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Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria named charity partner for MegaTrans 2026

13 Jul 2026

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03 Dec 2020

Winners! Bushfire Counselling and Support Service wins at Gippsland Primary Health Awards

We are pleased to share that along with our partners, Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV), Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria (RFDS) has won the Integration & Partnerships category at the 2020 Gippsland Primary Health Awards. This award acknowledges our collaborative work in delivering the Bush

01 Dec 2020

2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report

We are proud to present the 2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report.

26 Nov 2020

RFDS Victoria 2020 AGM Forum: Rising to the Challenge

Watch the recording of our first ever online AGM Forum to hear how we have rallied and adapted to an incredibly challenging year, and the opportunities

17 Nov 2020

Flying Doctor Telehealth goes national

Commonwealth Government funding is enabling RFDS Victoria to take its telehealth platform national.

02 Nov 2020

Badly injured and in the middle of nowhere

Earlier this year, a 26-year-old woman named Skrollan was hiking with friends at Dolerite Gorge in the Kimberley. One second, she was having the time of her life, the next she was lying on rocks at the bottom of the gorge, in terrible pain and unable to move.

29 Oct 2020

Better Ageing with RFDS Victoria

RFDS Victoria has been the beneficiary of a portion of funding from the Australian Sports Commission, awarded to RFDS Australia, to create and run a National Rural and Remote Active Ageing Program.

15 Oct 2020

Flying Doctor teams unite

The significant disruptions to ‘business as normal’, paired with increased pressure on some teams, has meant that RFDS Victoria’s staff has needed to be flexible in meeting the needs of the organisation in 2020.

18 Sep 2020

Transforming health care for communities across the country

The October edition of 'Going the Distance' will be hitting letterboxes very soon. In it, you'll find more inspiring stories from our Flying Doctor community.

25 Jun 2020

Nothing will stop our frontline teams from saving lives

The world may look a bit different these days, but our commitment to caring for Australians remains as resolute as ever.

26 May 2020

Evaluation finds Flying Doctor Wellbeing pilot improves access to mental health care

A Psychological Service: A collaborative way to address access to mental health services

14 May 2020

Businesses’ generosity alleviating PPE pressure

RFDS Victoria would like to acknowledge the generosity of global clothing brand UNIQLO and boutique distillery Husk Distillers for their generous donations of protective product to support the Flying Doctor’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

06 May 2020

Mobile Patient Care: transporting clients with compassion

RFDS Victoria's Mobile Patient Care teams have been on the front line of the Covid-19 response.

05 May 2020

Dental Service ‘I didn’t smile before you fixed my teeth’

Jamieson local Claire* used Flying Doctor Dental earlier this year and says that dental services provided in the local area saves a lot of time in the car.

05 May 2020

Education Program offers online resources

Elements of RFDS' Education Program are available for access at home.

04 May 2020

RFDS GPs rise to the challenge

No two days are the same for RFDS GP Dr. Bec Jacobs who – alongside her new colleague Dr. Dharminder Singh – works out of the community of Robinvale, in north-west Victoria.