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Growing up alongside the RFDS

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05 May 2024

A passion for nursing sees a career take flight

Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Flight Nurse (Midwifery) Stacey Clayworth has spent the last decade taking to the skies of Queensland, providing care to those who need it most.

01 May 2024

Donate some loose change to support the Flying Doctor

Woolworths customers can play a part in keeping the lifesaving work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) going by making a special in-store donation from today.

30 Apr 2024

Lifesaving training provided for remote weather station staff

The care provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) extends far and wide, but it may just be further than you think.

29 Apr 2024

Flying Doctor announces its annual RFDS Local Hero Award winners

From schoolchildren and first responders to horseback fundraisers and mental health advocates, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) has today announced its latest RFDS Local Hero Award winners.

26 Apr 2024

A diverse and rewarding career

Whether it is landing on a remote airstrip or driving the crew to stabilise a patient, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Pilot Brady Thrift is always there to lend a helping hand.

25 Apr 2024

Legacy of service: from RAAF to RFDS

ANZAC Day is a day that holds personal meaning to many individuals and families across Australia and New Zealand.

22 Apr 2024

Road to recovery

Communities in Far North Queensland and staff from the RFDS (Queensland Section) Cairns Base have united to rebuild from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

10 Apr 2024

New RFDS Ambassadors to light the way for Queensland

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is proud to announce its latest round of inductees who have signed on to become a ‘Light the Way’ Ambassador.

30 Mar 2024

Celebrating a 20-year journey of compassionate care with RFDS

From the top end to the far west, Dr Charles Ellis-Hallett has dedicated the past twenty years to delivering invaluable care to many regional, rural and remote communities.

18 Mar 2024

Outback mums

RFDS and Motherland giveaway competition winner Laura shares how the Flying Doctor has been a saving grace for rural mums.

14 Mar 2024

$19m means a lot of life saving

For more than 24-years the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) has worked alongside Ergon Energy Retail and its customers, to raise over $19 million.

08 Mar 2024

Bringing Dental Care to the Outback

For Renae, her role with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) isn’t just about dentistry – it is also about adventure.

04 Mar 2024

Born to be an engineer

RFDS Senior Base Engineer Nick Mann has always dreamt of flying an aircraft but can’t get enough of fixing them.

27 Feb 2024

The Flying Doctor launches a significant Australian company into the clouds

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) is proud to announce the naming of a new King Air B360 aircraft as a show of gratitude for the on-going support of Mrs. Gina Rinehart AO and Hancock Prospecting.

08 Feb 2024

From childhood dreams to RFDS wings

As a boy, Michael Urquhart was fascinated with planes and clouds and still vividly remembers his first flight at the age of nine in a Piper Cherokee at Hervey Bay.