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Driving Better Health Outcomes
Long hours on the road, limited access to nutritious food, and the isolating nature of the job can make it difficult for truck drivers to prioritise their health. That’s where the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its partners have stepped in.
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#115 A mercy flight to Townsville was baby Selene's only option!
31 Oct 2024Baby Selene was struggling to breathe after developing an abscess on her tonsils.
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Flying free: RFDS aircraft dedicated in memory of Limestone Coast benefactor
28 Oct 2024During an emotional ceremony in October 2024, RFDS aircraft ‘VH-FNH’ was dedicated in loving memory of the late Glenda Kidman.
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Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern
25 Oct 2024Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.
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#114 Despite breaking his neck twice, Jaimen Hudson is living his best life
24 Oct 2024On Easter Monday 2024, Jaimen Hudson was thrown from his all-terrain wheelchair and broke his neck...for a second time.
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2024 Year in Review
24 Oct 2024Your Flying Doctor exists to support healthier and happier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. Check out our 2023/24 Year in Review.
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Meeting in 'The Mount': RFDS SA/NT AGM 2024
23 Oct 2024It was fantastic to be joined by more than 150 community members, donors and supporters at the RFDS SA/NT Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mount Gambier this month.
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Stay safe this harvest season
22 Oct 2024For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.
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A future engineer visits the hangar
21 Oct 2024Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.
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SA Government announces new funding agreement with RFDS to enhance response times and boost staff
17 Oct 2024The RFDS has secured an historic new agreement with the SA Government to significantly boost aircraft services and staff enabling faster patient transfers.
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#113 Annie got a goat stuck in her throat!
17 Oct 2024Annie and her son Henry were on a remote, Flinders Ranges road trip, when the single mum got a piece of goat stuck in her throat.
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#112 Wildflowers, frog tea and a goanna in a hangar!
10 Oct 2024Former RFDS base manager, Alison Fox and her husband (and current RFDS pilot) Bruce Carroll take us on a glorious flight down their Meekatharra RFDS memory lane.
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Laura's army
10 Oct 2024Laura McKenney was a 21 year old nursing student when she was involved in a near-fatal car rollover in the southern wheatbelt town of Pingrup and was retrieved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
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Ann overcomes breast cancer to secure dream job with the RFDS
08 Oct 2024After working so hard to achieve the necessary qualifications to become an RFDS Flight Nurse, Ann Rahn didn't let breast cancer stop her from securing her dream role.
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Flying Doctor Podcast Shortlisted for 2024 Australian Podcast Awards!
04 Oct 2024We are thrilled and deeply humbled to announce that the Flying Doctor Podcast has been shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards! This milestone is a testament to the power of storytelling, the resilience of the people of the Australian Outback.
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#111 A swag of snake stories to keep you safe this summer
03 Oct 2024Snake season is here again and the Flying Doctor podcast has some 'snakey tales' and 'incredible patient snake stories' to share.
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