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RFDS WA Operations

The Team Behind RFDS WA Operations

14 Jan 2026

Every day, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS) stands ready to respond 24/7, no matter how remote the call for help may be.

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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
03 Jun 2021

Gibb Challenge wheels in funds for the WA Flying Doctor

They came, they saw and they conquered! Congratulations to all who participated in the 2021 Gibb Challenge and for raising vital funds in support of the WA Flying Doctor.

Gibb Challenge
28 May 2021

WA Flying Doctor's first remote vaccination operation a success

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is proud to have completed its first remote COVID-19 vaccination operation across the Goldfields-Esperance region.

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