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Message from our CEO about the fuel shortages in NSW

26 Mar 2026

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27 May 2024

NRW 2024 - Now More than Ever

The #NRW2024 theme, Now More Than Ever, reminds us that now more than ever we need to finish the unfinished business of reconciliation.

24 May 2024

#92 Losing weight, eternally thirsty and feeling strange

Paige is a young mum, living in a remote station in the centre of Queensland. When Paige started to have an unquenchable thirst she did not realise the severity of her health situation.

24 May 2024

Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's story

Richard Elliott thought he’d lost the love of his life when his partner Colleen Pickering’s heart stopped not once, but twice, in the middle of the night – in the middle of the outback.

23 May 2024

New funding to boost RFDS health, research and education centre

The RFDS’s plans to construct a state-of-the-art health, research and education centre for Far North SA have been boosted by almost $1 million in funding from the SA Government.

23 May 2024

Paramedic turned patient: Sonia's story

For experienced paramedic Sonia Strong, finding herself in the back of an ambulance was an unnerving role reversal.

23 May 2024

S. Kidman & Co renews multi-million-dollar jet partnership

RFDS SA/NT has announced that S. Kidman & Co, one of Australia’s largest beef producers, will continue as its 'Jet Partner' for another four years.

22 May 2024

Protecting a special pocket of Australia: Health care meets conservation

Stationed at the intersection of Australia’s three central deserts, the challenges of accessing health care loom large for Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary managers, couple Luke Playford and Dr Annemarie van Doorn.

21 May 2024

Royal Flying Doctor Service part of developing Healthy Outback Communities

Royal Flying Doctor Service part of developing Healthy Outback Communities

21 May 2024

Henry’s family needed the Flying Doctor

Henry’s family needed the Flying Doctor.

21 May 2024

Little supporters with big heart

Young Neroli Moreno's sister, Emilyn, joins her in supporting the RFDS

21 May 2024

John’s life-saving flight

Needing urgent and life-saving surgery for acute pancreatitis, John needed quick transport from Dubbo to Sydney and the Royal Flying Doctor Service were there to help.

21 May 2024

Powering dreams and life-saving care

For Flight Nurse Jackson Dowling, working with the RFDS has always been his “dream job”.

21 May 2024

RFDS is sowing seeds of learning

GROW program is supporting communities across Western NSW

21 May 2024

Chair's Message

When delivering healthcare in rural and remote areas it is important to be ready for anything because you never know what you will be faced with.

21 May 2024

Ruth’s a champion for the Flying Doctor

In the remote landscapes of rural NSW, Ruth Sandow’s story with the Royal Flying Doctor Service unfolds as a testament to determination and community spirit.