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#139 Ben Brooksby Bares All - Meet Australia's Naked Farmer!
It takes guts to get your gear off - and guts to talk about mental health. Meet Naked Farmer founder, Ben Brooksby.
More detailsAn emergency dash to Perth
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.
RFDS insources engineering operations
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.
2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report
We are proud to present the 2019/20 RFDS Victoria Annual Report.
Creating a ‘flying’ first for stroke patients
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.
QAS donation reaches Flying Doctor patients right across Queensland
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.
It is a phone call that nobody EVER wants to receive.
"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.
Remote airstrips made safer with new landing rules
Remote airstrips are being made safer with new landing rules issued by the RFDS. Watch our video explaining the procedures.
RFDS Victoria 2020 AGM Forum: Rising to the Challenge
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
'Most Reputable' Charity for 2020
The Royal Flying Doctor Service takes out 'Most Reputable' charity in 2020 Reptrak Survey
‘Darn a Good Yarn’ launches to bring joy this holiday season
Today a new Aussie book launches that has, like a good Christmas pudding, been a long time in the making.
Santa won't be the only red-belly in the skies this Christmas
Help keep the Flying Doctor's red-bellies and crews in the air by making a donation this Christmas.
Flying Doctor Telehealth goes national
Commonwealth Government funding is enabling RFDS Victoria to take its telehealth platform national.
2020 RFDS Local Hero Award recipients announced
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.
Flying Doctor lifeline to station life
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.
New service helps locals smile
As COVID-19 restrictions temporarily closed dental services across the nation, the RFDS worked on opening a new one in outback SA.
