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chloe campbell is the founder of Boots to Scrubs

#129 From Boots to Scrubs - Chloe's Coo-ee to Country Girls

17 Apr 2025

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

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01 Oct 2021

Mental Health Week 2021 - West Coast

Mental Health Week from October 9-16 will see West Coast service providers join forces to foster a community that is one of belonging, awareness and connection.

Mental Health Week program
30 Sep 2021

RFDS gifted land for new full motion flight simulator

Bundaberg Regional Council has gifted the RFDS a block of land worth $405,000. The donation means the new RFDS pilot training centre will be built beside the aeromedical base next to the Bundaberg Airport.

RFDS gifted land for new flight training facility
24 Sep 2021

#28 What is the legend of The Motorcycle Pudding?

The remote road stretched off into the distance, with the roar of a motorcycle engine. Snug in the saddlebag, the pudding has seen every state, territory and region of Australia. The 'motorcycle pudding' is now over 45 years old and has taken on a life and legend of its own...

Motorcycle Pudding
21 Sep 2021

Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson

Growing up on Norfolk Island, Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson saw his fair share of aeromedical retrievals, and with a nurse in the family it’s no surprise that he’s landed the job he has today.

Flight Nurse Hayden Wilson
20 Sep 2021

Fundraisers donate $50,000 to RFDS

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has 50,000 reasons to thank the RFDS Near and Far Volunteer Auxiliary after making a generous donation to the Service.

Fundraisers make significant to RFDS (Queensland Section)
16 Sep 2021

Health Minister visits remote community with the RFDS

Deputy Premier and Health Minister Roger Cook saw the RFDS' partnership with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services in action at a remote COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Bidydanga last week.

Minister visit RFDS
16 Sep 2021

Showtime for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Flying Doctor in Western Australia is excited to be a part of the Perth Royal Show again! Grab your tickets and we hope to see you there!

Perth Royal Show
10 Sep 2021

RFDS proud to support Broome vaxathon

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) WA together with our key health partners on the ground in Broome helped to facilitate a special COVID-19 ‘Vaxathon’ over two days this week.

broome vaxathon
09 Sep 2021

All in a day’s work: Keeping Michael alive

When Dr Charles Ellis wakes up in the morning, he’s never quite sure what the day will hold. One day he got a call that was life or death.

doctor rfds plane
09 Sep 2021

Are they really ok?

Are you aware of how the people around you are really going? Asking ‘Are you OK?’, seems like a simple act, but can be one of the hardest questions to ask. This year, the theme for ‘R U OK?Day’ is ‘Are they really OK? Ask them today’.

RUOK
07 Sep 2021

60 years since RFDS took flight in Tasmania

Brian Scanlon joined the St John’s Ambulance Service cadets in Hobart when he was 11 years old and little did he know that he would go on to play a part in a historic event for Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania when it made its first official flight on September 14, 1960.

Brian on first flight
07 Sep 2021

Leave a lasting legacy in support of the RFDS

In leaving a bequest to the Flying Doctor in Western Australia, you will be welcomed as a member of the Robin Miller Society and share a unique bond with those who stand beside you in leaving a lasting legacy.

RFDS
07 Sep 2021

RFDS encourages people to consider leaving a gift in their Will

Scott McKay is carrying on his great grandfather’s legacy by encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their Will for the Flying Doctor.

RFDS Gift in Wills
06 Sep 2021

Nine-year-old reunited with workers who saved his life

Joshua Bacon was set into panic mode when his fearless nine year-old son Jake, suffered a heart attack and collapsed unconscious on the soccer field last year.

reunited
02 Sep 2021

COVID-19 safety measures here to stay

Measures put in place by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay, after having created flow-on benefits for the business.

disinfecting medical aircraft