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Best Branded Podcast

The Flying Doctor Podcast Wins Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024

22 Nov 2024

The Flying Doctor Podcast has done it again! With over 600,000 downloads and 118 episodes, this beloved podcast has just been crowned Best Branded Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024.

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Jorn Ib

An emergency dash to Perth

01 Dec 2020

York-based businessman Jorn Ib had just finished setting up his site at the Newdegate Machinery Field Days when he started to experience a heart attack.

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RFDS Townsville Engineering

RFDS insources engineering operations

01 Dec 2020

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) now has greater visibility and accountability of its engineering and maintenance activity with the transition of all engineering operations in-house.

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Annual Report 2019/20

2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report

01 Dec 2020

We are proud to present the 2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report.

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Creating a ‘flying’ first for stroke patients

01 Dec 2020

The Royal Flying Doctor Service and Micro-X are working together to prototype the nation’s first airborne stroke unit in a bid to improve the health outcomes of patients in rural and remote areas.

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QAS stretcher donation

QAS donation reaches Flying Doctor patients right across Queensland

30 Nov 2020

A generous Christmas gift from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) will help deliver even greater levels of care for Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) patients in rural and remote Queensland.

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It is a phone call that nobody EVER wants to receive.

27 Nov 2020

"I could hear my younger children screaming and crying in the background on the phone because their mum was shaking and wouldn't wake up. They were petrified," said Andrew, Taya's husband.

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Remote airstrips made safer with new landing rules

27 Nov 2020

Remote airstrips are being made safer with new landing rules issued by the RFDS. Watch our video explaining the procedures.

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AGM Forum: Rising to the Challenge

RFDS Victoria 2020 AGM Forum: Rising to the Challenge

26 Nov 2020

Watch the recording of our first ever online AGM Forum to hear how we have rallied and adapted to an incredibly challenging year, and the opportunities

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'Most Reputable' Charity for 2020

24 Nov 2020

The Royal Flying Doctor Service takes out 'Most Reputable' charity in 2020 Reptrak Survey

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Darn a Good Yarn

‘Darn a Good Yarn’ launches to bring joy this holiday season

19 Nov 2020

Today a new Aussie book launches that has, like a good Christmas pudding, been a long time in the making.

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Christmas Flying Doctor 2020

Santa won't be the only red-belly in the skies this Christmas

18 Nov 2020

Help keep the Flying Doctor's red-bellies and crews in the air by making a donation this Christmas.

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Telehealth goes national

Flying Doctor Telehealth goes national

17 Nov 2020

Commonwealth Government funding is enabling RFDS Victoria to take its telehealth platform national.

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Local Hero

2020 RFDS Local Hero Award recipients announced

17 Nov 2020

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced nine regional 2020 RFDS Local Hero Award winners – each representing one of its base locations.

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Flying Doctor lifeline to station life

16 Nov 2020

Lying on a claypan after being flung from a motorbike on the Clifton Hills Station in the far north-east corner of South Australia, station manager Peter Nunn knew the RFDS was on the way.

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New service helps locals smile

16 Nov 2020

As COVID-19 restrictions temporarily closed dental services across the nation, the RFDS worked on opening a new one in outback SA.

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