The need to fundraise
As a not for profit charitable organisation, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) relies on the generosity of companies, the community and individuals to help us provide emergency and primary medical care to rural and remote Australia.
Because we provide our medical services free of charge, we must rely on the generosity of the community to continue our life-saving work.
Although the RFDS receives some government funding, donations from the community help us
- buy vital medical equipment
- purchase and outfit aircraft (at a cost of more than $8 million each)
- bring ‘Fly Around Clinics’ to the most isolated parts of the country
- develop primary health initiatives
Each and every dollar, goods or services donated to the RFDS, helps to keep us in the air. And as long as we’re flying we can provide life-saving assistance to those who need it the most.
Where your money goes
Your donation will be directly used to help the thousands of people who live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.
Your donation buys medical equipment to save lives…
We need a wide range of the latest medical equipment to continue providing the best aeromedical service in the world. Your donation can help us purchase vital but expensive equipment including:
- foetal heart monitors ($700 each)
- ventilators ($10,000 each)
- defibrillators to re-kick a failed heart ($46,000 each)
Your donation buys aircraft to keep us flying…
Our aircraft are among the safest in the world and fly more than 7 million kilometres in their lifetime! But after about 20 years of hard work, they need to be replaced.
When you provide a national service that treats around 630 patients a day, you can’t afford to lose one plane from the fleet and not replace it.
It costs more than $5 million to purchase an aircraft and another $3 million to modify it as a flying intensive care unit, $8 million all up and that’s why we need your help!