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Gus' Story

Gus' Story: Double trouble in the Wheatbelt

17 Nov 2025

Just before Christmas last year, a fire tore through Clint and Erin McPherson’s farm at Gillingarra, south of Moora.

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09 May 2024

Leanne's Story

Leanne and her husband Darren were taking their new campervan back home to Exmouth when a medical emergency almost cost Leanne her life.

Leanne and her husband Darren at the beach
22 Apr 2024

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.

Leia at Fortescue HQ
16 Apr 2024

Parker's Story

Last year the Galloway family were holidaying in Esperance when they were faced with every parent’s worst nightmare.

Parker smiling with his Mum and Dad
25 Mar 2024

Saturday night snakebite

For long-haul truck driver Lee, Saturday nights are usually spent behind the wheel on lonely stretches of highway, but one such night in March took a turn, when he had to be flown from to Perth by the Flying Doctor.

Lee standing in front of his truck.
21 Mar 2024

Ella's outback dash

Ella Reindler is one of very few pregnant women who can say they drove themself to hospital behind the wheel of a prime mover.

Ella holding baby Lucas in front of prime mover truck.
19 Mar 2024

Clinical Leader of the Year

RFDS WA Head of Nursing Paul Ingram has been named Clinical Leader of the Year at the WA Rural Health Awards.

Paul with colleagues at the awards night.
19 Mar 2024

The Flying Nurse

Lisa Killian is an RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse based in Broome. She has lived in the Kimberley and central Australia for the past 14 years, working in a variety of nursing roles.

Nurse Lisa smiling at a baby in the clinic.
14 Mar 2024

Meet Dan Byles

Dan Byles has been the Organisational Resilience Lead for the RFDS WA since 2021.

Dan smiling with a PC-12 in the background.