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Mother-to-be Helen's emergency flight to Perth
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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Albany boy Darcy's urgent RFDS flight to Perth
12 Sep 2022“You take the Flying Doctor for granted until you need them. But when you do, it’s comforting to know we can live out here and help will come in your worst hour” – Kate Douthie, Albany
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90 days of service for the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service
12 Sep 2022In its first 90 days of service, the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service has transferred a total of 24 patients.
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Your Flying Doctor Spring Magazine has landed!
07 Sep 2022The latest edition of Your Flying Doctor – the official magazine of the RFDS in Western Australia has just landed.
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Meet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney
07 Sep 2022“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.
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Horizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew
07 Sep 2022Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.
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Flying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire
07 Sep 2022“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.
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Offering a hand to a service helping the community
07 Sep 2022Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.
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Dream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel
07 Sep 2022As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.
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