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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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Nurses fly high: Meet Keirstie and Barb
12 May 2023Meet RFDS employees Keirstie Bull and Barb White, who have been named finalists in the 2023 SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
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RFDS and SAPOL make history with first 'highway landing' of aeromedical jet in Australia
28 Apr 2023The Flying Doctor performed the first ‘highway landing’ of an aeromedical jet on Australian soil, as part of a joint training exercise with SAPOL.
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Taking flight later in life: Meet RFDS Pilot Alex Shearn
26 Apr 2023Alex Shearn always dreamed of taking to the skies like his dad, who was a pilot in the Australian Air Force. But from a young age he was told he was colourblind, quashing his aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps.
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Doctors' Day
29 Mar 2023To mark Doctors' Day, we reached out to three of the RFDS team to ask them what their job means to them. Here’s what they said.
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Out of breath, out of nowhere: Shannon's story
20 Feb 2023Gasping for air. Down on all fours. Shannon was clinging to life in one of the most isolated places in the world.
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Five times revived: Richard's story
20 Feb 2023Richard is lucky to be alive after his heart stopped five times in the searing summer heat of the South Australian desert.
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From single shots to single engines: Apprentice Ashley's story
20 Feb 2023Ashley Lewthwaite has recently exchanged espresso machines for aircraft engines, kickstarting his journey to becoming a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with the RFDS in Darwin.
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Sparking a distant connection: Noel Traeger's story
20 Feb 2023Turn back time with Noel Traeger, a relative of Alfred Traeger – inventor of the pedal-powered radio – who worked with Alf at his electronic workshop.
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