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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.
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 unique commitment that will remove isolation as a barrier to lifesaving medical care (NSW/ACT)
Living in an isolated community showed one woman just how important the Flying Doctor is.
Read moreAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Scholarships
The RFDS provide scholarships to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health students undertaking clinical placements in rural Australia.
Read moreSilver City Bush Treadlers set off on annual pilgrimage for RFDS (NSW/ACT)
Passionate RFDS supporters set off on their 2023 adventure, cycling through outback NSW.
Read moreDental Health Week: Make your smile a priority (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is reminding Queenslanders about the importance of oral health for overall wellbeing.
Read moreHorizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew (WA)
Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.
Read moreSurvival tips for your road trip in outback Australia (SA/NT)
The RFDS has created an Outback Survival Guide – a free resource to help you better prepare for your next trip out bush, should you find yourself in a survival situation or needing to assist someone else.
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 moreNational Community Partnership TAL Insurance
National Community partnership between RFDS & TAL Life Insurance: Working to make a real difference for all Australians
Read moreWill 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’.
Read moreRFDS helps deliver first baby born in Richmond in 15 years (QLD)
Jess Harvey was 35 weeks pregnant when she awoke in the middle of the night with contractions at home, two hours from her nearest town. The RFDS was soon called to assist, and not long after baby Darby arrived.
Read moreCase Study: Aboriginal Health Coordinator (SA/NT)
“Often a barrier to medical care is ‘worry’ about leaving family members behind in community – even when it is at the expense of receiving medical treatment for themselves."
Read moreQueen of the Skies (WA)
At the age of 97, Anne Lewis is being honoured as being the first woman to obtain her commercial pilot's licence in WA and the first woman to fly for the RFDS.
Read moreElders builds on its support for the bush through RFDS partnership extension (SA/NT)
Agribusiness icon Elders Limited has signed another three-year agreement with the Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT, guaranteeing its commitment to rural and remote health and wellbeing until 2026.
Read moreMedical chests and pharmacy - the perfect match (QLD)
This year the RFDS welcomed its first pharmacist, Elizabeth Doran, to the organisation as RFDS Medical Chest Service Lead.
Read moreA close call for Busselton man with cardiac condition (WA)
Busselton local Annie Evans-Pascoe has thanked the Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) for coming to the aid of her husband after his heart stopped multiple times, causing him to experience sudden blackouts.
Read moreRemembering Frank England OAM (SA/NT)
The RFDS extends its deepest condolences to the family of one of the Flying Doctor's most dedicated supporters, Mr Frank England OAM.
Read moreHarvesting kindness: SA farmer-turned-author's tribute to young son (SA/NT)
At just two days old Ziggy experienced his first aeromedical flight. The now seven-year-old is an inspiration to his young family – so much so that his dad, Brook, has penned a new children’s book dedicated to his son.
Read moreRelief for roadhouses (SA/NT)
Get insight into how the RFDS provides support and medical care to outback roadhouses through 'fly-in' clinics.
Read moreGive Them Wings scholarship recipients for 2022 announced (VIC)
This year, the Flying Doctor was able to award five scholarships to five dedicated an deserving health care students from rural Victoria.
Read morePilots soar across the outback to raise vital funds for remote communities (NSW/ACT)
Outback Air Race sets a new record raising funds for the Flying Doctor
Read moreExplorer's narrow escape: Stefan's story (SA/NT)
After being airlifted to safety by the Flying Doctor, Adelaide retiree Stefan Kosak was told by surgeons that he was just “one millimetre off dead.” Read Stefan's story.
Read moreRFDS celebrates Flying Doctor Day (NSW/ACT)
On 17 May 2022, RFDS celebrates Flying Doctor Day and 94 years of proudly providing emergency aeromedical and essential health care services to the Australian community.
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