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Flying Doctor Wellbeing

WEBLaunched in 2017, Flying Doctor Wellbeing is a free mental health and wellbeing service for people in rural and remote Victorian communities. This service enables people to access sessions with a mental health

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Flying Doctor Wellbeing

WEBFlying Doctor Wellbeing ensures all Victorians can easily access vital mental health services wherever they are, and whenever they need. Leon Martin is a mental health …

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Making care possible

WEBWhile the Community Transport service helps local residents to attend their health care appointments by offering free transportation, it is different than a taxi service. At its core, …

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The Long Road to Recovery

WEBWith the devastating damage now assessed, Mick started down the long and brutal road to recovery – a process complicated further still by his ailing health. “A few years …

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Meet Chris Nayna

WEB1. My family – I’m married and have a one-year-old daughter named Annabelle. My wife, Liz, works for the RFDS and is how I got involved with the organisation. She’s currently …

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Care when – and where – it counts

WEBThe population of the town is 236, according to the 2016 census. The closest hospital to Buchan is the Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, which is located almost an hour's …

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Support for the whole community

WEBFlying Doctor Community Transport allows people to easily access their health care appointments for free – however, the service also offers invaluable benefits for clients’ …

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Gaining experience on the road

WEBHaving visited a few communities across Victoria as part of the Flying Doctor’s Mobile Eye Care program, Austin understands the importance of accessible eye care, and what can …

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Flying Doctor Give Them Wings scholarship program

WEBIn active recognition of this problem, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria offers rural students support through the Give Them Wings scholarship program. This program …

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Connecting locals in more ways than one

WEBSince launching in 2018, Flying Doctor Community Transport has become a crucial service for Heathcote and, more recently, Rochester locals. The team of dedicated volunteers …

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Flying Doctor Community Transport

WEBFlying Doctor Community Transport provides free transportation for eligible clients to their health appointments and social group activities. The service recognises that people …

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Community Transport

WEBThe Flying Doctor Community Transport service enables residents of Heathcote, Rochester and surrounds to easily access health appointments and social group activities – …

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Flying Doctor Dental Clinic

WEBOral disease is largely preventable through access and regular visits to a dental practitioner, however, people living and working in rural and remote areas are disproportionately …

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Taking eye care on the road

WEBLuke’s road to joining the Flying Doctor’s Mobile Eye Care team began at Melbourne University, before taking him to Bendigo, Echuca and Wangaratta and then, after an 18 …

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Vaccinating our most vulnerable

WEBBeing such an important clinic for both Robinvale and Victoria at large, RFDS Victoria was proud to support RDHS and Bendigo Health in ensuring equitable vaccine distribution to …

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On the front line: Campbell Sinclair

WEBThis service provides mental health and wellbeing services to support individuals, families and emergency service workers affected by the East Gippsland bushfires. “When fires …

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Give Them Wings scholarship program 2022

WEBIn a special edition of the Australian Journal of Rural Health released late last year, the authors noted that: “Having appropriately and effectively resourced health services in …

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Finding hope after the fire

WEBTo find out more about the RFDS & RAV Bushfire Counselling and Support Service and to help us continue to support bushfire-affected communities in Victoria, please visit our …

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