The RFDS in TAS
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Driving Better Health Outcomes
Long hours on the road, limited access to nutritious food, and the isolating nature of the job can make it difficult for truck drivers to prioritise their health. That’s where the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its partners have stepped in.
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Life in the balance for baby Jenson
20 Feb 2019This tiny baby boy was born four months premature and a long way from home - but the RFDS provided special transportation.
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Hobart office opened by Governor
12 Feb 2019We've spread our wings! View photos of the grand Hobart Office opening ceremony at Government House and meet our latest scholarship recipient and two terrific long-term donors.
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My Dad could see what was coming long before it came!
24 Jan 2019The idea was that Flynn would organise the doctors and the planes, but at that time there simply was no way that the vast majority of people in remote areas could talk with one another, let alone call up a doctor when the need arose. Enter Dad, to provide good radio communications in the Outback.
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30 years' flying for RFDS
11 Jan 2019SE section CEO Greg Sam presented Cpt Stan Griffiths with his 30 years of service award and fellow pilots, paramedics who have worked with Stan and RFDS staff from every section were there to witness the achievement and offer congratulations.
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Award-winning dental program
11 Jan 2019The RFDS Tasmania dental program won the Building Communities Award at the Launceston Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards held in Launceston on Saturday, October 27.
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Anne Lewis - A remarkable aviator
15 Nov 2018“Being fully aerobatic, they were a delight to fly, and being alone with the wind in your face, completely detached from the earth, it was always an exhilarating experience”, tells Anne.
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Launceston Doctors outback adventure
05 Nov 2018“The RFDS was very much part of our lives”
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