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Outback Explorer winner

Wendy takes the win

20 Dec 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and Elders announce the 2024 Outback Explorer Competition winners.

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Helping nurses to become midwives

Helping nurses to become midwives

10 Dec 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is offering midwifery scholarships to registered nurses to help them gain the qualifications they need to become a flight nurse for RFDS.

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OCC

Enhancing efficiency in delivering the finest care

27 Nov 2024

The RFDS (Queensland Section) Operations Control Centre (OCC) celebrates its second year of success.

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RFDS team with equipment

Glencore supports RFDS Mount Isa crew in enhancing emergency care

26 Nov 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) Mount Isa aeromedical team have the ability to deliver enhanced emergency care thanks to a generous donation from Glencore Mount Isa Mines.

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Mount Isa

Construction milestone at Mount Isa aeromedical base

12 Nov 2024

Construction of the new $31.8 million LifeFlight and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Mount Isa base is approaching the halfway stage with some exterior walls going up in place in the past week.

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Family holiday gone wrong

Family holiday gone wrong

07 Nov 2024

Ryan and Niki have always been supporters of the Flying Doctor yet never imagined that one day their own daughter would become a patient after being bitten by a shark.

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Outback Explorer Hero Image

The Outback Explorer Campaign shines a light on Queensland communities

11 Oct 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and Elders have launched the Outback Explorer Campaign to celebrate Queensland communities and those who live in them.

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Aeromedical Training Academy

New Aeromedical Training Academy a significant boost for the Wide Bay region

08 Oct 2024

Queensland’s new high-tech aeromedical simulator is now open for business in one of the state’s fastest growing regions.

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Mental Health Week

Creating connections in the Cape

07 Oct 2024

This Mental Health Week we reflect on the success of the Horse Wisdom Equine Assisted Learning Program and how it is changing lives for people in Cape York.

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