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#129 From Boots to Scrubs - Chloe's Coo-ee to Country Girls
5th medical student Chloe Campbell is urging young rural women to consider a career in medicine
More details90 days of service for the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service
In its first 90 days of service, the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service has transferred a total of 24 patients.

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) offers our deepest condolences to the Royal Family.

Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
We at the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pay homage and extend our deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a trusted and guiding light over the last century.
Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine has landed!
The latest edition of Your Flying Doctor – the official magazine of the RFDS in Western Australia has just landed.

Meet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney
“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.

Horizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew
Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.

Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire
“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.

Offering a hand to a service helping the community
Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.

Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel
As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.

Supporting the future of Queenslanders
Dr Shauna Taylor is a Flying Doctor legend — in more ways than one. Working for the RFDS, she spends countless hours saving lives and caring for people, Through a gift in her Will, Dr Shauna will also have a lasting and life-changing impact to Queenslanders in regional, rural and remote areas.

Down to the wire: Richy's story
A devastating fall from a ladder while on a job 540km north of Adelaide became a race against time for carpenter Richard Hobbs.

RFDS veteran bids farewell after 34 years: Q&A with Captain Ray Mundy
After more than 30 years of delivering aeromedical services to outback Australians, RFDS Central Operations’ longest-serving pilot Ray Mundy has hung up his hat.

Healthy smiles, happy lives: Delivering oral health care at the base of Uluru
At the base of Uluru, the RFDS is working together with the Aboriginal Community of Mutitjulu to promote healthy smiles and happy lives.

Out and about: August 2022 fundraising recap
RFDS Auxillaries and Support Groups alongside our crews have been busy engaging with the local community to spread awareness and raise funds for the Flying Doctor.

RFDS Central Operations welcomes new board members
The RFDS Central Operations recently appointed 2022 NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle and aviation expert Geoff Roberts to its Board.
