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Brought back to life... twice: Colleen's story
Richard Elliott thought he’d lost the love of his life when his partner Colleen Pickering’s heart stopped not once, but twice, in the middle of the night – in the middle of the outback.
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Flying Doctor launches road patient transport service in SA
29 Dec 2021Did you know that your Flying Doctor has launched a road patient transport service to complement its longstanding aeromedical services across South Australia? Read more...
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Benevolent bears
22 Nov 2021Each year, Adelaide’s Pembroke School donates hand-stitched teddy bears, which help provide extra in-flight comfort to RFDS patients.
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World turned upside down
22 Nov 2021It's every parent's nightmare – arriving at an accident scene to discover one of your children unconscious. That’s exactly what happened to Karina.
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Odyssey's million dollar milestone
22 Nov 2021An outback car trek has crossed the monumental million-dollar mark in its fundraising efforts for the Flying Doctor.
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Flying Doctor set to build at Tennant Creek
22 Nov 2021The RFDS is set to build its first remote Patient Transfer Facility (PTF) in the Northern Territory after the successful establishment of a similar facility in Mount Gambier this year.
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A gift of a lifetime
22 Nov 2021Key Relationship Specialist Melanie Caruso helps individuals and families who are considering leaving a gift for the Flying Doctor in their will.
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Flying Doctor brings vaccines to the furthest corner
22 Nov 2021From Kangaroo Island to Kingoonya and the Nullarbor to Ngukurr - the Flying Doctor is reaching out to remote South Australians and Territorians to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Year in Review 2021
29 Oct 2021In 2020/21 your Flying Doctor posted another highly impactful year of service to its patients and rural and remote communites.
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