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RFDS increases primary health clinics grow in north-west of NSW to meet demand

26 Jun 2024

The RFDS Primary Health team providing care in north-west NSW is growing to meet demand and introducing new nurse-led clinics to provide additional care.

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Terence Miller riding to raise money for RFDS

Terence completes the cycle

06 Aug 2021

“I had a massive, sudden, incredible pain in the back of my head. I knew that something had happened.”

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Cooper Basin Clinic

Bourke and Wills territory safe at last

06 Aug 2021

Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care

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COVID launch and Dubbo hangar

Outback vaccinations underway

06 Aug 2021

Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic

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Ange and son

On hand for baby Henry

06 Aug 2021

Ange MacAlpine’s young son had a serious illness, and needed to get skilled medical attention - fast

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Image of a family on the edge

From fireworks to farming

06 Aug 2021

Witnessing emergencies in remote places inspired Liz Hamilton to leave a Gift in her Will

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Outback Car Trek

Outback Car Trek changing lives in the outback

06 Aug 2021

After it was postponed last year due to COVID, this year’s trek hit the road with all cylinders firing and involved 203 people in 87 vehicles.

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From ADF to RFDS - three staff share their stories

Shared values, sharing experience: from ADF to RFDS

22 Apr 2021

On Anzac Day, Australia reflects on the contribution of our armed services. Several former ADF personnel now work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section), bringing with them a unique professionalism and sense of duty.

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Signposts near Louth, NSW

Outback still needs greater access to health care

07 Apr 2021

Giving all Australians a fair go – and a healthy go – still means overcoming the tyranny of distance, said leading RFDS physicians on World Health Day.

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