The RFDS in WA
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Peace of mind in the Wheatbelt
Eight-month-old Teddy became unwell with a fever, he became floppy, developed a blotchy rash and his hands, feet and lips turned purple. Chelsea says it was the most frightening experience as a parent.
More detailsRoyal Flying Doctor Service WA celebrates major achievements at 2024 AGM
The RFDS WA held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at our Jandakot headquarters where the 2023-24 Financial Report and Annual Report were presented for formal endorsement by the Board.
Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern
Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.
Stay safe this harvest season
For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.
A future engineer visits the hangar
Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.
Laura's army
Laura McKenney was a 21 year old nursing student when she was involved in a near-fatal car rollover in the southern wheatbelt town of Pingrup and was retrieved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The flying dentist
Dentist Vincenzo Figliomeni had been working in an on-call emergency role at Perth Children’s Hospital when he started to see a worrying trend.
Shared history
It’s a true legend of the bush that inspired the Reverend John Flynn’s vision to create what eventually became the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Operation Mitchell Plateau
It was a team effort when the RFDS was called to retrieve a woman who broke her leg hiking in one of WA’s most hard-to-reach locations.
