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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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RFDS partners with INPEX for vaccines by helicopter
24 Dec 2021A new partnership has begun between the Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) and INPEX to ensure critical COVID-19 vaccinations can continue during the wet season in remote Kimberley communities.
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WA Flying Doctor celebrates award winning fundraising campaign
15 Dec 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) is proud to announce our 2021 Flying Doctor Day campaign was recently selected as the state’s Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign by the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) WA.
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Support our Flights for Life Appeal for Western Australians
23 Nov 2021For the first time ever, you can double your impact this Summer and help two of Western Australia’s most hard working and trusted charities.
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RFDS and Fortescue announce new aeromedical helicopter service for WA
16 Nov 2021In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, a five-year partnership with Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) will see two EC-145 helicopters integrated into the RFDS WA fleet.
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Flight nurse reunites with baby delivered in RFDS aircraft
05 Nov 2021In what was a heart warming reunion, RFDS WA flight nurse Libby Stearne reunited with Katanning mum and baby Spencer who she delivered on board an RFDS aircraft at Jandakot Airport in May.
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RFDS major fundraiser event Gibb Challenge wins prestigious award
26 Oct 2021The Gibb Challenge, a major fundraiser event for the RFDS, is the winner of the "Best charity or cause-related event" at the 2021 Australian Event Awards and Symposium.
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Newest RFDS aircraft takes to the sky
20 Oct 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDS) will proudly unveil the newest member of its fleet in Port Hedland today.
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On the Road Again Tour puts pedal to the metal for RFDS
11 Oct 2021Travelling across the wild, wild west in support of the RFDS are a group of Perth motoring enthusiasts from the On the Road Again (OTRA) club.
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