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#90 A single dad, a sailboat, two girls and a wheel barrow

10 May 2024

For two years, single dad James and his daughters Halle and Isla sailed along WA's coast on 'Salty Jocks', embracing remote schooling and fishing. In an inspiring move, James pushed his daughters 500km in a wheelbarrow to support RFDS's Oceans to Outback fundraiser.

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Farmer-turned-author's tribute to young son

Harvesting kindness: SA farmer-turned-author's tribute to young son

24 May 2023

At just two days old Ziggy experienced his first aeromedical flight. The now seven-year-old is an inspiration to his young family – so much so that his dad, Brook, has penned a new children’s book dedicated to his son.

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May 2023 Flying Doctor fundraising recap

Going the distance: May 2023 fundraising recap

24 May 2023

Check out all the latest Flying Doctor fundraisers and events making an impact in your community in recent months.

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1928 The first flying doctor plane, called Victory, with pilot, doctor and Reverend Barber

RFDS Celebrates 95 Years of Providing Essential Health Care to Australians with Flying Doctor Day

17 May 2023

On May 17, 2023, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will mark its 95th anniversary and celebrate Flying Doctor Day. This day recognizes the RFDS's dedication to providing emergency aeromedical and primary health care services to the Australian community.

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RFDS volunteer Rene GIllis

Rene recognised for exceptional service

16 May 2023

In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the RFDS was honoured to present long-serving volunteer Rene Gillis with a Meritorious Service Award.

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SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards

Nurses fly high: Meet Keirstie and Barb

12 May 2023

Meet RFDS employees Keirstie Bull and Barb White, who have been named finalists in the 2023 SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

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baby jenson

Baby Jenson’s surprise arrival

10 May 2023

When Coby Foster set off for a long weekend in Melbourne to enjoy the Australian Open with her friends, little did she know it would be months until she returned home.

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Australian Government shores up Primary Health Care Access from Flying Doctor for the Bush

10 May 2023

The Royal Flying Doctor Service welcomes the Australian Government’s Budget announcement of an additional $29 million over 2 years.

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Sarah with her team on a trip to Boyne Smelter.

Flying Doctor Podcast #70 How Sarah's stomach ache almost took her life.

05 May 2023

Sarah Ward, a busy working mother, was not feeling great and had increasingly bad stomach pains, but kept putting off getting medical advice not realising she had a ruptured appendix and infection was spreading throughout her body.

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Pilot Simon Phelps taking a selfie infront of an aircraft.

Pilot Simon's 20 years

30 Apr 2023

“I wanted to give back to the rural community in some way so the RFDS was my next logical step.” Twenty years later and Simon is still flying for the RFDS!

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Flying Doctor ‘Most Trusted Charity’ 2023

Flying Doctor ‘Most Trusted Charity’ 2023

28 Apr 2023

For the third consecutive year, RFDS has been named Australia’s Most Trusted Charity in this year’s Reader’s Digest trusted brand survey.

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RFDS and SAPOL make history with first 'highway landing' of aeromedical jet in Australia

RFDS and SAPOL make history with first 'highway landing' of aeromedical jet in Australia

28 Apr 2023

The Flying Doctor performed the first ‘highway landing’ of an aeromedical jet on Australian soil, as part of a joint training exercise with SAPOL.

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RFDS WA Pilot Jim and Doctor John pose in front of the RFDS WA FMG Helicopter

Royal Flying Doctor Service announced as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted Charity’

27 Apr 2023

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Readers Digest Most Trusted Brand

Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Charity 2023 announced

26 Apr 2023

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been announced as Australia’s ‘Most Trusted Charity’ based on the Australian Reader's Digest Trusted Brands survey of 2023.

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RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn

Taking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn

26 Apr 2023

Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.

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Emma Jackson

Emma's son was sleeping when a snake attempted to eat him

24 Apr 2023

Living in far north Queensland is not for the faint of heart. Emma Jackson lives on Wolverton Station on Cape York Peninsula and in this podcast, she talks about what occurred when a guest had a 'widow-maker' heart attack and how her life was saved.

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