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RFDS Flight Nurse Izzy standing in front of RFDS aircraft

Day in the life with Nurse, Izzy

04 Apr 2025

For one day, we follow Flight Nurse Izzy Graham, part of a dedicated team flying across southwest Queensland to assist country people in need of medical and healthcare. This is Izzy’s day.

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13 Jan 2020

Into the eye of the storm

As 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.

13 Jan 2020

A Christmas to remember

For 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.

RFDS Flight Nurse attends dramatic rescue on Christmas Eve
13 Jan 2020

When young lives hang in the balance

For Bundaberg mum, Kelly-Anne, there were no warning signs that something was wrong.

11 Dec 2019

The Flying Doctor reveals Townsville expansion plans

The 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.

Artist impressions of the planned expansion of the Royal Flying Doctor Service's base in Townsville.
29 Nov 2019

Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) announces new Chairman

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has announced Russell Postle as its new Chairman.

29 Nov 2019

Leading the way in remote oral care

Since 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.

29 Nov 2019

State-of-the-art upgrade: a first for Queensland (Thanks to you)

Building work is underway on our new purpose-built facility in Bundaberg, designed to meet the growing needs of the city and wider Queensland community – thanks to support from people like you.

29 Nov 2019

A midnight flight to safety

Rural Queensland can be the perfect place to raise a family. But, when Kellie’s baby son fell ill, things could have been very different without the Flying Doctor and the amazing support of people like you.