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Message from our CEO about the fuel shortages in NSW
More detailsLeave a lasting legacy in support of the RFDS
In leaving a bequest to the Flying Doctor in Western Australia, you will be welcomed as a member of the Robin Miller Society and share a unique bond with those who stand beside you in leaving a lasting legacy.
RFDS encourages people to consider leaving a gift in their Will
Scott McKay is carrying on his great grandfather’s legacy by encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their Will for the Flying Doctor.
Nine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life
Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.
COVID-19 safety measures here to stay
Measures put in place by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay, after having created flow-on benefits for the business.
Born to Fly: The journey to become a pilot
At just four days old, Mark Stuart-Russell took his first flight. He was taken home from hospital in his father’s Cessna 170.
Your WA Flying Doctor Spring Magazine is out now!
Filled with incredible stories of courage and resilience from our crews and patients across Western Australia, you won't want to miss the latest edition of Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine.
Flight Nurse reunited with baby born onboard aircraft
It was a reunion four years in the making. After giving birth to a little boy in the back of an RFDS aircraft in 2017, Lucy Westcott and her family were reunited with their Flight Nurse Timna Wright.
Prioritising health in rural Queensland
For 18 years, Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Nurse Manager Jo Mahony has been a driving force in supporting rural communities through every high and low.
One Click Life partners with RFDS in Western Australia
Yet to do your tax? Australian financial services company One Click Life have partnered with the RFDS to give back to communities.
Coral Bay shark bite victim in safe hands of the RFDS
New South Wales boy Jackson Bartlett, 10, was snorkeling off Coral Bay in WA’s North West with his dad in June when he noticed a large shadow moving fast towards him.
WA Flying Doctor logistican set to retire after 33 years of service
Celebrating 33 years of service to regional and remote Western Australia is RFDS logistician Robin Emmett.
A flying start for a new baby
"It had been a wild few days. We were off the grid on our babymoon in WA’s South West when little Laiken decided he wanted to meet the world a few weeks early,” Scott Crowdy recalled.
Your impact this Flying Doctor Day
Your support on Flying Doctor Day helps us prepare our frontline crews for whatever situation they may face.
Boosting our capability for the next century
In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, two helicopters will join our fleet at the end of 2021.
Gregory QCWA help keep the Flying Doctor flying
For everyone in the region around Gregory, the RFDS is their general practitioner, their emergency response and their mental health support. So, when we needed an upgraded clinic, the local women stepped in to help.
