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Archive for October, 2011

Ways to participate

Read all about the events that have taken place throughout the Centenary Year.  Events Calendar Why not organise your own Centenary event? Information & inspiration can be foud here!  Your Event Share the story of Frontier Services and its predecessors! Resources can be found here.   Share the Story Have you got a story to …

Highlighting the century

Want to know more about the beginnings of the organisation? Read up on the history.  History Ever wondered in what year something happened? The timeline has all the answers.  Timeline Get to really know the people who have been a part of the work across the century!  Photo Gallery  

Celebrating the Centenary

Frontier Services is the successor in the Uniting Church to the Australian Inland Mission, developed by Rev Dr John Flynn to provide support to the people of outback Australia. Flynn presented a proposal to the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church on 26 September 1912 which resulted in the establishment of the Australian Inland Mission. Frontier Services held …

Sandy and Des McDonald go outback to lend a hand

Sandy and Des McDonald go outback to lend a hand

Canowindra grandparents Sandy and Des McDonald have discovered a way to combine their love for travel in the outback with offering a helping hand to strangers in need. They are volunteers with the Frontier Services program Outback Links which supports families living in remote locations that need assistance for a short period of time. In …

Nebine community comes together to bat for Frontier Services

Nebine community comes together to bat for Frontier Services

Eighty people came together in the heart of outback Queensland for the Nebine Community Centre Fundraising Cricket Match held on September 24. The Centre, located 190 km west of Mitchell in southwest Queensland, is a vital social hub for people living in remote and often isolated locations across the region. The annual cricket match was …

Staff Training

Staff Training

Across our country exists a highly effective volunteer workforce made up of Australia’s rapidly growing skilled and gifted seniors population, students, professionals, backpackers and others who would love to see their talents put to use to support Outback Australia.

Events

Staff at Frontier Services are beginning the preparations for the celebrations to mark the Centenary. There are a number of exciting events and activities taking place! There are also a number of ways that everyone can get involved! Watch this space for more information! Be the first to find out what’s happening, by staying up …