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Motor car enthusiasts ride for the Flying Doctor

The On the Road Again (OTRA) tour are celebrating 10 years of fundraising for their Flying Doctor and are travelling from Northam to York over eight days for the 2020 event.

Recycle for RFDS

There is another way you can support your Flying Doctor! We are excited to announce the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA has recently registered as a charity with Containers for Change. Return your eligible containers through the recycling scheme and donate the funds to RFDSWA to help fly us further.

From the frontline: Preparing for take-off

Colin works at the RFDS' 24-hour Coordination Centre at Jandakot Airport. He gives us some insight into some behind-the-scenes action which takes place from the call for help to take-off.

Flying Doctor Hits 150 COVID Clinics

Flying Doctor Hits 150 COVID Clinics

Listen to your heart this World Heart Day

Broken Hill’s Bruce Langford Visitors’ Centre Experience wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice

Dubbo’s Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice

Five in every hundred Australians knows First Aid – Flying Doctor says that needs to change

City GPs invited to support women's health in the outback

RFDSSE provides emergency retrieval services, primary care clinics, GPs and other health services to some of New South Wales' most remote locations.

Flying Doctor urges people not to become complacent in the fight against COVID-19

Five-year-old's RFDS dash to Perth

5-year-old Esperance boy Emmett Buckley relied on the RFDS after badly fracturing his elbow at school.

Badly injured and in the middle of nowhere

Earlier this year, a 26-year-old woman named Skrollan was hiking with friends at Dolerite Gorge in the Kimberley. One second, she was having the time of her life, the next she was lying on rocks at the bottom of the gorge, in terrible pain and unable to move.

A day in the life of a roving dentist for the Flying Doctor

Meet RFDS Western Operations dentist Dr Steve Hill who delivers oral health care to some of the most remote communities in Western Australia.

Kalgoorlie flight nurse reflects on service to WA communities

In celebrating NAIDOC Week 2020, Kalgoorlie-based flight nurse Colleen Reid shares the meaningful connections and bond she shares with people living in some of the most isolated communities across WA.

Better Ageing with RFDS Victoria

RFDS Victoria has been the beneficiary of a portion of funding from the Australian Sports Commission, awarded to RFDS Australia, to create and run a National Rural and Remote Active Ageing Program.