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#97 Kelly was heavily pregnant when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour
Kelly Foran was eagerly expecting the arrival of her first child when she told by Doctors that she had a brain tumour the size of a 'goose egg'.
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Outback Survival: Safety Around Water
20 Jul 2018Despite only a fraction of the population living in remote or rural areas, these regions are responsible for one third of all drownings nationwide.
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Because of Her, We Can! Celebrating our Scholarship Winners
13 Jul 2018The NAIDOC week 2018 theme is 'Because of her, we can!' We celebrate women across the nation, including Amanda, a recipient of 2017 RFDS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Scholarship. Amanda used the Scholarship to follow her interest in Aboriginal & Paediatric health.
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Outback Survival: Snakes and Snakebites
13 Jul 2018Snakebite first aid can be very effective if done quickly.
Read full storyWaived air service fees will provide RFDS $2 million saving
13 Jul 2018Donors work hard to raise money for our healthcare charity. Waiving air navigation charges means donor money will stretch even further.
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Outback Survival Tips
12 Jul 2018There are few places on earth as vast, beautiful, rugged or unforgiving as the Australian outback. Be prepared and cautious before you set out on your outback adventure.
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Frances heads to Tahiti for World Sprints
10 Jul 2018RFDS WA Medical Services administration coordinator Frances will travel to Tahiti this month to compete in the Va'a World Sprint Championships.
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Rural Health Minister visits Launceston
04 Jul 2018It was a pleasure to have the Minister for Rural Health, Senator Bridget McKenzie visit the Royal Flying Doctor Service base in Launceston today to see how the Coalition Government’s four-year commitment to the RFDS of $327 million will ensure essential services are available.
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Celebrating our National Fuel Partnership with AirBP
03 Jul 2018We are proud to call Air BP our national fuel partner. This week we celebrated the partnership at our Adelaide base!
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Tax Appeal 2018
22 Jun 2018In the lead up to the 2018 End of Financial Year, Perth business man Ben Pollard shares why he supports the Royal Flying Doctor Service through regular giving.
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RFDS WA nurses facilitate primary health care to PNG communities
11 Jun 2018RFDS nurses Fiona and Fran delivered primary health care to remote villages in Papa New Guinea as part of a No Roads Expedition clinical outreach program in May this year.
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Air BP becomes a National Partner of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
04 Jun 2018The Royal Flying Doctor Service is delighted to announce that Air BP, one of the world's largest suppliers of aviation fuel products and services, has become their third National Partner.
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Accidents aren’t ever part of the plan
04 Jun 2018Please donate to the Royal Flying Doctor Service to ensure there's a plan for when accidents happen.
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90th Air Pilgrimage, what an adventure!
01 Jun 2018What a spectacular celebration of 90 years of the Flying Doc and great opportunity to reflect on the services history, and indeed the services future. A truly memorable event with over 50 aviation enthusiasts from the AAAA, travelling with 25 Antique Aircraft throughout rural NSW & QLD
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Health and Aviation Online
30 May 2018Until Recently, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) heavily relied on the use of paper-based systems to record patient medical data. In conjunction with Brisbane based tech start-up, Buckham&Duffy, the RFDS have developed and transitioned records their new digitised system.
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