The RFDS in QLD

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Easter safety tips from your Flying Doctor
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is reminding Queenslanders to prioritise their safety ahead of the Easter long weekend.
More detailsHelp babies like Zac this Christmas
It should have been the happiest day, but it turned into a nightmare for Shane, Jemma and baby Zac.

Bright idea puts safety first for Flying Doctor night landings
Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots have gone back to basics to ensure remote and private airstrips are adequately lit for night landings.

Creativity supporting mental health and wellbeing
Inspired by her ancestors, wildlife and bush tucker, 15-year-old Wudarabin Snider from Cooktown has produced the winning design in an Indigenous Creative Art Competition staged by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

Queensland Government signs new partnership with Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Queensland Government has secured world-class aeromedical care for Queenslanders through a new 10-year inter-hospital transfer partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS).

New RFDS pilots complete simulator training
Eight new Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) pilots, five of whom were displaced from commercial airlines during the pandemic, have now completed simulator training on the Sunshine Coast.

Launch of face-to-face fundraising
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) has this week launched its face-to-face fundraising campaign.

The full reach of Flying Doctor care
For a pregnant, first time mother moving to remote north west Queensland, the importance of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) could not have been more evident for Ebony Robertson.

Rio Tinto staff supported by the Flying Doctor
Mental health education is vitally important for those living and working in remote areas such as Far North Queensland.
