Variety NSW/ACT and Marathon Health have partnered to bring a new initiative – the Flying Start Paediatric Service – to assist in regional youth healthcare. The program enables a paediatrician and health team to fly to far-reaching areas of the state and bring efficient and timely diagnoses for children and their families. After a successful trial Flying Start is expanding, and needs more planes, more health professionals, and more doctors, to meet demand across the state.

The initial paediatric clinics are being delivered in Walgett and Lightning