Month of RFDS campaigning pays off for Barry

Sally Gall
Updated April 3 2018 - 1:30pm, first published 1:15pm
The Coalition's $84m funding announcement for the Royal Flying Doctor Service comes on the back of a month of heaving campaigning by Senator Barry O'Sullivan.
The Coalition's $84m funding announcement for the Royal Flying Doctor Service comes on the back of a month of heaving campaigning by Senator Barry O'Sullivan.

Senator Barry O’Sullivan has welcomed last week’s announcement from Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, that the federal government was providing $84 million extra in Royal Flying Doctor Service funding.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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