Outback Links ‘tradie’ volunteers are hitting the road again, giving up their time to help farmers doing it tough in remote NSW. In September, an enthusiastic group of 15 professional and 10 apprentice ‘tradies’ will get their boots dusty giving a hand to 30 farms around Lightning Ridge and Goodooga in North West NSW. The …

Friday 28th August commemorates a golden anniversary in the South Australian opal mining town of Andamooka. It is 50 years to the day since the Andamooka hospital was opened, a facility built and staffed by the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) and continued to this day under the AIM’s successor, Frontier Services. The opening of Andamooka …

A big shout out to our steadfast supporters on the NSW mid-north coast. In the scenic coastal township of South West Rocks, the Uniting Church Op Shop is a hub of sharing and caring where wonderful pre-loved goods are bought for modest prices, with all proceeds going to good causes. Our Major Gifts Officer, Dan …

Driving nine-and-a-half hours to fix a tractor in forty degree heat is what most of us would call a hard day’s work. But for a group of Sydney mechanics it’s a job they’re happy to do, no questions asked, to help a group of struggling farmers in north-west New South Wales. Volunteer patrol mechanics from …

How far beyond the ‘farthest fence’ can we go? For 103 years the answer to this question has been determined through the generosity of our supporters. Our long journey into the heart of remote Australia has but two challenges according to the late Rev John Flynn – “The getting there and the staying there” and …

A few weeks ago, we ran a story on our Facebook page about the impressive array of beautifully hand knitted items made by a kind supporter, Mrs Norma Stafford. We packaged them up and sent half to the Snowy River Patrol and the other half to the Tennant Barkly Patrol. We got the following message …

Roy Shave – The contributions of volunteers in our communities reflect back at us from a hundred different places – a bush regeneration group, a football club, a sausage sizzle, school canteen, etc… In National Volunteers Week, Frontier Services pays tribute to the indispensable work of the late Roy Shave who died peacefully aged 90 …

This week we celebrate our volunteers, without them we wouldn’t get things done. Our Outback Links volunteers range in age and skills, from our newest recruits – the young apprentices who participated in the Farm Experience to Lightning Ridge in April, to active retirees in their early 70s. From skilled tradespeople to retired professionals, handymen …

  A service to mark the Conclusion of Placement of Rev Gay Loftus was held in the Smithton Uniting Church, Tasmania on Sunday April 12. The service was attended by approximately 40 people, mainly from Smithton. Gay served for eight years in the West Coast Patrol/Circular Heads Ministry making many connections with the communities of …