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Message from our CEO about the fuel shortages in NSW

26 Mar 2026

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17 Oct 2022

A Father's Day to remember

Harry John O’Loughlin chose the most perfect day to enter the world - arriving four weeks ahead of schedule to mark the most special Father’s Day imaginable for his parents.

17 Oct 2022

Your support keeps the Flying Doctor in the air

You make it possible for us to deliver the best healthcare to some of the most remote communities of Australia, as well as being available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to perform emergency retrievals.

17 Oct 2022

James goes boots and all in fun run for the RFDS

For 25-year-old James Caruana, participating in the 2022 fun run, City2Surf, was his way of giving back to the Flying Doctor.

17 Oct 2022

Judith Barker commences as RFDS Western Operations CEO today

Today marks Judith Barker's first day as Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations.

14 Oct 2022

Meet the Flying Doctor team at the 2022 Brunswick Show

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) is extremely excited to be at this year’s Brunswick Show, the South West’s biggest agricultural show, on Saturday 22 October.

14 Oct 2022

RFDS Victoria holds its first gala dinner in three years

This year’s Going the Distance gala dinner was a celebration of our supporters, our donors and the RFDS TV show.

14 Oct 2022

RFDS welcomes funding for new Mount Isa Base

The RFDS will receive more than $6.9 million towards its new Mount Isa Base from the Queensland Government’s Resources Community Infrastructure Fund.

14 Oct 2022

Five Minutes With… Mental Health

For over 25 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has been providing expert Mental Health and Wellbeing Services to people in rural and remote communities across Queensland.

12 Oct 2022

Little Charleville local shares her RFDS experience for Juiced TV

As the daughter of an RFDS Nurse Manager, Eliza grew up knowing all about the RFDS, but when a serious accident occurred, she turned that experience into an incredible feature for Juiced TV.

12 Oct 2022

The Flying Doctor is soaring further for emotional wellbeing during Queensland Mental Health Week

Starting conversations about mental health is the first step to developing a proactive approach to wellbeing; the second, bringing the conversations to life.

10 Oct 2022

Qantas is set to celebrate 100 years since the first mail flight

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates its proud history with Qantas, as the commercial airline celebrates 100 years of passenger flying.

10 Oct 2022

Baring it all for mental health

In 2021, the national Naked Farmer movement raised more than $20,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service's Wellbeing & Mental Health Service.

07 Oct 2022

2022 Queensland Hero announced

Emma Jackson has been crowned the 2022 RFDS Queensland Hero after her quick thinking and never-give-up spirit helped save her friend's life.

06 Oct 2022

Brisbane Airport: Queensland's link to life-saving care

Last year alone, more than 4,250 patients from 63 locations across Queensland passed through Brisbane Airport with the Flying Doctor.

05 Oct 2022

A partnership to last a long road

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) celebrates a 10-year-long partnership with The Webster Family, who own and operate Kangaroo Bus Lines in Brisbane’s north.