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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour
Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she told by Doctors that she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'.
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Back to the outback from Bankstown
09 Aug 2021New Non-Emergency Patient Transport service takes off from Bankstown.
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A nurse's life in the sky
08 Aug 2021From finding a career to finding love, in her 20 years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) Nurse Manager Justine Powell has quite a few interesting tales to tell.
Read full storyThe little-known history of the $20 note
07 Aug 2021There's a good change you've got a $20 in your wallet right now, but not many know the real story behind the man on the red note. His name is John Flynn and it all started back in 1917.
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Terence completes the cycle
06 Aug 2021“I had a massive, sudden, incredible pain in the back of my head. I knew that something had happened.”
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Bourke and Wills territory safe at last
06 Aug 2021Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care
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Outback vaccinations underway
06 Aug 2021Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic
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On hand for baby Henry
06 Aug 2021Ange MacAlpine’s young son had a serious illness, and needed to get skilled medical attention - fast
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From fireworks to farming
06 Aug 2021Witnessing emergencies in remote places inspired Liz Hamilton to leave a Gift in her Will
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Outback Car Trek changing lives in the outback
06 Aug 2021After it was postponed last year due to COVID, this year’s trek hit the road with all cylinders firing and involved 203 people in 87 vehicles.
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From patient to RFDS apprentice engineer
06 Aug 2021As a baby Sam Bruce was rushed to Brisbane, now he's on the other side of the spectrum, working as an apprentice for the RFDS (Queensland Section).
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RFDS dental services expand into the Pilbara
05 Aug 2021Newman and South Hedland residents now have access to local and quality dental services provided by the Flying Doctor in Western Australia.
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Resource sector digs deep for the Flying Doctor
03 Aug 2021Western Australia's resource industry dug deep to support the Flying Doctor on the eve of Diggers and Dealers in Kalgoorlie at a sundowner event hosted by drilling specialists Topdrill.
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Base to Bush kicks off for 2021
01 Aug 2021After its inaugural year in 2020, Base to Bush is back to help keep Victorians active during winter.
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Drama in the outback
28 Jul 2021From lost and injured station hands, to heart attacks and mid-air births, there is no such thing as a typical workday for RFDS (Queensland Section) Flight Nurse Jacinta Jones.
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