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 …
A service to mark the Conclusion of Placement of Rev Gay Loftus was held in the Smithton Uniting Church, Tasmania on Sunday April 12. The service was attended by approximately 40 people, mainly from Smithton. Gay served for eight years in the West Coast Patrol/Circular Heads Ministry making many connections with the communities of …
The Assembly Standing Committee (ASC) that met in Sydney from 20-23 March has made several key decisions to support the provision of remote area ministry through Frontier Services. “Since the transition of Frontier Services’ aged care services to ARRCS and Juniper last year the Assembly has been investigating better, more sustainable ways to support …
‘Tradie’ Volunteers Prepare for ‘Outback Links’ Farm Revival The farmers of remote Australia need your help. Many are facing their third year of drought. Without good rainfall, there are no crops or less stock to generate income for farmers. If vital equipment and infrastructure wears out or breaks down, there isn’t the money or …
Rev Sunil Kadaparambil came all the way from India to work in the Australian Outback. He is now Patrol Minister of the Cunnamulla Patrol in south western Queensland.
As a young fighter pilot flying RAAF Meteor jets in the Korean War, Rev Bob Macintosh recalls how readily he described himself to any who asked about his beliefs with the curt reply “I’m an agnostic”. But that was all to change. Bob was one of 17,000 military personnel who served Australia under the direction …
The Frontier Services Patrol Ministers are committed to being there for people, in moments of great joy and at times of utmost sadness. This means going to where people are at, being in the places that people hold dear to them. The Patrol Ministers are frequently asked to celebrate milestones and ceremonies in the …
Reverend Gregor Henderson AM was recognised during the 2015 Australia Day honours, becoming a Member of the Order of Australia. Gregor received the award in the General Division for “significant service to the community through executive and ministerial roles in the Uniting Church in Australia, and through interfaith initiatives.” Gregor Henderson has been involved in …
Meekatharra is a small town in Western Australia, nestled into the landscape some 771 kilometres north-east of Perth. Once centred in a gold mining region, the town today is better known as a transit hub for livestock. While the Royal Flying Doctor Service and School of the Air have a home in the town, so …
In the bush, no day is 9-5. On a remote property, families rise early and finish late. Everything fits around the work that has to be done to sustain the family’s income. Throw into the mix raising a family and education in the bush and there are a whole lot of extra challenges that families …
