The Flying Vet

My journey to the skies and the people and animals of the Australian outback

The Flying Vet by Ameliah Scott is a compelling narrative highlighting devotion to bringing veterinarian services to the vast outback plains. Scott is renowned for her heart of gold, nerves of steel, red-dirt soles, and two silver wings, as applauded by Australian Women's Weekly.

'Inspiring and captivating ... Lots of fun and immense joy,' says a Goodreads review.

The inspiring story of the intrepid Dr Ameliah Scott, the Flying Vet extraordinaire.

Ameliah isn't your average vet - flying solo over a staggering territory of 200,000 square kilometres of red dirt and bush to tend to animals of all shapes and sizes. She’s a rare combination of a female flying vet and a fifth-generation farmer in remote Australia. Her work provides much-needed solace, care, and reassurance to remote farming communities in the heart of the country, all while raising her own young family.

With charm, honesty, and wit, Ameliah shares stories from her life on the road and in the skies. Her journey includes attending the School of the Air, becoming a vet, and operating her mobile service in some of the most remote parts of the country. Her story spreads as far as her clients are scattered across the outback, from far western New South Wales to northern Victoria, from the southwest of Queensland to eastern South Australia, treating valuable stock animals and beloved pets, and providing a precious lifeline for their owners.

Funny, moving, and uplifting, Ameliah reflects on the diverse community she serves and the animals she treats, celebrating the bush and the people of the outback. Her passion for animal welfare shines through as she treats animals in distress, wrangles hot-blooded goats, gelds biting horses, and assists pregnant and calving cattle. Ameliah also battles the changing conditions of the bush, and the scourge of feral animals and plagues, all while navigating vast distances from the air and raising her own family on a 120,000-acre cattle and sheep farm.

Humour, hope, and healing from the heart of Australia