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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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07 Jan 2025

RFDS to open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) will open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie in 2025 to support the growing demand for primary health care in the Goldfields.

RFDS GP with patient
18 Dec 2024

Call for airstrip owners to assist the RFDS

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) has launched an awareness campaign in regional Western Australia to improve safety for patients and crews at small airstrips.

PC-12 on a dirt airstrip
19 Nov 2024

Mother-to-be Helen's emergency flight to Perth

First time mother-to-be Helen did everything right throughout her pregnancy this year. She hung up her riding helmet and was taking extra care around the horses. But one hot February morning, a regular day at the stud took a dramatic turn.

Helen and baby Theo at the Christmas tree
15 Nov 2024

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA celebrates major achievements at 2024 AGM

The RFDS WA held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at our Jandakot headquarters where the 2023-24 Financial Report and Annual Report were presented for formal endorsement by the Board.

Judith Barker and Sam Walsh standing with the Life Member recipients
25 Oct 2024

Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern

Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.

Tessa standing in front of a PC-24
22 Oct 2024

Stay safe this harvest season

For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.

PC-12 taking off from a paddock.
21 Oct 2024

A future engineer visits the hangar

Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.

Head of engineering Andy smiling with work experience student Harrison.
10 Oct 2024

Laura's army

Laura McKenney was a 21 year old nursing student when she was involved in a near-fatal car rollover in the southern wheatbelt town of Pingrup and was retrieved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Laura and her family in the RFDS WA hangar