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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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21 Mar 2024

Ella's outback dash

Ella Reindler is one of very few pregnant women who can say they drove themself to hospital behind the wheel of a prime mover.

Ella holding baby Lucas in front of prime mover truck.
19 Mar 2024

Clinical Leader of the Year

RFDS WA Head of Nursing Paul Ingram has been named Clinical Leader of the Year at the WA Rural Health Awards.

Paul with colleagues at the awards night.
19 Mar 2024

The Flying Nurse

Lisa Killian is an RFDS Primary Health Care Nurse based in Broome. She has lived in the Kimberley and central Australia for the past 14 years, working in a variety of nursing roles.

Nurse Lisa smiling at a baby in the clinic.
14 Mar 2024

Meet Dan Byles

Dan Byles has been the Organisational Resilience Lead for the RFDS WA since 2021.

Dan smiling with a PC-12 in the background.
12 Mar 2024

Trains, planes and the RFDS

Doctor Jig is accustomed to working inside the tight space of an RFDS aircraft, but one retrieval saw him treating an unwell passenger within the confines of the iconic Indian Pacific train.

Dr Jig smiling in front of a PC-12.
08 Mar 2024

Road to recovery - Bella's story

Bella Howe’s life changed on a wild winter’s day in July 2022. She was a spectator at a dirt bike race in the Wheatbelt town of Brookton when a rider lost control on a jump.

Bella smiling next to a horse
08 Feb 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia records busiest year

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australian has recorded its busiest year on record, with 10,270 patients retrieved across the state throughout 2023.

RFDS Doctor in an aircraft
30 Jan 2024

RFDS WA Board Member Professor Fiona Wood recognised in Australia Day Honours

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia proudly congratulates board member Professor Fiona Wood on her inclusion in the Australia Day Honours List.

Professor Fiona Wood