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Flying Doctor Outreach Care Program to close 31 March 2025

26 Nov 2024

Our Flying Doctor Outreach Care Program was established in May 2021 to deliver community-based activities that supported mental health and wellbeing in communities across East Gippsland affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires.

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Community Transport

Flying Doctor Community Transport is set to expand its service right across Victoria.

31 Mar 2022

RFDS Victoria is proud and excited to announce that it will be expanding its successful Community Transport service into eight new sites across Victoria from 2022.

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Ameropa Australia

Ameropa Australia supported their staff and RFDS Victoria through a unique vaccination program

18 Feb 2022

Through the collective efforts of Ameropa Australia’s 175 employees and contractors who got their COVID-19 vaccination, the organisation donated $35,000 to RFDS Victoria.

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Beachwheels RFDS

Beachwheels Australia helps Memory Lane go further.

15 Oct 2021

More special journeys have been made possible thanks to the donation of a Sandcruiser and a Sandpiper wheelchair.

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Bendigo Memory Lane

Bendigo chosen as second base for Flying Doctor Memory Lane

04 Oct 2021

Bendigo was chosen as the base of our second Memory Lane vehicle because of its central location for regional Victoria, as well as for the Flying Doctor’s strong historical connection to the area in regards to patient transport and primary health services.

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RFDS TV show

RFDS lands on Channel 7

12 Aug 2021

Five years in the making, the new TV drama, RFDS, finally airs across Australia.

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GTW 2021

Give Them Wings scholarship 2021 winners announced

11 Aug 2021

This year, RFDS Victoria awarded six Give Them Wings scholarships to very deserving rural health care students from across the state.

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Base to Bush

Base to Bush kicks off for 2021

01 Aug 2021

After its inaugural year in 2020, Base to Bush is back to help keep Victorians active during winter.

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Flying Doctor Memory Lane officially launches in Victoria.

Flying Doctor Memory Lane officially launches in Victoria

26 May 2021

Following a successful donation drive back in February, RFDS Victoria’s new palliative care service, Memory Lane, launched this week.

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