The Albanese Government is providing another $1 million for Little Wings to help seriously ill children in regional communities access the health care they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding will extend the Government\u2019s support for Little Wings for a further two years, helping families across regional NSW, Queensland and the ACT access the specialist health care their children need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Government will also match every dollar raised by 12-year-old Dusty Langby, who has walked an incredible 540 kilometres from Warren, NSW to Parliament House in Canberra in support of Little Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Little Wings provides free aeromedical and ground transport and specialist outreach clinics for families living outside major cities, helping remove distance as a barrier to essential health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler announced the funding today as they welcomed Dusty to Parliament House after his remarkable journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dusty has raised over $500,000 for Little Wings, with the Albanese Government matching that amount dollar-for-dollar and doubling the impact of his fundraising effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dusty was joined in his walk by his mother Sarah Langby, a Registered Nurse, Little Wings Chief Executive Officer Clare Pearson, local nurse Christine Letton, Little Wings nurse Nichole Callan, and other members of his support crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new $1 million investment will extend the Government\u2019s support for Little Wings for a further two years, helping the organisation continue its vital work for children and families across regional NSW, Queensland and the ACT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Albanese Government has been a proud supporter of Little Wings since 2022. In the 2022-23 Budget, the Government committed $4.3 million to Little Wings for the purchase of an additional aircraft and $2.5 million in operational funding from 2022\u201123 to 2026-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2025-26 alone, the Albanese Government supported 350 Little Wings missions. This included 296 hospital flights and 54 outreach specialist clinics, helping 1,260 families to access specialist care closer to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDusty has done something extraordinary and has walked 540 kilometres to help seriously ill children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy Government will match every dollar Dusty has raised so his incredible effort can make an even bigger difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn top of that, my Government will invest another $1 million to keep Little Wings flying and help regional families get their children the care they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDusty has shown that you\u2019re never too young to make a difference and we\u2019re proud to back Little Wings and the work they do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Albanese Government has supported Little Wings because for families facing the unimaginable, Little Wings is a beacon of hope, delivering swift and secure transport during their most trying moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDusty’s extraordinary effort has shown no parent should worry about distance, affordability and reliability when it comes to their child\u2019s health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The extension of support for Little Wings reflects our Government’s commitment to strengthening the health infrastructure that binds our nation together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Little Wings helps to ensure no child’s health is compromised by distance or location.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere a child lives should never determine the health care they can access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis additional funding will help Little Wings continue supporting children and families who rely on these vital services, it was a pleasure to meet Dusty yesterday and recognize his outstanding advocacy in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Albanese Labor Government is committed to delivering quality, affordable and reliable health care for all Australians, wherever they live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver for regional Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am proud to be a member of the Labor Government that listens to strong regional advocates like Dusty and invests in quality health care for regional Australians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDusty has inspired communities across New South Wales and should be incredibly proud of what he has accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Albanese Government is providing another $1 million for Little Wings to help seriously ill children in regional communities access the health care they need. The funding will extend the Government\u2019s support for Little Wings for a further two years, helping families across regional NSW, Queensland and the ACT access the specialist health care their … Continue reading “Little wings flying high”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40834,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833\/revisions\/40834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}