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Nurse John smiling

The sky diaries

25 Mar 2025

Retrieval Nurse John Howes has marked an incredible 30 years of service with the RFDS, caring for thousands of patients in that time.

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Christmas Flying Doctor 2020

Santa won't be the only red-belly in the skies this Christmas

18 Nov 2020

Help keep the Flying Doctor's red-bellies and crews in the air by making a donation this Christmas.

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Marianne Testi

Western Operations Flight Nurse marks 30 years of service with the Flying Doctor

12 Nov 2020

Congratulations are in order for Flight Nurse Marianne Testi who today marks 30 years of service with the Flying Doctor.

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Swim for your Flying Doctor at the 2021 Rottnest Channel Swim

12 Nov 2020

Looking for a charity to throw your support behind? Look no further than the Royal Flying Doctor Service who provide a 'mantle of safety' to all who live, work and travel throughout WA, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Special Goldfields touch to WA Flying Doctor's 2020 Christmas Cards

06 Nov 2020

The Flying Doctor in WA is proud to support local and feature the talent work of Kalgoorlie-based artists in this year's Christmas card range.

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Motor car enthusiasts ride for the Flying Doctor

05 Nov 2020

The On the Road Again (OTRA) tour are celebrating 10 years of fundraising for their Flying Doctor and are travelling from Northam to York over eight days for the 2020 event.

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Recycle for RFDS

05 Nov 2020

There is another way you can support your Flying Doctor! We are excited to announce the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA has recently registered as a charity with Containers for Change. Return your eligible containers through the recycling scheme and donate the funds to RFDSWA to help fly us further.

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From the frontline: Preparing for take-off

05 Nov 2020

Colin works at the RFDS' 24-hour Coordination Centre at Jandakot Airport. He gives us some insight into some behind-the-scenes action which takes place from the call for help to take-off.

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Five-year-old's RFDS dash to Perth

02 Nov 2020

5-year-old Esperance boy Emmett Buckley relied on the RFDS after badly fracturing his elbow at school.

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