The Frontier Services Patrol Ministers have travelled from remote and isolated locations across Australia to be in Darwin this week. The biennial Patrol Ministers Conference is an important opportunity for the ministers to share with each other the joys and also the challenges of providing pastoral support to people in isolated locations. The Patrol Ministers …

Mental health is a topic not often talked about in the bush. Yet, in the outback, where isolation, drought, fire and flooding are constant companions, depression and anxiety can quickly creep up. Without knowledge about mental health and its symptoms, things can go from bad to worse very quickly. Frontier Services Murchison Patrol Minister Rev …

Rev Dennis Cousens has spent most of his life in Hobart, only an hour’s drive from the Midlands of Tasmania, but he will soon get to know the region and its people far more personally. Dennis is the new Frontier Services Midlands Patrol Minister. His mandate is to provide pastoral and practical support to people …

Mother of three and mature-aged nursing student from QUT in Brisbane, Sue Swindon, says she was drawn to volunteering in the outback. In early January, with her car packed with supplies and Google map directions, Sue set off from her home in Indooroopilly, Queensland, for her solo volunteering adventure to the community of Eidsvold – …

The Uniting Church Assembly and Frontier Services are proud to announce that former Assembly President and long-time champion of Frontier Services, Rev Gregor Henderson, has been confirmed as the new Chairperson of the Frontier Services board. Gregor brings with him a lifelong commitment to the vision and values of Frontier Services. Gregor is current Chair …

Today, Frontier Services says farewell to its National Director Rosemary Young. We thank Rosemary for her tireless service to and great compassion for the people of remote Australia. Through her guidance and leadership over the past 18 years, Rosemary has ensured that, 100 years on, John Flynn’s ‘mantle of safety’ continues to make a real …

After three years of lending a hand and a listening ear, Rev Ian Tucker has finished up as Frontier Services Cobar/Nyngan Patrol Minister this week. As part of his ministry, Ian has supported the Cobar and Nyngan Uniting Church communities and played an important role in providing pastoral care to people across the region. He has been …

 An outback traveller who was badly injured when he tripped and fell over his caravan found swift medical care in the hands of a Frontier Services nurse when he was visiting the Gulf Savannah region in North Queensland. Deryck Robinson wrote to Frontier Services to express his appreciation for the care he received when he …

Frontier Services is honoured to have Hon Tim Fischer AC at its Patron. The former Deputy Prime Minister served in politics for 30 years, including as leader of the National Party and Minister for Trade in the Coalition. Born in the Riverina district of NSW, Mr Fischer has led an equally accomplished life as a …

The yarning fills the room and the kettle is constantly on the boil as more people are dropping into the Frontier Services Roebourne Community Wellness Centre, a service which provides respite to carers across the Roebourne Shire in the Pilbara. The centre is a space where carers of people with a mental illness or intellectual …