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Construction milestone at Mount Isa aeromedical base
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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Bundaberg Aeromedical Base off to a flying start
08 Jun 2020It has been four months since the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) opened the hangar doors to its new Bundaberg Aeromedical Base, and while the skies have been quieter than usual during that time, it’s been all systems go for the lifesaving work of the local RFDS crew.
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Flying Doctor and Kowanyama community “In this Together”
28 May 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) and the Far North Queensland remote Indigenous community of Kowanyama have truly embraced this year’s Reconciliation Week theme “in this together”.
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Hayley's snake bite scare
26 May 2020Eight-year-old Hayley was crying and in pain. She screamed, “A snake’s bitten me”. Her mum Catherine tried to keep calm, but she couldn’t help thinking, “What if Hayley dies? What if this is part of our story now that we had a daughter who died at eight years old from a snake bite?"
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RFDS and Rio Tinto partner to improve remote and rural Queensland health services
06 May 2020In May 2020, the RFDS and Rio Tinto announced a new partnership to improve emergency and remotely delivered health care services across regional Queensland.
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Hand sanitiser ready for takeoff
05 May 2020In May, the RFDS took delivery of some timely, and extremely precious cargo thanks to Carlton & United Breweries.
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Woolworths online shoppers to help the Flying Doctor fund preterm baby emergency kits
05 May 2020Vulnerable babies like Daisy are being kept safe in the air with the Flying Doctor thanks to Woolworths online shoppers.
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Wave of support gives uplift to Flying Doctor
23 Apr 2020An outpouring of support from supporters right across Queensland is keeping the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) in the air during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Generous gift ensures continued healthcare delivery for north West Queensland
22 Apr 2020The Royal Flying Doctor Service will be even better equipped to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in north west Queensland after mining and metals company, South32, donated $100,000 to the Flying Doctor in Mount Isa.
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