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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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Outback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS

Outback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS

11 Mar 2023

From above, Eulo looks as if it simply doesn't exist — a cluster of small buildings barely visible from the air, swallowed up by red dirt and mulga trees.

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Our Outback Explorer competition

Share a video of your adventures and win $10,000!

09 Mar 2023

Find out how you can win our Outback Explorer competition with $10,000 cash, GoPro HERO11 Black Minis and an Adventurer Rescue Swag up for grabs!

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mental health

Take some time for yourself this Valentine’s Day

07 Feb 2023

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Dr Don Bowley OAM

A warm farewell to Dr Don Bowley OAM

20 Jan 2023

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) thanks Dr Don Bowley OAM for his dedicated contribution as a Doctor at the Mount Isa Base for more than 26 years.

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A life-saving phone call

A life-saving phone call

03 Jan 2023

Jess and Tim Alford knew their eldest son Nick, was not well but had no reason to be overly concerned. Being hours away from a health clinic or hospital, Jess made a routine phone call to the Flying Doctor just to be safe. It was that phone call that saved four-year-old Nick’s life.

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Dream career takes flight

Dream career takes flight

01 Jan 2023

From his earliest experience learning to fly, Elliott Johnston had only one dream – to work for the Flying Doctor. Determination and commitment – and an enduring passion to help people – has led to a dream come true for Senior Base Pilot, Elliott.

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Pilot trades the 'big smoke’ of Queensland’s beef capital for the charm of Charleville

Pilot trades the 'big smoke’ of Queensland’s beef capital for the charm of Charleville

29 Dec 2022

When Terry Latchman first joined the Flying Doctor as a pilot he had every intention of pursuing an outback lifestyle for his family. The journey to his dream wasn’t as straight as the crow flies but now, having made the move, Terry wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Emergency nurse takes role of helping people to new heights

Emergency nurse takes role of helping people to new heights

26 Dec 2022

Grace Holloway was working as an Emergency Department nurse in Brisbane when the opportunity of a lifetime came up to join the Flying Doctor. A midwifery scholarship from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) encouraged Grace to follow her dream to become a Flight Nurse.

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