We’re calling on all Aussies for urgent support to assist the growing and critical need in the bush at the launch of our biggest fundraising event – the Great Outback BBQ – held through the month of September. Founded by Rev Dr John Flynn, the man who also founded the Royal Flying Doctors Service and the School of the Air, we provide on-the-ground practical support in the form of Bush Chaplains and skilled volunteers to remote and regional communities.
We have been moved by the amazing work happening in support of people in remote communities, including Aussie Farmers, FIFO workers and those advocating for First Peoples. We were so inspired following a visit to the Riverina Region (New South Wales) that we dedicated our August edition of Frontier News to the stories we learned during Walking On Country. We hope you enjoy this read and pray that you, too, are inspired to support us on our journey of reconciliation. Together, let’s learn, share and grow.
The passing of the Frontier Services torch! Last week at the 15th Triennial Assembly, we welcomed in new leadership at Frontier Services as ordained Uniting Chuch Minister, Rev. Will Pearson takes on the position of Chairperson of the Frontiers Services Board…
Last week we embraced National Reconciliation Week at Frontier Services. As an agency of the Uniting Church in Australia, and an organisation that continues working with First Peoples across Remote Australia, we took it upon ourselves to learn more about Reconciliation, to reflect on the knowledge we’ve acquired to date, and to actively participate in meaningful discussions that will help us to evolve…
When Nina and her husband Luke moved to Outback South Australia, they were looking forward to raising their children and carrying on the family cattle business. They had barely started to unpack when their dreams suddenly came crashing down…
Wendy and Ross Groves have been part of the Outback Links program since its inception. With two properties to run, totalling 190,000 acres, they value the much needed support, friendship and respite our volunteers provide. Find out how our volunteers are helping to keep farmers on their properties and making a difference in remote Australia.
In this edition of our refreshed-look Frontier News, we share stories about standing with Farmers and First Peoples, including Outback Links volunteers providing friendship and support to graziers managing two properties; Rev Mitch of the Murchison Remote Area bringing hope to the people and community of Meekatharra; and an artist’s vision of creating tourism to improve outcomes for Meekatharra’s Aboriginal youth.
Our Order of Service is the programme of events used when holding a Frontier Services’ celebration at your Uniting Church. This is our way of connecting metro to rural in celebration. This year’s Order of Service contains a beautiful selection of prayers, hymns and readings that reflect life out bush. Please download your own copy of our Order of Service or contact us and we can post out copies to your congregation.
When Terry* first came to the Pilbara he was excited to have a new opportunity for providing for his young family. The downside was that to do this, he would have to leave them. His job required him to head away to the Outback on-site in the Pilbara, WA, for one to three months at a time, as a fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) worker, in a mine.
Last week at the Sydney Mint, Frontier Services revealed its refreshed brand to an excited crowd of committed supporters and partners, wonderful volunteers and representatives from other Uniting Church agencies.
