About this place
What to expect
The John Flynn's Grave Memorial Historical Reserve is located 7km west of Alice Springs. It's the resting place for the ashes of the Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Australian Inland Mission. The grave is on a low hill at the foot of the MacDonnell Ranges. The memorial plaque expresses a lifetime achievement in just a few lines 'His vision encompassed the continent. He established the Australian Inland Mission and founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He brought to lonely places a spiritual ministry and spread a mantle of safety over them by medicine and the radio'.