A few weeks ago, we ran a story on our Facebook page about the impressive array of beautifully hand knitted items made by a kind supporter, Mrs Norma Stafford. We packaged them up and sent half to the Snowy River Patrol and the other half to the Tennant Barkly Patrol. We got the following message …

Roy Shave – The contributions of volunteers in our communities reflect back at us from a hundred different places – a bush regeneration group, a football club, a sausage sizzle, school canteen, etc… In National Volunteers Week, Frontier Services pays tribute to the indispensable work of the late Roy Shave who died peacefully aged 90 …

This week we celebrate our volunteers, without them we wouldn’t get things done. Our Outback Links volunteers range in age and skills, from our newest recruits – the young apprentices who participated in the Farm Experience to Lightning Ridge in April, to active retirees in their early 70s. From skilled tradespeople to retired professionals, handymen …