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Aboriginal Artwork

New Aboriginal artwork at Jandakot base

08 Jan 2025

Jandakot has recently undergone a makeover, thanks to the hard work of RFDS WA Head of Nursing, Paul Ingram who commissioned Aboriginal artwork to be displayed around the base.

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RFDS GP with patient

RFDS to open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie

07 Jan 2025

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) will open its first permanent GP clinic in Kalgoorlie in 2025 to support the growing demand for primary health care in the Goldfields.

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PC-12 on a dirt airstrip

Call for airstrip owners to assist the RFDS

18 Dec 2024

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) has launched an awareness campaign in regional Western Australia to improve safety for patients and crews at small airstrips.

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Helen and baby Theo at the Christmas tree

Mother-to-be Helen's emergency flight to Perth

19 Nov 2024

First time mother-to-be Helen did everything right throughout her pregnancy this year. She hung up her riding helmet and was taking extra care around the horses. But one hot February morning, a regular day at the stud took a dramatic turn.

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Judith Barker and Sam Walsh standing with the Life Member recipients

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA celebrates major achievements at 2024 AGM

15 Nov 2024

The RFDS WA held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at our Jandakot headquarters where the 2023-24 Financial Report and Annual Report were presented for formal endorsement by the Board.

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Tessa standing in front of a PC-24

Our Robin Miller Scholarship intern

25 Oct 2024

Tessa Mitchell recently interned with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia as a student flight nurse.

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PC-12 taking off from a paddock.

Stay safe this harvest season

22 Oct 2024

For the past 96 years, the nurses, doctors and pilots of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been no strangers to Western Australian grain-growers.

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Head of engineering Andy smiling with work experience student Harrison.

A future engineer visits the hangar

21 Oct 2024

Our engineers were proud to work alongside year 12 Kent Street High School student, Harrison, during his work experience in our Jandakot hangar.

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Laura and her family in the RFDS WA hangar

Laura's army

10 Oct 2024

Laura McKenney was a 21 year old nursing student when she was involved in a near-fatal car rollover in the southern wheatbelt town of Pingrup and was retrieved by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

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