When John and Shan Sharp pulled into the driveway at Lexington Station and asked how they could lend a hand, it could not have been better timing for Kassi Crocker. The retired couple who are travelling across Australia spent three weeks at the property, 60km outside of Emerald, where Kassi and her husband Tim, with …
Patrol Minister Dennis Cousens farewells Cunnamulla
Of all the things he has encountered in the past five years travelling back and forth across the outback of southwest Queensland, and there have been quite a lot, Rev Dennis Cousens says the thing that stands out most is the optimism and the faith of the people. Dennis finishes up as the Cunnamulla Patrol …
A day out in Esperance
It is amazing what can be achieved when the whole community comes together. Recently, West Nullarbor Patrol Minister Rob Dummermuth, who is chaplain at the Esperance Aged Care Facility, joined with 40 volunteers to take all the residents of the service out for a special morning tea. It was a wonderful occasion for the residents …
Rev Peter Wait on Patrol in the Barkly
A willingness to drive for hours on end across some of the outback’s most remote country is not a usual prerequisite for a church minister, but for Rev Peter Wait, the new Tennant Barkly Patrol Minister for Frontier Services, it is absolutely essential. Based in Tennant Creek, Peter will spend much of his time on …
Not just a one-way street
Super Grandads. Makeover masters. Bush Angels. There are probably many titles you could give to these two volunteers but they usually go by just one name. This week, Grahame Rumballe and Graeme Kenwrick, two retirees from Brisbane, returned home from another volunteer placement with Outback Links. In the past five years, they have volunteered 14 …
A helping hand comes round
Southwest Queensland farmer Jennifer Crocker is the type of person who likes to help out. She is passionately involved in various community groups and regularly puts her hand up when things need to get done. She recently hosted a market and garden day which raised $4000 at her local church. It is this sort of …
“Thanks a Million” to our volunteers
During National Volunteer Week from 13-19 May, Frontier Services is celebrating the enormous contribution made by our Outback Links volunteers to support the people of rural and remote Australia. Each year, our volunteers assist more than 500 outback families, providing a much needed helping hand when it is needed most. This week, we’ll bring you …
Mental Health First Aid
Members of the community in the Gulf Savannah Region of North Queensland learnt what to do in a mental health emergency as part of a Mental Health First Aid training course held in Georgetown. Frontier Services Savannah Regional Health Service organised the two-day training program conducted by Mental Illness Fellowship North Queensland (MIFNQ). Philippa Harris, from MIFNQ, …
Frontier News out today
Don’t miss out on reading the latest edition of Frontier News which is released today. The theme for this edition is Partnerships. Read all about the relationships that Frontier Services depends on to make our work in remote Australia possible. Here is a preview from the magazine of a story about how Frontier Services works alongside the Docker River …
Bushland fables
Growing up on Savernake Station on the Riverina in NSW provided the inspiration for Rev David Sloane to pen a collection of children’s bushland fables. How the Goanna lost his tail and other fables is written especially for primary school aged children and features many of the native animals that David came to know and …