Royal Flying Doctor Service (SE Section)

To provide excellence in aeromedical and primary healthcare across Australia.

The RFDS provides 24 hour emergency retrievals, inter-hospital transfers and 24 hour patient telephone consultations. It also services remote communities across Far Western NSW, South Western Queensland and North Eastern South Australia with ‘fly in’ clinics which deliver essential healthcare.

These regular fly in outreach clinics offer a comprehensive range of health services and fly to places often beyond the reach of mainstream healthcare. The teams on board include: general practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers. Regular clinics are conducted at; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, rural support towns, remote stations, mines and oil fields, national parks and tourist resorts throughout rural and remote Australia.

Clinic services include:

• General practice


• Nursing services


• Child and maternal health


• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health


• Women’s health


• Mental health


• Dental services


• Health promotion

People living working or travelling in regional and remote Australia.

Oral Tooth program and extension

Mental Health Service – Dubbo

Mental Health Service – Broken Hill

Safe Homes and Minor Home Modification Service

To enquire about funding or supporting these initiatives, please contact Louise-Anne Louw, Fundraising Manager at louise-anne.louw@rfdsse.org.au

Brendon Smyth – General Manager, Marketing & Fundraising

Click here for a list of board members 

As a way of recognising and honouring your decision to become a part of the history of the Flying Doctors by leaving a gift in your Will for future generations, we have established an honour society called The John Flynn Legion.

Visit our website for more information.

Visit our website for more information.

Please email your interest to enquiries@rfdsse.org.au or call 02 9941 8859