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WA Flying Doctor celebrates award winning fundraising campaign

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (WA) is proud to announce our 2021 Flying Doctor Day campaign was recently selected as the state’s Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign by the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) WA.

Mount Isa family reunited with RFDS crew

This week, the RFDS (Queensland Section) welcomed 10-year-old Hannah Lovett and her family back to the Mount Isa Base after Hannah was flown by the Flying Doctor almost three years ago.

RFDS appeals for Christmas donation

This year, Nikiha and Matt Davies will celebrate Christmas with healthy twin boys, now almost two. But if it wasn't for an emergency transfer by the RFDS (Queensland Section) when Nikiha was 25 weeks pregnant, the couple may not have been so lucky.

Bundaberg mum reunited with RFDS crew

Bundaberg resident Sarah Campbell went into spontaneous labour at just 24 weeks. Had it not been for the RFDS baby Ella may not have survived.

COVID 19: Responding to Need

Since February 2020 the RFDS has been part of the front-line response to COVID, and is part of the vaccination roll-out.

Support our Flights for Life Appeal for Western Australians

For the first time ever, you can double your impact this Summer and help two of Western Australia’s most hard working and trusted charities.

Inspiring walk raises funds for Wellbeing Place

Margaret Symes walked 330 kilometres to raise much needed funds for the RFDS Wellbeing Place in Broken Hill and more awareness of rural mental health.

Benevolent bears

Each year, Adelaide’s Pembroke School donates hand-stitched teddy bears, which help provide extra in-flight comfort to RFDS patients.

Flying Doctor set to build at Tennant Creek

The RFDS is set to build its first remote Patient Transfer Facility (PTF) in the Northern Territory after the successful establishment of a similar facility in Mount Gambier this year.

World turned upside down

It's every parent's nightmare – arriving at an accident scene to discover one of your children unconscious. That’s exactly what happened to Karina.

A gift of a lifetime

Key Relationship Specialist Melanie Caruso helps individuals and families who are considering leaving a gift for the Flying Doctor in their will.

Odyssey's million dollar milestone

An outback car trek has crossed the monumental million-dollar mark in its fundraising efforts for the Flying Doctor.

Flying Doctor brings vaccines to the furthest corner

From Kangaroo Island to Kingoonya and the Nullarbor to Ngukurr - the Flying Doctor is reaching out to remote South Australians and Territorians to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

We're making people smile this Christmas

Can you imagine what it’s like to live on a remote island where there's no dentist?

RFDS encourages Queenslanders to help protect one another