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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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You're changing lives in outback Queensland
13 Jan 2020Collinsville resident, Deanna, was one of the first patients to walk through the door of the RFDS Dental Service more than seven years ago. For Deanna and her husband, the service you helped to provide has been invaluable.
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Friends for life and local heroes
13 Jan 2020Betty Marchant and Georgie Walker are local legends in their hometown of Eromanga. When they’re not looking after the RFDS clinic or running the monthly fundraising BBQ at the Royal Hotel, you can find them lending a hand to our aeromedical crew when we fly into town.
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Into the eye of the storm
13 Jan 2020As a parent, it’s always worrying when a young child is sick. But for Rebecca O’Sullivan, it was even more stressful when her 5-year-old daughter Clare fell seriously ill during severe flooding.
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A Christmas to remember
13 Jan 2020For Flight Nurse Sabrina Montaldo, Christmas will always bring with it memories of a dramatic rescue in the outback. Only five months after commencing with the Service, Sabrina attended a tragic boating accident at Lake Julius for her first aeromedical retrieval.
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When young lives hang in the balance
13 Jan 2020For Bundaberg mum, Kelly-Anne, there were no warning signs that something was wrong.
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The Flying Doctor reveals Townsville expansion plans
11 Dec 2019The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has committed to a major expansion of its Townsville operational base in a move that will boost health outcomes for thousands of regional and rural Queenslanders.
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Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) announces new Chairman
29 Nov 2019The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced Russell Postle as its new Chairman.
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Leading the way in remote oral care
29 Nov 2019Since 2013, the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland has been working to address the need for improved oral health care for people in rural and remote communities.
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