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Our numbers tell a critical story

10 Jun 2025

Numbers are important at tax time. At the Royal Flying Doctor Service, our numbers show why your help is critical in Western Australia.

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08 Jul 2021

New clinical bags for RFDS frontline crew in WA

Spurred on by the advent of COVID-19, the RFDS in Western Australia has collaborated with Perth's leading canvas supplier Total Canvas to streamline and transition all RFDS medical bags to boost patient care and efficiency.

new bags
06 Jul 2021

Vital funding from partnership with Ramelius Resources

The RFDSWA is delighted to partner with Ramelius Resources who have recently supported the Flying Doctor in WA with the purchase of Hamilton T1 Ventilators worth $50,000.

Hamilton T1 Ventilator funding
02 Jul 2021

Equal access to vaccines in our regions

As we mark NAIDOC Week 2021 (4-11 July), we acknowledge the efforts of our frontline crews in partnership with our health partners in providing COVID-19 vaccinations to protect remote communities.

Vaccines Yakanarra
02 Jul 2021

Engineering ingenuity

Our engineering team creatively solve the temperature management of COVID-19 vaccines in remote WA.

Engineering ingenuity
17 Jun 2021

Boulder Rotary Club of WA donate care packages for RFDS patients

The Boulder Rotary Club of WA have created and donated Grab and Go bags to support RFDS patients who find themselves displaced from home during an unexpected medical emergency.

Grab and go bags
17 Jun 2021

RFDS crews represent at 2021 Rottnest Running Festival

There was more to spot than just quokkas on Rottnest Island over the weekend with RFDS crews volunteering to provide first-aid care to Rottnest Running Festival participants.

RFDS Rottnest Island Running Festival
11 Jun 2021

Topdrill activates drill-a-thon to raise vital funds for WA Flying Doctor

Hats off to our friends over at Topdrill Mineral and Water Exploration who developed a drill-a-thon to raise funds to support the Flying Doctor.

Topdrill
10 Jun 2021

Westgold Resources Limited flies Flying Doctor further with Paper Plane Challenge

The champions at Westgold Resources Limited did an incredible job at flying us further through the RFDSWA Paper Plane Challenge.

Westgold Resources Limited paper plane challenge