Royal Flying Doctor Service - Alice Springs

Thursday, September 21, 2017

ALICE SPRINGS - RFDS Museum

RFDS Museum (Royal Flying Doctors Service)
THE BASE CAFE: We visited the museum mid afternoon, we had not had lunch so we went into the cafe where you can dine under the original veranda, in the old dining room or venture out to the new informal garden setting.  We enjoyed the food we have been back several times.  If you like milkshakes, they have the best there, Drew had a Mocca and he said it was one of the best he has had, we would like to highly recommend the cafe.

After having our fill with the beautiful food we went into the RFDS Museum, this cost us $11 each with seniors cards. We had a 5 minute lecture about the planes where they come from and showed a map which updates every 90 minutes, shows where the planes are at the moment.
We then were ushered into the theatrette and watched a hologram of the history of the RFDS.  Both Drew and I found this interesting and factual.  This lasted 20 minutes, once we left the theatrette we were ushered into the museum which showed the old treddle radio which was the only way to communicate with the people on outback stations. 

                                         
           
This is an essential service to those people living in the outback.  The first plane flew out of Cloncurry Queensland.
 The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctor) is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. It provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation which provides health care to people who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.