Care that closes the distance
Fly2Health exists for the communities in between: the towns where a Speech Pathologist, an Occupational Therapist or a Psychologist has always been a long way and a longer wait away.
A Physiotherapist who learned to fly
Kennedy Lay was born in Hong Kong and came to Australia at fourteen. He built a career as a Physiotherapist, and kept meeting the same problem in different waiting rooms: the further a family lived from a city, the harder it was for them to see anyone at all.
In 2020 he decided the distance was the part he could fix, and retrained as a commercial pilot. The first flight went to Narrogin, in the WA Wheatbelt, with a day of appointments booked at the other end. The plane was never the point. It was simply the fastest way to put a clinician in a room with the people who needed one.
Built on invitation
Fly2Health was registered in January 2022. By May that year our first remote Aboriginal community service was running in Wiluna, built the way everything we do is built: on invitation, local partnership and turning up when we said we would.
What started as one clinician with a licence is now a national team working from six bases, in the air and on the road, holding regular visiting schedules with the communities on our map. The numbers below are live; they change as we grow.
- 2020
Kennedy Lay, a Physiotherapist who came to Australia from Hong Kong at fourteen, retrains as a commercial pilot with one goal: reaching the towns the health system leaves for last.
- 2021
The first flight, to Narrogin in the WA Wheatbelt. One clinician, one day of appointments, and a waiting room that proved the idea mattered.
- Jan 2022
Fly2Health is registered as a company, and the visiting model takes shape: regular schedules, local venues, the same clinicians returning.
- May 2022
Our first remote Aboriginal community service begins in Wiluna, WA, built on invitation, local partnership and cultural respect.
- Today
Teams now work from six bases: Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Darwin, reaching communities in every corner of the map.
The team, out where the work is
Beyond the schedule
Fly2Foundation is our charitable arm, extending what the visiting teams can offer where funding falls short and community need does not.
Along the way
- 2026 WA Australian of the Year, Finalist
- 2024 AFR Fast Starters, #26
- 2023 Business News 40under40
Book an appointment
Anyone can book. Families, participants, support coordinators, GPs and other providers. You do not need a referral, and you do not need an account. Rather talk to someone? Call 1300 163 665.
Pick a time that suits
Real hours from the clinicians who visit your town. Choose one and it is booked, then our team calls to confirm a few details. It takes about a minute.
- See the actual hours that are free
- Choose one, with no back and forth
- Booked straight away, then we call to confirm
No referral needed, anyone can book directly with us.