When you’ve been around for as long as Diane Bilka as a nurse in remote Australia, you can safely say that she’s pretty much seen it all. Diane is Frontier Services longest serving nurse, a gem of Andamooka, working at at a health clinic in …
02 Jun 2014 In General By Frontier Services
Port Macquarie Uniting Church A Night to Remember
The ladies and gents from Port Macquarie Uniting Church turned out in their finest at a Soirée specially organised to boost funds for the soon to be relaunched Outback Links program. Organisers Geoff and Roz Bond say the inspiration behind “A Night to Remember” was …
26 May 2014 In General By Frontier Services
Jabiru Leadership Camp
At Jabiru Leadership Camp, the smell of buffalo cooking in an earth-oven wafted around the fireplace and voices lifted in praise long into the night as Indigenous church leaders gathered for a three-day leadership camp. As many as 60 church leaders flew in from Yirrkala, …
15 May 2014 In General By Frontier Services
Taking stock after the smoke
When bushfires raged through the farms and small townships of East Gippsland in February, everyone in the community felt the impact. Many played a part in the emergency response, even as their own homes were burning. Behind those on the frontline, others played the vital …
10 May 2014 In General By Frontier Services
Roses in the Dust and Mulga
Roses in the Dust and Mulga: When you’re a busy mum living on half a million acres in the backblocks of western Queensland in drought, finding a second job to pay the bills isn’t so easy as applying at the local employment agency. Epsilon, the …