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CBH and RFDS WA extend partnership

09 Apr 2025

The RFDS WA is pleased to announce CBH Group has extended its commitment as a Major Partner for a further three years.

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07 Sep 2022

Meet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney

“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.

Brooke Maloney
07 Sep 2022

Horizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew

Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.

Horizontal Falls
07 Sep 2022

Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire

“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.

Jim McGuire
07 Sep 2022

Offering a hand to a service helping the community

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.

AOOB for RFDS
07 Sep 2022

Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel

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.

Dr Anthony Rengel
11 Aug 2022

Applications now open for RFDS Midwifery Scholarships in WA

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!

nursing midwifery scholarships
05 Aug 2022

'Ningaloo' takes to the skies

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.

RFDS and rio tinto
02 Aug 2022

WA resources industry digs deep for RFDS

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.

Topdrill