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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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26 Mar 2020

Response Ready for WA

Our Flying Doctor crews on the frontline of our 24-hour aeromedical emergency service continue to work through these unprecedented times. Find out more about how we are actively helping every day, in many different ways.

RFDS aircraft
19 Mar 2020

Victory and Kimberley turn one!

It is with great pride that we mark the first year of successfully integrating two world-first Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jets to our wider fleet.

19 Feb 2020

Rio Tinto invests in a third aeromedical jet for RFDS Western Operations fleet

A third Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet is set to join the RFDS Western Operations fleet in 2022.

17 Feb 2020

Weighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft

When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.

12 Feb 2020

Meet the Team Monday

"I am really proud and privileged to work here at the RFDS!"

Meet the Team Monday
24 Jan 2020

Flying Doctor's world-first aeromedical jet on show for Australia Day

RFDS Western Operations chief pilot Albin Unger will be operating the Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet aircraft as it does two laps around the iconic Swan River at the City of Perth sky show event on Sunday at approximately 4.45pm.

11 Dec 2019

Flying Doctor appoints Joanne Farrell to Board of Directors

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDS WO) has welcomed Joanne Farrell to its Board of Directors.

Flying Doctor appoints Joanne Farrell to Board of Directors
27 Nov 2019

Midwifery scholarship in memory of Savanna Addis

A midwifery scholarship commemorating the life of inspirational Western Australian Savanna Addis has been established in a joint partnership between the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Rural Health West.