Twenty two patrol ministers who provide practical and spiritual support in remote locations across Australia are meeting in Alice Springs this week. The Frontier Services Patrol Ministers Conference, which begins Thursday, September 29, will be an important opportunity for the ministers to come together in one place. …
29 Sep 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Grandfather provides a helping hand
Busselton grandfather Philip Atherton has used his skills and spare time to make a difference for a farming family in the mid West. Mr Atherton is a volunteer with the Frontier Services program Outback Links that provides support for families in rural and remote Australia. …
22 Sep 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
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Staff training benefits Outback Links During October Outback Links staff are attending Volunteering Queensland training in natural disaster community resilliance. We hope to share relevant details with Outback Links volunteers in due course.
21 Sep 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Ex-Dairy Farmers put their spare hands to good use
Alstonville grandparents Gwen and Ron Hellyar travelled more than 1500km to help out a family in Outback Queensland. They travelled to a sheep and cattle station, northwest of Longreach, to provide an extra set of hands for a remote family. It was their second experience …
21 Sep 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Ruth gets a buzz from helping out in the bush
The retired teacher from Bellevue Heights in Adelaide travelled six hours to lend a hand to a family on a sheep and cattle station in the Flinders Rangers. “I had a wow of a time,” said Mrs Simpson. The 65-year-old was there to provide an …