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Drought isn’t just about rain (NSW/ACT)
Please donate to the Royal Flying Doctor Service to help our farmers through the drought.
Read moreLoving father Jacob has use of his arm thanks to your generous support (NSW/ACT)
After a collision on his dirt bike, the 21-year-old needed emergency surgery to save his arm.
Read moreWestgold Resources Limited flies Flying Doctor further with Paper Plane Challenge (WA)
The champions at Westgold Resources Limited did an incredible job at flying us further through the RFDSWA Paper Plane Challenge.
Read moreBoy'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,”
Read more"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.
Read moreFive minutes with a Pilot Instructor (SA/NT)
Exactly what is involved in taking to the skies for the Flying Doctor? We speak with our Head of Training & Checking, Matthew Cosier, to find out what he looks for in a successful RFDS pilot.
Read moreFlying Doctor Community Transport is set to expand its service right across Victoria. (VIC)
RFDS Victoria is proud and excited to announce that it will be expanding its successful Community Transport service into eight new sites across Victoria from 2022.
Read moreHeart horror (SA/NT)
Without warning, Kevin lost consciousness. He was suffering a cardiac arrest.
Read moreDesert drama (SA/NT)
I kept trying to convince my son he wasn't about to die. But we all thought he was.
Read moreKalgoorlie RFDS flight nurse proves to be cream of the crop (WA)
Kalgoorlie-based RFDS flight nurse Colleen Reid has been chosen to partake in a highly selective aeromedical course in New Zealand.
Read moreSecond PC-24 jet in service (WA)
When every minute in the air can mean the difference between life and death, these new jets have the potential to save countless lives.
Read moreRFDS Pilot Makes a Surprise Visit to Kent Street Senior High School (WA)
RFDS Pilot, Drazen Tolic surprised Harrison Clarke during his aviation class to thank him for his generous donation to the Flying Doctor. Harrison, a year seven student, donated his birthday money to the RFDS this year in support of the service that has cared for his grandfather and close friend.
Read moreMums and bubs rely on the Flying Doctor (WA)
Women's Health Week: Health issues related to pregnancy, birth and newborn babies are among the most common reasons the Flying Doctor is called for assistance in WA. RFDS flight nurse Ashlee Blood says it's an incredibly humbling experience being there women in such a life-changing event.
Read moreThe weekend that didn’t quite go to plan (WA)
Laura wasn't expecting to be airlifted by the RFDS when she was spending the weekend in Mukinbudin with her family. Thankfully the RFDS was there for Laura and her baby boy Archie to safely transport them to Perth...
Read moreA 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.
Read moreGrazier lucky to be alive after high-speed crash on remote station (WA)
The boys strapped me onto an old shearing bed and put me on the back of the utility and we made our way to the nearest registered airstrip to meet the RFDS plane. Those are just the things you have to do out here if you’ve got nothing on hand.
Read moreMeet RFDS Western Operations dental assistant Karleigh Barbour (WA)
“The positive response I receive from the community when they see me in my uniform never fails to make me feel proud to work for the RFDS.
Read more"We knew she was in safe hands..." (WA)
“We did not anticipate the situation of our gorgeous girl, Calvary, arriving early. The panic set in straight away on how to get her over to Melbourne for the open-heart surgery she required.” Sofia said.
Read moreA tourist flight of a lifesaving kind (WA)
When her dad had a widowmaker heart attack on a family holiday in Broome, daughter Bryony was inspired by the work of the RFDS and promised her 12 year old self she would support the organisation in anyway way she could.
Read moreBeth Garrett - the First female Flying Doctor Pilot
Beth has left an inspiring Flying Doctor legacy!
Read moreInspiring walk raises funds for Wellbeing Place (NSW/ACT)
Margaret Symes walked 330 kilometres to raise much needed funds for the RFDS Wellbeing Place in Broken Hill and more awareness of rural mental health.
Read moreRemote airstrips made safer with new landing rules (SA/NT)
Remote airstrips are being made safer with new landing rules issued by the RFDS. Watch our video explaining the procedures.
Read moreRFDS dental services expand into the Pilbara (WA)
Newman and South Hedland residents now have access to local and quality dental services provided by the Flying Doctor in Western Australia.
Read moreFlying Doctor Flight Nurse calls time on long and illustrious career helping others (QLD)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Lois Lanyon has called time on a long and well-travelled nursing career spanning almost 50 years.
Read moreJohn Flynn Biography
A concise biography on the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Reverend John Flynn. An Australian Icon.
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