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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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18 May 2018

Grazier lucky to be alive after high-speed crash on remote station

The boys strapped me onto an old shearing bed and put me on the back of the utility and we made our way to the nearest registered airstrip to meet the RFDS plane. Those are just the things you have to do out here if you’ve got nothing on hand.

18 May 2018

RFDS celebrates very special patient anniversary 40 years on

If it wasn’t for the Flying Doctor I hate to think what the outcome would have been for John, or me. The staff were just wonderful and I have such a special memory of them.

18 May 2018

Patient Story - Tarryn Vallance

“You hear about the RFDS, but you never think you’ll need them. But without them, I wouldn’t be here today.”

03 May 2018

Airnorth Cable Beach Polo names RFDS as 2018 Charity Partner

The RFDS is both delighted and thankful to be Airnorth Cable Beach Polo’s Charity Partner for 2018 and welcomes the opportunity of sharing the RFDS story with those elite competitors and spectators from all around the world.

24 Apr 2018

A Story to Tell

“It’s funny you know, because as little children, we didn’t realise how important our babysitters were.”

03 Apr 2018

Kalgoorlie RFDS flight nurse proves to be cream of the crop

Kalgoorlie-based RFDS flight nurse Colleen Reid has been chosen to partake in a highly selective aeromedical course in New Zealand.

26 Feb 2018

2018 Official RFDS March Magazine

Want to find out more and support the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Read more in our souvenir 90th anniversary magazine edition.