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Baby Selene was struggling to breathe after tonsilitis caused a throat abscess

#115 A mercy flight to Townsville was baby Selene's only option!

31 Oct 2024

Baby Selene was struggling to breathe after developing an abscess on her tonsils.

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RFDS aircraft dedicated in memory of Limestone Coast benefactor

Flying free: RFDS aircraft dedicated in memory of Limestone Coast benefactor

28 Oct 2024

During an emotional ceremony in October 2024, RFDS aircraft ‘VH-FNH’ was dedicated in loving memory of the late Glenda Kidman.

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Tessa standing in front of a PC-24

Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern

25 Oct 2024

Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.

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Quadriplegic Jaimen Hudson uses drones to capture spectacular images of Esperence, WA.

#114 Despite breaking his neck twice, Jaimen Hudson is living his best life

24 Oct 2024

On Easter Monday 2024, Jaimen Hudson was thrown from his all-terrain wheelchair and broke his neck...for a second time.

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2024 Year in Review

2024 Year in Review

24 Oct 2024

Your Flying Doctor exists to support healthier and happier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. Check out our 2023/24 Year in Review.

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RFDS SA/NT AGM 2024

Meeting in 'The Mount': RFDS SA/NT AGM 2024

23 Oct 2024

It was fantastic to be joined by more than 150 community members, donors and supporters at the RFDS SA/NT Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mount Gambier this month.

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PC-12 taking off from a paddock.

Stay safe this harvest season

22 Oct 2024

For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.

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Head of engineering Andy smiling with work experience student Harrison.

A future engineer visits the hangar

21 Oct 2024

Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.

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SA Government announces new funding agreement with RFDS to enhance response times and boost staff

SA Government announces new funding agreement with RFDS to enhance response times and boost staff

17 Oct 2024

The RFDS has secured an historic new agreement with the SA Government to significantly boost aircraft services and staff enabling faster patient transfers.

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Annie Barr had to be airlifted after having a piece of goat meat stuck in her throat.

#113 Annie got a goat stuck in her throat!

17 Oct 2024

Annie and her son Henry were on a remote, Flinders Ranges road trip, when the single mum got a piece of goat stuck in her throat.

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Bruce Carroll is an RFDS pilot based at Meekatharra in WA

#112 Wildflowers, frog tea and a goanna in a hangar!

10 Oct 2024

Former RFDS base manager, Alison Fox and her husband (and current RFDS pilot) Bruce Carroll take us on a glorious flight down their Meekatharra RFDS memory lane.

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Ann

Ann overcomes breast cancer to secure dream job with the RFDS

08 Oct 2024

After working so hard to achieve the necessary qualifications to become an RFDS Flight Nurse, Ann Rahn didn't let breast cancer stop her from securing her dream role.

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RFDS Podcast Shortlisted

Flying Doctor Podcast Shortlisted for 2024 Australian Podcast Awards!

04 Oct 2024

We are thrilled and deeply humbled to announce that the Flying Doctor Podcast has been shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards! This milestone is a testament to the power of storytelling, the resilience of the people of the Australian Outback.

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Snake season is always a busy time for regional health care providers..

#111 A swag of snake stories to keep you safe this summer

03 Oct 2024

Snake season is here again and the Flying Doctor podcast has some 'snakey tales' and 'incredible patient snake stories' to share.

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Dr Vince with dental nurse Wendy and patient Tyeesa.

The flying dentist

30 Sep 2024

Dentist Vincenzo Figliomeni had been working in an on-call emergency role at Perth Children’s Hospital when he started to see a worrying trend.

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Ancestors smiling in front of a PC-12.

Shared history

27 Sep 2024

It’s a true legend of the bush that inspired the Reverend John Flynn’s vision to create what eventually became the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

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