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17 Apr 2025

5th medical student Chloe Campbell is urging young rural women to consider a career in medicine

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02 Aug 2022

The RFDS Victoria Board met scholarship recipients in Mildura

With travel restrictions making a face-to-face meeting impossible last year, RFDS Victoria arranged a long overdue afternoon tea with its 2021 Give Them wings scholarship recipients.

The RFDS Victoria Board met scholarship recipients in Mildura
29 Jul 2022

How the RFDS saved a life and changed a career

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Their newborn baby is desperately ill and the critical medical care they need is hundreds of miles away. Cue the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Baby Jack is in a hospital bed with medical equipment
27 Jul 2022

Flying Doctor Community Transport Expands to Numurkah

Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria and NCN Health are pleased to announce a new partnership.

Community Transport
26 Jul 2022

Message from RFDSSE President Professor David Lyle

It is a great honour for me to write this first message to you as President of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) (RFDSSE).

David Lyle
26 Jul 2022

Flying Angels get Garry to life-saving surgery

In a critical condition after major surgery, Garry needed a pacemaker urgently and the Flying Doctor were able to get him to hospital in time.

Garry Braithwaite and family
21 Jul 2022

Following in her father’s footsteps

Western Queenslander Liane Spencer has a lifelong connection with The Flying Doctor, working as the Charleville Base Manager, metres away from the hangar that her father serviced RFDS aircrafts for more than 30 years.

3 men are standing in front of an RFDS aircraft. Liane's father is on the right hand-side leaning against the plane. The image is in black and white.
18 Jul 2022

Give Them Wings scholarship recipients for 2022 announced

This year, the Flying Doctor was able to award five scholarships to five dedicated an deserving health care students from rural Victoria.

Give Them Wings scholarship recipients 2022 announced
13 Jul 2022

Going above and beyond for the RFDS

Devonport husband and wife team Robert and Caren van Norden are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime as the first Tasmanians to enter the Royal Flying Doctor Service fundraiser – the Outback Air Race.

Outback Air Race
08 Jul 2022

WA Flying Doctor appoints Dwayne Mallard as first Indigenous board member

The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) proudly welcomed our newest board member Dwayne Mallard to our Jandakot base during NAIDOC Week.

Dwayne Mallard
07 Jul 2022

NAIDOC Week 2022

Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is the theme this NAIDOC Week (3-10 July) and Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Recognised Mental Health Counsellor Joseph Oui is encouraging everyone to do just that.

A bright red, yellow, blue and green dot art NAIDOC logo is on the left. Text reads Get up! Stand up! Show up! 3-10 July 2022.
04 Jul 2022

AWN continues to raise funds for RFDS Victoria after 19 years

At their annual auction, AWN raised a total of $6,912.50 for RFDS Victoria through their wool auction in Melbourne.

AWN continues to raise funds for RFDS Victoria after 19 years
02 Jul 2022

Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! NAIDOC 2022

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is celebrating NAIDOC week and this years theme Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!

NAIDOC week 2022
01 Jul 2022

Touchdown on paramedic career

RFDS Tasmania farewells a truly amazing aeromedical team member with Ambulance Tasmania intensive care flight paramedic Nick Chapman finishing up after 38 years in the job, the last 10 in aeromedical at the Launceston base.

Nick Chapman retires
01 Jul 2022

WA Flying Doctor welcomes Northern Star Resources Limited as newest major partner

The WA Flying Doctor is pleased to announce Northern Star Resources Limited have jumped on board as our newest major partner to establish a new facility supporting health in the Goldfields.

RFDS PHC
30 Jun 2022

RFDS Victoria wins Fundraising Team of the Year at FIA Awards

This accolade has been a few years in the making, with our Marketing and Fundraising team showing continued effort to drive impact through creativity and innovation.

RFDS Victoria wins Fundraising Team of the Year at FIA Awards