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Students All Smiles for World Oral Health Day
In celebration of World Oral Health Day, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania landed at St Leonards Primary School with a mission to transform young grins and ignite a passion for health.
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The sky diaries
25 Mar 2025Retrieval Nurse John Howes has marked an incredible 30 years of service with the RFDS, caring for thousands of patients in that time.
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Flying Doctor celebrates World Oral Health Day
20 Mar 2025As we mark World Oral Health Day, it provides a powerful reminder that looking after our teeth and gums is about more than just a bright smile – it's key to our overall health and wellbeing.
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High achiever
20 Mar 2025RFDS patients are in safe hands with helicopter pilot Jason Parsons, whose wide-ranging aviation career spans flying for the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force to the Qantas Dreamliner.
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#125 How baby Indi's early arrival became 'airborne'!
20 Mar 2025A year after baby Indi was born on an RFDS plane, the Pawson family are Running for Premature Babies.
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Do I need to brush my child's baby teeth?
19 Mar 2025It’s a common mistaken belief that baby teeth aren’t important because they eventually fall out. But caring for your child’s baby teeth is crucial for several reasons. Want to know why it’s vital to look after those tiny teeth?
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Border dash to save a limb
13 Mar 2025Callum Smith was enjoying a day of wakeboarding on Lake Argyle in the state’s far north when he took a fall that almost cost him his arm.
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#124 Hugo Rockstar's remarkable family.
13 Mar 2025Meet Hugo Rockstar and the magnificently resilient Taheny family.
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RFDS Tasmania Celebrates 2024 Scholarship Recipients
12 Mar 2025Last month, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania celebrated 2024’s scholarship recipients with a presentation held at the Rivers Edge building of UTAS Inveresk.
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Back on his feet
12 Mar 2025It seems unbelievable that anyone could survive being knocked down by a 500 kilogram bale of feed, but Denmark farmer George Ross lived to tell the tale.
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Struck down in the desert: Trevor's story
12 Mar 2025Despite working for more than 20 years in some of the outback’s harshest conditions, an unbearable stabbing chest pain was unchartered territory for Trevor.
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Lucky landing
10 Mar 2025Living in the Pilbara, little Savannah loves being outdoors and playing in the red dirt. The sixyear-old was climbing a large tree in her family’s Tom Price backyard when she slipped from a branch and fell almost five metres.
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Bringing healthcare home: Our continuing commitment to supporting women's health in the outback
08 Mar 2025As Australia marks International Women’s Day, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that women in the outback have access to quality healthcare, regardless of their location.
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The RFDS welcomes Geraldton election pledges
07 Mar 2025The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS) has welcomed election commitments from three major parties to increase the RFDS’ presence in Geraldton.
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#123 A toddler's tonic-clonic seizure caused the 'Darcy Effect'
06 Mar 2025WA toddler Darcy Mitchell suffered a life-threatening tonic-clonic seizure on his family's rural farm.
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Special Delivery
05 Mar 2025Jade Pers thought she had seen it all in nearly 10 years as a retrieval nurse for RFDS – but she had never delivered a baby.
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