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Graphic: Leia at Fortescue HQ
Leia's Story
As a fly-in fly-out HR professional for 15 years, Leia Piccoli had witnessed many mining colleagues require an RFDS retrieval in a medical emergency. She had never expected to need the service herself.
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Coral Bay shark bite victim in safe hands of the RFDS
26 Aug 2021New South Wales boy Jackson Bartlett, 10, was snorkeling off Coral Bay in WA’s North West with his dad in June when he noticed a large shadow moving fast towards him.
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WA Flying Doctor logistican set to retire after 33 years of service
26 Aug 2021Celebrating 33 years of service to regional and remote Western Australia is RFDS logistician Robin Emmett.
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A flying start for a new baby
25 Aug 2021"It had been a wild few days. We were off the grid on our babymoon in WA’s South West when little Laiken decided he wanted to meet the world a few weeks early,” Scott Crowdy recalled.
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Your impact this Flying Doctor Day
25 Aug 2021Your support on Flying Doctor Day helps us prepare our frontline crews for whatever situation they may face.
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Boosting our capability for the next century
25 Aug 2021In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, two helicopters will join our fleet at the end of 2021.
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Narrogin woman Ann McLeish steps up again for her Flying Doctor
12 Aug 2021The one and only Ann McLeish is back, walking 185km between Field Days from Dongara to Newdegate to raise vital funds and awareness of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.
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RFDS dental services expand into the Pilbara
05 Aug 2021Newman and South Hedland residents now have access to local and quality dental services provided by the Flying Doctor in Western Australia.
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Resource sector digs deep for the Flying Doctor
03 Aug 2021Western Australia's resource industry dug deep to support the Flying Doctor on the eve of Diggers and Dealers in Kalgoorlie at a sundowner event hosted by drilling specialists Topdrill.
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