Former NT Administrator appointed Flying Doctor Deputy Chair

As the 22nd Administrator of the Northern Territory from late 2017 to early 2023, Ms Vicki O’Halloran AO CVO was patron to 60 organisations, including the RFDS, and actively supported the development of emerging Territory leaders.

As RFDS SA/NT Deputy Chair, she is particularly passionate about building upon the organisation’s health service delivery and its collaborations with local health partners to ensure communities in the Territory have access to high-quality holistic care.

“The need for the Territory now and into the future is about whole-of-life healthcare – being able to respond to whatever concerns people in the community have, whether it's about their dialysis, oral health care or maternity care,” Ms O’Halloran said.

“The challenges that exist for people in their day-to-day health and wellbeing is also at the forefront of our planning – we talk about mental health openly now, as we should have done for many years, and the RFDS is responding to that.

“I meet so many people in regional and remote communities that tell me, ‘I wouldn't be here if there wasn't that particular retrieval or if I didn't have knowledge about how to handle my pregnancy over nine months without regular doctor visits’.

“The RFDS is a life-saving and life-changing organisation.”

As a proud Territorian, she is excited to be supporting the work of the RFDS from what she affectionately labels, “the best place in the world”.

“The Territory feels like home because it’s full of good people doing great things,” she said.

“It's a world of opportunity here in our Northern Territory and the RFDS is very much a part of our Territory lifestyle. To think that they've been supporting the Territory for 85 years is remarkable.”

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