Frontier Services staff gained valuable insights into Aboriginal culture after attending a training day at the Centre of Remote Health in Alice Springs. The day was a success with 28 Frontier Services staff receiving certificates. A highlight was the opening session with presenters Bess and David Price. Bess Nungarrayi Price is an Australian Indigenous activist and …

After 100 years of unbroken service, the Uniting Church in Australia has made a commitment to continue to stand by remote Australia. Delegates gathered for the 13th Triennial Assembly Meeting of the Uniting Church in Adelaide resolved that the Church would “commit itself anew to the people of remote Australia”, yesterday. The commitment comes as …

Migrants in Kalgoorlie-Boulder learnt about their rights and responsibilities as a worker in Australia and other concepts in the workplace at an information session yesterday. Frontier Services Kalgoorlie Community Migrant Service hosted the session to assist newly arrived migrants who have found employment or who are looking for work. Leading the session, Stephanie Fletcher, Senior Fair Work …

Nissan Patrol drivers catch up with Frontier Services staff at the Evening Star Tourist Park in Charleville. Nine 4WD convoys travelling from all corners of the country will converge in Birdsville today, to mark the 50th anniversary of the first vehicle crossing of the Simpson Desert. Frontier Services is the charity partner for the celebrations …

Music drifts out of the garden as a troupe of Indigenous men approaches decorated in white paint. Eighty people crowd around as the dancers spin and stamp, telling stories of the Dreamtime with the movement of their bodies. The smell of food and the sound of laughter permeate the air. It is the annual NAIDOC …

Tibooburra is about as far as you can get from the sea but that didn’t stop the fun or high level of competition in the boat races through the main street of town. Broken Hill Patrol Minister Jorge Rebolledo caught all of the action at the Tibooburra Sight’n’Sound Festival recently. As part of his work …

Mutitjulu Child Care Centre Coordinator Michelle Brownjohn (right), the mothers and staff went on an excursion to pick wildflowers as part of the visit. Mutitjulu Child Care Centre has played an important role in the development of training resources for Indigenous educators who work with young children in remote communities. The aim of the project …

Mary Killeen and Andrew Pegler can’t remember when they first heard about Frontier Services. Perhaps, Mary thinks, it was when their oldest child who is now 28, was attending Remote Area Families Service (RAFS) playgroups as a young child. “Frontier Services has just always been there,” said Mary. Today, a cheerful blue Frontier Services sign …

Frontier Services’ Davida Melksham says her participation in the Queensland Leadership Program (QLP) has given her fresh inspiration and new skills to tackle emerging challenges in rural and remote communities. Davida, who coordinates the Outback Links volunteer program, graduated last night from the highly-regarded program, an initiative of The Benevolent Society’s Social Leadership Australia. With …