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Border dash to save a limb
Callum Smith was enjoying a day of wakeboarding on Lake Argyle in the state’s far north when he took a fall that almost cost him his arm.
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Funds mined for the Flying Doctor
21 Oct 2020Goldfields mining company Topdrill hosted a fundraising event for the RFDS as the movers and shakers of the resources sector gathered in Kalgoorlie on the eve of Diggers and Dealers 2020.
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Flying Doctor donation kiosk lands in Kalgoorlie
14 Oct 2020A new roving Flying Doctor donation kiosk is expected to turn heads of travellers and their loved ones at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Regional Airport over the next month.
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Travel safe tips from your Flying Doctor
16 Sep 2020We know the wonders and pitfalls of remote travel. Here are our top tips for safe travel from the Flying Doctor you'll want to keep handy as you #wanderoutyonder throughout Western Australia during the school holidays.
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Mums and bubs rely on the Flying Doctor
01 Sep 2020Women's Health Week: Health issues related to pregnancy, birth and newborn babies are among the most common reasons the Flying Doctor is called for assistance in WA. RFDS flight nurse Ashlee Blood says it's an incredibly humbling experience being there women in such a life-changing event.
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Flying Doctor in WA propels forward
01 Sep 2020RFDS Western Operations longest serving engineer Greg Turner who retired last year and returned to serve during COVID-19 was given the honor of installing the first next generation propeller on the PC-12 aircraft.
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WA Governor officially opens upgraded facilities at RFDS Meekatharra base
28 Aug 2020The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia and patron of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia officially opened upgraded facilities at the RFDS Meekatharra base today.
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Flying Doctor gorge rescue in the remote Kimberley
31 Jul 2020The Flying Doctor in WA was involved in an extraordinary and coordinated rescue of a 26-year-old woman who was stranded from her injuries following a fall while hiking on a remote gorge in the Kimberley.
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RFDS Esperance Auxiliary member uses Flying Doctor for the first time
24 Jul 2020RFDS Esperance Auxiliary member Colin McKenzie, aged 79, experienced first-hand the impact of his donations after requiring urgent transfer to Perth following a choking incident.
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