Oodnadatta welcomes our new Bush Chaplain Pastor Julia Lennon. She is working to foster relationships between First and Second Peoples, and create a space for healing. ‘Oodnadatta’ is believed to be an adaptation of the local Arrernte word ‘utnadata’, which means ‘blossom of the mulga’. …
In July last year, Ken and Joyce Dever started a journey around Australia with their caravan. Little did they know that in a few short months, they would be bringing practical care and much-needed respite when responding to a farmer’s bushfire emergency. So eager were …
Last September, Paul Gray journeyed from Sydney to Nyngan to lend a hand to remote communities ravaged by drought. He told us about connecting with our farmers and the value of corporate volunteering programs for remote parts of Australia. Paul is a mechanic and regularly …
In October 1930, the first volume of Frontier News was published. In this Flashback from ninety years ago, we share with you snippets of stories and photos from the day. A new head office On the cover of volume one is a sketch of the …
This year, National Reconciliation Week celebrates its 20th anniversary (27 May – 3 June) with the theme In This Together. It’s a theme with deep resonance as Australians, both on the coast and inland, deal with a barrage of challenges which have included drought, bushfires, …
