PHOTO: Remote air strips offer a lifeline in emergency situations, so new funding is welcome.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that remote air strips can be a lifesaver.
In cases of emergencies, a medical air flight retrieval by the Royal Flying Doctor Service is the only way to get appropriate medical care, so it’s timely that applications for the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program are now being sought.
According to Ruth Stewart, Adjunct Professor National Rural Health Commissioner in 2022’s Best for the Bush Report, prepared for the RFDS, people in the most remote parts of our country are dying up to 19 years younger than those in our cities…
