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RFDS helicopter and ambulance

New RFDS facility opens at Busselton

14 Jun 2024

A new purpose-built facility has officially opened at Busselton-Margaret River Airport for RFDS and St John WA crews.

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Anna Van Der Werf

Meekatharra Flight Nurse retires after 18 years of service with the RFDS

27 Jun 2022

After 18 years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service out of our Meekatharra base, we bid Flight Nurse Anna Van Der Werf a fond farewell and happy retirement.

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RFDS medical chests

Near, far, wherever you are, the RFDS has your back

21 Jun 2022

No matter where you are in WA, people are always within reach of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, thanks to our Medical Chest Program.

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Horizontal Falls incident

Rescue operation at Horizontal Falls an extraordinary day for the RFDS

17 Jun 2022

On Friday 27 May 2022, RFDS WA teams were called to one of the most difficult medical emergencies in the last decade, leading a rescue operation to extract nearly 20 patients after a boating incident at Horizontal Falls in the remote Kimberley.

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Charlie's Flying Doc story

Urgent RFDS jet retrieval for WA baby Charlie

17 Jun 2022

Arriving five weeks early at Broome Hospital, Charlie was born with a rare medical condition that affects only one in 800,000 babies.

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Jamie Hall

Flying high in dream job

16 Jun 2022

Meet Jamie Hall. He's a senior pilot with the WA Flying Doctor who loves flying and helping people.

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Abra Mining x RFDS

WA Flying Doctor and Abra Mining establish new partnership

15 Jun 2022

Abra Mining has established a new partnership with the WA Flying Doctor, donating $50,000 in support of the service's mantle of safety to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote WA.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Day

Celebrating RFDS Western Operations engineers this Aviation Maintenance Technician Day

24 May 2022

In the last year, the WA Flying Doctor travelled 9,000,000kms to reach more than 10,000 patients in need of our care, a feat made possible thanks to our highly specialised engineering team.

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Flying Doctor Day

Help save lives this Flying Doctor Day

12 May 2022

On Tuesday 17 May, the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia (RFDS) will celebrate Flying Doctor Day, marking the 94th anniversary of the very first Flying Doctor flight in 1928.

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