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An emergency dash to Perth (WA)
York-based businessman Jorn Ib had just finished setting up his site at the Newdegate Machinery Field Days when he started to experience a heart attack.
Read more2021 RFDS Local Hero Awards recipients announced (QLD)
Nine extraordinary Oueenslanders have been announced as the RFDS Local Hero Award winners-each representing RFDS base locations. Watch their stories and vote for your favourite RFDS Local Hero.
Read moreSam Hughes: The Travelling Jackaroo (QLD)
18-year-old, Sam Hughes is on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling around Australia in a 1957 Chamberlain 9G tractor to raise funds for the RFDS (Queensland Section).
Read moreNew clinical bags for RFDS frontline crew in WA (WA)
Spurred on by the advent of COVID-19, the RFDS in Western Australia has collaborated with Perth's leading canvas supplier Total Canvas to streamline and transition all RFDS medical bags to boost patient care and efficiency.
Read moreShowing a passion for education with local support (NSW/ACT)
Thanks to generous support, the Flying Doctor spans NSW to meet the challenge of COVID
Read moreNew service helps locals smile (SA/NT)
As COVID-19 restrictions temporarily closed dental services across the nation, the RFDS worked on opening a new one in outback SA.
Read moreSpontaneous fundraiser on Dirk Hartog Island raises $22,000 for WA Flying Doctor (WA)
A massive thank you to the Wardle family who hosted a long table lunch on Dirk Hartog Island which raised a whopping $22,000 in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.
Read moreRFDS partners with INPEX for vaccines by helicopter (WA)
A new partnership has begun between the Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) and INPEX to ensure critical COVID-19 vaccinations can continue during the wet season in remote Kimberley communities.
Read moreRFDS ‘rolls up’ for COVID-19 vaccinations in outback SA (SA/NT)
RFDS clinicians have this week launched its COVID-19 vaccination program at 14 locations across outback South Australia.
Read moreYoung jockey airlifted with critical injuries (SA/NT)
We’ll always be thankful that the Flying Doctor was there when I needed help.
Read moreRFDS Central Operations welcomes new board members (SA/NT)
The RFDS Central Operations recently appointed 2022 NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle and aviation expert Geoff Roberts to its Board.
Read moreLaunch of face-to-face fundraising (QLD)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has this week launched its face-to-face fundraising campaign.
Read moreFlying Doctor continues its integral role in the national COVID vaccination rollout (NSW/ACT)
The Flying Doctor has been helping safeguard families against COVID by providing adults and children with their vaccinations.
Read moreSend in your snaps (NSW/ACT)
Whether it’s a spectacular shot of the Flying Doctor in the Australian outback, an emotional time when the Flying Doctor has been there for you or a loved one, or a fun picture that captures a special moment at our Dubbo or Broken Hill Visitor Experience, we want to see your snaps and hear the story
Read moreRFDS proud to support Broome vaxathon (WA)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) WA together with our key health partners on the ground in Broome helped to facilitate a special COVID-19 ‘Vaxathon’ over two days this week.
Read moreFlying Doctor set to build at Tennant Creek (SA/NT)
The RFDS is set to build its first remote Patient Transfer Facility (PTF) in the Northern Territory after the successful establishment of a similar facility in Mount Gambier this year.
Read moreNational Workplace Giving
Learn about how you, as an employer or employee can support the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Read moreThe story of Jimmy Darcy and his horse (WA)
As we celebrate the moment the RFDS took flight on its first mission on Flying Doctor Day May 17, we want to share a story that captured the attention of the country, including Flying Doctor founder Reverend John Flynn. 
Read moreBushfire crisis – a note from the RFDS Victorian CEO (VIC)
A note from Scott Chapman, RFDS Victoria Chief Executive, on the continuing bushfire crisis.
Read moreVolunteers at Wiawera keeping their communities healthy (NSW/ACT)
Jenny and Keith Treloar’s service to the community, and their dedication to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, is truly remarkable.
Read moreCharles' Story (WA)
“The medical staff on board kept my heart going to keep me alive on the flight to Jandakot where I was conveyed to Fiona Stanley Hospital to get a pacemaker fitted.
Read moreNew aircraft means more healthcare to more people (NSW/ACT)
Aeroplanes are both a practical necessity and a magical part of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. So when a new aeroplane joins the team it is cause for celebration. This year there was even more reason to rejoice with four new aircraft joining our growing fleet!
Read moreA Wise choice of careers (QLD)
"I was at a point in my life where I just knew IT consulting was not what I wanted to do anymore, so I thought … how about I do something I have always wanted and become a pilot?"
Read moreSaving lives at remote surf beach (SA/NT)
When most people think 'remote', images of red-dirt, blue-sky readily come to mind, but not by the Flying Doctor who extended its 'mantle of safety' to the white sand-blue waters of one of the country's most sought-after surf beaches.
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