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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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Equal access to vaccines in our regions
02 Jul 2021As we mark NAIDOC Week 2021 (4-11 July), we acknowledge the efforts of our frontline crews in partnership with our health partners in providing COVID-19 vaccinations to protect remote communities.
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Engineering ingenuity
02 Jul 2021Our engineering team creatively solve the temperature management of COVID-19 vaccines in remote WA.
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Boulder Rotary Club of WA donate care packages for RFDS patients
17 Jun 2021The Boulder Rotary Club of WA have created and donated Grab and Go bags to support RFDS patients who find themselves displaced from home during an unexpected medical emergency.
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RFDS crews represent at 2021 Rottnest Running Festival
17 Jun 2021There was more to spot than just quokkas on Rottnest Island over the weekend with RFDS crews volunteering to provide first-aid care to Rottnest Running Festival participants.
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Topdrill activates drill-a-thon to raise vital funds for WA Flying Doctor
11 Jun 2021Hats off to our friends over at Topdrill Mineral and Water Exploration who developed a drill-a-thon to raise funds to support the Flying Doctor.
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Westgold Resources Limited flies Flying Doctor further with Paper Plane Challenge
10 Jun 2021The champions at Westgold Resources Limited did an incredible job at flying us further through the RFDSWA Paper Plane Challenge.
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Gibb Challenge wheels in funds for the WA Flying Doctor
03 Jun 2021They came, they saw and they conquered! Congratulations to all who participated in the 2021 Gibb Challenge and for raising vital funds in support of the WA Flying Doctor.
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WA Flying Doctor's first remote vaccination operation a success
28 May 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is proud to have completed its first remote COVID-19 vaccination operation across the Goldfields-Esperance region.
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