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Message from our CEO about the fuel shortages in NSW
More detailsGus' Story: Double trouble in the Wheatbelt
Just before Christmas last year, a fire tore through Clint and Erin McPherson’s farm at Gillingarra, south of Moora.
RFDS Tasmania Secures 10-Year Aeromedical Retrieval Services Contract
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania is proud to announce a new 10-year partnership with the Tasmanian Government, ensuring the continued delivery of essential aeromedical retrieval services across the State.
30 years of community support in Rockhampton
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the RFDS Rockhampton Auxiliary, which has raised more than $2 million to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Rockhampton Base and its delivery of vital services across the region.
It’s official - Season 3 of the RFDS TV show is a record-breaking Aussie hit!
RFDS Season three was the show’s highest rated season ever, reaching 4.59 million people
Willow and his family want to say thank you
Willow’s family will be forever grateful to you for the emergency retrieval that helped their little boy.
From Defence to the Flying Doctor
Before joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) as an aeromedical pilot, Matthew Kloeden flew with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), an experience that taught him the true meaning of service and teamwork.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrates a Perfect Parliamentary landing!
The Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated a perfect 'Parliamentary landing' on the front lawn of Canberra's Parliament House in November 2025.
Celebrating RFDS’s Fallon Gray as National Rural and Remote Health Awards Finalist
Fallon Gray, Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section’s General Practice Business Development Lead, was a finalist for the 2025 National Rural and Remote Health Awards in the Excellence in Rural/Remote Health Administration category.
Stay safe this harvest season
For the past 97 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to regional WA.
Where challenge meets heart
Seeking something different, Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Mount Isa nurse manager, Jamie-Lee McCall, swapped the bustle of Brisbane for a new challenge in Queensland's furthest corner, and she hasn’t looked back.
Be sun safe this Summer
RFDS (Queensland Section) Dermatologist Dr Stephen Andrews talks about sun safety and skin surveillance ahead of Summer.
Silver City Highway: A lifeline in emergencies
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, our team joined Transport for NSW and key emergency services for a Shannon’s Creek Training Day – a vital refresher on activating the Shannon’s Creek Airstrip on the Silver City Highway.
Dr Saranne Cooke on Why the RFDS mission is deeply personal
Dr Saranne Cooke, Chair of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) shares why the RFDS mission is deeply personal.
A flying lifeline home: Otto’s journey back to Arnhem Land
For 64-year-old Otto Dann, the RFDS provided the final step in a long and challenging medical journey back home to Arnhem Land, NT.
Flying Doctor innovation sets new standard for digital care in the air
The Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT has earned national recognition with an Exemplar Practice award under the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards for its innovative prehospital Electronic Health Record (RFDS EHR).
