Our Favourites: #91 Station boss Carol's helicopter hit the power line, then hit the ground
There are plenty of strong and resilient women across rural and remote Australia, and Carol Godfrey is a wonderful example. Managing and liv...
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Australia is a large, remote, and unforgiving land where accidents happen. In this podcast, we talk to real patients and their families about mateship, life in the bush, and the role that th...
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20 of 154 episodesOur Favourites: #76 Stephen Peacocke reflects on his TV role as 'flight nurse Pete'
To celebrate the recent release of Season 3 of the TV drama RFDS, we're re-visiting our Flying Doctor Podcast interview with renowned Austra...
Our Favourites: #6 What did Leroy do to save his life, as his blood was draining out
In a remote community some 175 kilometers from Broken Hill, a band of local volunteers are cleaning up after a Christmas event, when young L...
Our Favourites: #27 Jeff fell into a near boiling thermal mud pool in remote SA!
They were in the middle of the remote Birdsville track. Sandy dunes and red desert stony plains...and steaming hot thermal springs. Nigel cl...
Our Favourites: #64 Heat and dehydration has stopped Richard's heart 8 times...
Opal miner, Richard Hawkins, lives in one of the harshest environments on the planet - Andamooka in remote South Australia. Though he knows...
Our Favourites: #60 BAM! The Ambulance Hit a Roo, while Kate was in Labour...
The first week in September is Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week - Australia’s largest event dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all wome...
Our Favourites: #77 Meet the inspirational Dr Katrina Starmer
RFDS Emergency Physician and GP, Dr Katrina Starmer, is a true inspiration within the field of rural and remote health care. This month, to...
Our Favourites: #50 A 10-year old boy was snorkelling when a shark attacked…
Rachel and Blake Bartlett were many months into a wonderful journey of travelling around Australia with their three kids in a caravan. While...
Our Favourites: #47 A speeding boat full of tourists collides with a rock wall in remote WA...
Dr Sally Edmonds talks of the RFDS response to the severe boat accident that occurred in May 2022 in the remote location of Horizontal Falls...
Our Favourites: #31 A skydiving lesson gone wrong changes Joe Chiver's life forever
As Joe and his instructor drifted down from 12,000 feet, it was serene and peaceful, until his parachute suddenly collapsed 10 storeys from...
Our Favourites: #23 How did an experienced horse rider find herself in a life or death situation?
Gladstone warmth. Blue, blue day. Dogs, birds, horses and kids. Rachael is out for a pleasant ride with a friend but the unexpected occurs....
Our Favourites: #9 How did David do CPR on himself to stay alive?
Immense stands of Iron-Bark. Crisp sunny morning. 16 yr old David Donavon is checking for storm damage along the 15km boundaries of a remote...
Our Favourites: #5 When crocodiles attack, but no-one is around to help you..
Hot and sticky. Experienced Ranger is fishing in the Cape when a crocodile launches out of the water and mauls him, hundreds of kilometres f...
Our Favourites: #4 How pregnant Michelle dealt with such a life-changing injury
Young mother of two Michelle Dowsett suffered a shocking and confronting accident that stunned first responders. Michelle’s rare and life-th...
#140 New Mum Lil was Bleeding Out on her Bathroom Floor
After the safe arrival of her second baby, Poppy, Lil Bryant was anxious to return home from hospital to the peace and sanctuary of Mount Do...
#139 Ben Brooksby Bares All - Meet Australia's Naked Farmer!
Ben Brooksby is in a good place. The fifth generation SA farmer - and founder of the Naked Farmer social media phenomenon - and his partner...
#138 Fergus's Fight to Survive - after Flipping his 4WD
New Zealand’s Fergus Gunn considers himself a very lucky man. He is still working in a job he loves, he has a great bunch of friends and a l...
#137 Camille Overcame Anorexia as an Outback Teenager
The stunning images and videos that WA cattle farmer Camille McClymont shares with her Instagram followers each week, perfectly capture the...
#136 Having a Ball in Broken Hill!
In this very special episode of the Flying Doctor Podcast, we're taking you on a remote rural road trip to the famous outback community of B...
#135 Remote Rescues & Red Dust Runways. Meet RFDS Pilot Dave Rogers.
When Melbourne-born Dave Rogers first caught the flying bug as a teenager, he wasn't even sure where a pilot's license might take him. But a...