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The RFDS Flight Nurse who delivered 3 of his own children

10 May 2026

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13 Oct 2021

Message from our president

Thanks to generous support, the Flying Doctor spans NSW to meet the challenge of COVID

13 Oct 2021

With your support, Flying Doctor comes to the rescue for rider seriously injured in the outback

Angels of the sky help young rider who sustained serious injuries in a motorbike accident while with friends in outback NSW..

10 Aug 2021

Launch of RFDS TV series

RFDS depicts the passion and dedication of the Flying Doctor.

09 Aug 2021

Message from our President

A message from RFDSSE President Alex Scamps

09 Aug 2021

Back to the outback from Bankstown

New Non-Emergency Patient Transport service takes off from Bankstown.

06 Aug 2021

Message from our CEO

A message from our Chief Executive Officer, Greg Sam.

06 Aug 2021

Terence completes the cycle

“I had a massive, sudden, incredible pain in the back of my head. I knew that something had happened.”

06 Aug 2021

Bourke and Wills territory safe at last

Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care

06 Aug 2021

Outback vaccinations underway

Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic

06 Aug 2021

On hand for baby Henry

Ange MacAlpine’s young son had a serious illness, and needed to get skilled medical attention - fast

06 Aug 2021

From fireworks to farming

Witnessing emergencies in remote places inspired Liz Hamilton to leave a Gift in her Will

06 Aug 2021

Outback Car Trek changing lives in the outback

After it was postponed last year due to COVID, this year’s trek hit the road with all cylinders firing and involved 203 people in 87 vehicles.

22 Apr 2021

Shared values, sharing experience: from ADF to RFDS

On Anzac Day, Australia reflects on the contribution of our armed services. Several former ADF personnel now work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section), bringing with them a unique professionalism and sense of duty.

07 Apr 2021

Outback still needs greater access to health care

Giving all Australians a fair go – and a healthy go – still means overcoming the tyranny of distance, said leading RFDS physicians on World Health Day.