brendan swam the English Channel…twice!
After struggling with his mental health, Broken Hill grazier Brendan Cullen started long distance swimming on Menindee Lakes, as preparation for his 2022 swim across the English Channel.
Read moreThe legendary jackaroo retires his beloved tractor (QLD)
As Sam Hughes steps away from his iconic bright orange 1957 Chamberlin 9G tractor, it feels like the end of an era. But while this might be the last time we see him with his tractor, it’s far from the end of the Travelling Jackaroo’s journey.
Read moreSmall patient, big complications: Ratna’s story (SA/NT)
More than a thousand kilometres stood between young mum Ratna Wilis and the hospital that could help her newborn son.
Read moreCalling all Flying Doctor Podcast Fans!
The Flying Doctor Podcast is a testament to the spirit of mateship and resilience. Running for over three years, across 11 seasons and 106 episodes, the podcast has become a significant part of the RFDS brand. It’s been a platform to share the extraordinary stories of Australians from every state, f
Read moreTop End training ground for care in the air (SA/NT)
Charles Darwin University celebrated the inaugural graduates of Australia’s first Master of Aeromedical Retrieval qualification – an innovative program developed alongside the Flying Doctor.
Read moreRFDS TV Show Wins 'Best Drama Program' at the 2024 Logies Awards!
the "RFDS" TV show has been awarded 'Best Drama Program' at the 2024 Logies Awards. This award celebrates not only the incredible talent and hard work of the cast and crew but also the importance of the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s (RFDS) life-saving work in Australia.
Read moreThe generous gift that helped us respond to Covid-19 (NSW/ACT)
A bequest was critical for the RFDS to respond to the biggest challenge in our history
Read moreDon’t wait for “another day” to help (NSW/ACT)
No time like the present to make a lasting impact, says Cristina Caamano, RFDS Planned Giving Manager
Read moreLittle explorers take the win (QLD)
Rescue Swag Outback Explorer Competition winners announced.
Read moreA passion for nursing sees a career take flight (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Flight Nurse (Midwifery) Stacey Clayworth has spent the last decade taking to the skies of Queensland, providing care to those who need it most.
Read moreAn early arrival in safe hands (QLD)
Sarah Carty lives with her partner Brad in the south west Queensland town of Yowah, more than 950 kilometres from Brisbane.
Read moreTwenty thousand smiles can’t be wrong (QLD)
Twenty thousand mouths are a lot of teeth and gums to treat but that’s the exact number the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Mobile Dental Unit have racked up over more than eleven years of service.
Read moreParalympian saved by the Flying Doctor (QLD)
Australian Paralympian Lewis Bishop is preparing to compete against the world’s best at the 2024 Paralympian Games in Paris after being saved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section).
Read moreRemote Oral Health Care (SA/NT)
The RFDS Oral Health Care program offers a mobile dental and oral health care service to residents throughout outback, rural and remote SA and NT.
Read moreOutback walk raises vital mental health and wellbeing awareness (NSW/ACT)
Dirt, storms and heat doesn’t stop Marg and Alli from completing 300 kilometre walk for mental health awareness.
Read moreBecome a RFDS Mental Health Clinician - Far North (QLD)
The RFDS mental health team is committed to providing quality mental health care to the rural and remote communities.
Read moreImportance of RFDS not lost on recent recruit (NSW/ACT)
Working with the RFDS is a unique and rewarding experience, RFDS doctor Christophe says.
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