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The work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service remains as vital as ever for people in rural areas as an outback Queensland base marks its 80-year anniversary.

Helen Kidd caught the mail plane to Brisbane to take her daughter Belle to hospital, but when the worst happened she relied on volunteer organisations

Don Anderson was nearly killed in 1995 after he was bitten by a king brown snake at a remote WA station. He has spent three decades paying back those who saved his life.

Nearly 40 years ago this Victorian wheatbelt town served as a filming location for the fictional TV series The Flying Doctors. Now the actual service is now in town and they're already making a big difference.

Pilots say flying to remote properties in medical emergencies can be like "walking into a dark room", but one tiny community is trialling a solution.

Women and Indigenous people living in the bush are having decades of their lives shaved off due to preventable health issues and a lack of the most basic health services, a new RFDS report has revealed.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to open a permanent healthcare clinic at William Creek, one of South Australia's smallest and most remote towns.

Whether he was delivering babies in the middle of the bush or performing a procedure atop a pool table in a pub, Dr Don's medical career has been nothing short of epic.

Outback station owners are turning to a simple innovation with a long history to light airstrips for Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots in emergencies.