WALK, RUN or RIDE

this October to keep the

Flying Doctor flying!

Oceans to Outback is a month-long fitness and fundraising challenge held every October. Sign up solo, join a team, or take part with your workplace.

Get active, raise funds, and help the Royal Flying Doctor Service deliver life-saving care across Australia.

Five years. $13.9M raised. Here's the impact:

108,013

patients transported

2,370

medical chests around Australia

179,998

remote telehealth consultations

36x

the moon and back KMs travelled

Help Deliver Care Where It’s Needed Most

Access to reliable healthcare is something many of us take for granted. But for people in remote, rural and regional areas, it’s not always within reach. In an emergency, time is critical. It can mean the difference between life and death.

This October, you can help change that.

Take on Oceans to Outback and walk, run or ride, while raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Every kilometre and every dollar helps the RFDS travel further, respond faster, and deliver essential care, no matter where it’s needed.

Sign up for free and start your journey.

How it works

Sign up

Registration is FREE. Join solo or as a team with friends or colleagues. 

Share & raise funds

Invite friends and family to support you by donating to your fundraising page.

Track your kilometres

Log your activity and follow your virtual journey to RFDS locations throughout October.

See why over 66,000 people have taken on the challenge since 2022!

Ian

Cycled 315km in 2025

Raised $1,135

Katherine

Walked 112km in 2025

Raised $1,367

David

Walked 132km in 2025

Raised $257

Robert and Pinot

Walked 204km in 2024-25

Raised $859

Sarah

Walked 42km in 2025

Raised $845

How far will you go to keep the Flying Doctor flying?

42 km

1km for every 1,000 Australians who have difficulty accessing basic healthcare.

Select

87 km

1km for every Flying Doctor aircraft across Australia.

Select

98 km

1km for every 
year RFDS has 
provided life-saving healthcare.

Select

Content - Cycle

Content - Walk or Run

Got something else in mind? You can nominate any 
distance during  registration.

Oceans to Outback is a month-long adventure. Choose a  distance that can be done in short bursts daily, or on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

Go further with the Oceans to Outback community

In 2017, Brett had a life-threatening accident. With his injuries, he urgently needed to be transported from Berri to Adelaide. He was flown 238 kilometres by the Flying Doctor to receive critical care.

Oceans to Outback was the perfect excuse to maintain his walking habit and provide emergency care to more people like him. Brett set himself an ambitious goal of 242km — the total distance of his life-saving journey via air and road. He smashed it with a distance of 281km.

“Oceans to Outback truly restored a little faith in humanity for me, the amount of help and support from friends, family, RFDS and the O2O Facebook community was amazing and something I will never forget.” 

Leaderboards

Be inspired by those who are flying high with their fundraising!