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Graphic: Parker smiling with his Mum and Dad

Parker's story

16 Apr 2024

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

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Jim McGuire

Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire

07 Sep 2022

“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.

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AOOB for RFDS

Offering a hand to a service helping the community

07 Sep 2022

Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.

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Dr Anthony Rengel

Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel

07 Sep 2022

As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.

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nursing midwifery scholarships

Applications now open for RFDS Midwifery Scholarships in WA

11 Aug 2022

Are you a registered nurse looking to work for the RFDS but don't have the necessary midwifery qualification? If so, we want to hear from you!

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RFDS and rio tinto

'Ningaloo' takes to the skies

05 Aug 2022

Three children have scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the newest Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.

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Topdrill

WA resources industry digs deep for RFDS

02 Aug 2022

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is grateful to be the beneficiary of a Topdrill Resource Industry Charity Sundowner held in Kalgoorlie on Sunday 31 July, the eve of the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum.

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Dwayne Mallard

WA Flying Doctor appoints Dwayne Mallard as first Indigenous board member

08 Jul 2022

The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) proudly welcomed our newest board member Dwayne Mallard to our Jandakot base during NAIDOC Week.

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RFDS PHC

WA Flying Doctor welcomes Northern Star Resources Limited as newest major partner

01 Jul 2022

The WA Flying Doctor is pleased to announce Northern Star Resources Limited have jumped on board as our newest major partner to establish a new facility supporting health in the Goldfields.

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