The Great Outback BBQ is well and truly heating up across the country with events taking place every week in September. On Saturday, the Frontier Services National Team championed the outback spirit at the NSW Launch of the Great Outback BBQ held at Bunnings in Ashfield. It was a sizzling success with the team working …

Rev Dennis Cousens was given a warm welcome to the Midlands Patrol last week at his induction service in Oatlands. A stirring worship service was held at the historic Oatlands Uniting Church to mark the beginning of Dennis’ ministry in the region. Led by Presbytery Minister Rev Brian Cole, the service included a message shared …

Roebourne Community Wellness Centre opened its doors to the community for its Great Outback BBQ last week. The Wellness Centre combined its Great Outback BBQ fundraiser with an Open Day to invite the wider community to take a look at the centre and to learn more about the respite support provided to carers in the region. In …

Centralian Patrol Minister Colin Gordon was on hand to offer advice for first time fliers when he accompanied the Alice Springs School of the Air on their annual trip to Sydney and Canberra. As a flying patrol minister, Colin visits families on isolated properties across the red centre in his plane. This time, he left …

It was a great example of generosity, selfless volunteering and good fortune all coming together to transform the kitchen at the Frontier Services Mount Isa RAFS team office. A Work Party was organised for early August by volunteers Ian and Fay Laurie to do some work at the Mount Isa RAFS office. Four volunteers were …

The Frontier Services Patrol Ministers have travelled from remote and isolated locations across Australia to be in Darwin this week. The biennial Patrol Ministers Conference is an important opportunity for the ministers to share with each other the joys and also the challenges of providing pastoral support to people in isolated locations. The Patrol Ministers …

Mental health is a topic not often talked about in the bush. Yet, in the outback, where isolation, drought, fire and flooding are constant companions, depression and anxiety can quickly creep up. Without knowledge about mental health and its symptoms, things can go from bad to worse very quickly. Frontier Services Murchison Patrol Minister Rev …

Rev Dennis Cousens has spent most of his life in Hobart, only an hour’s drive from the Midlands of Tasmania, but he will soon get to know the region and its people far more personally. Dennis is the new Frontier Services Midlands Patrol Minister. His mandate is to provide pastoral and practical support to people …

Mother of three and mature-aged nursing student from QUT in Brisbane, Sue Swindon, says she was drawn to volunteering in the outback. In early January, with her car packed with supplies and Google map directions, Sue set off from her home in Indooroopilly, Queensland, for her solo volunteering adventure to the community of Eidsvold – …

The Uniting Church Assembly and Frontier Services are proud to announce that former Assembly President and long-time champion of Frontier Services, Rev Gregor Henderson, has been confirmed as the new Chairperson of the Frontier Services board. Gregor brings with him a lifelong commitment to the vision and values of Frontier Services. Gregor is current Chair …