Rev John Dihm was formally inducted into the Pilbara Patrol at Tom Price Uniting Church on Tuesday. As the new Patrol Minister in the Pilbara, John will provide pastoral care and support to people across the whole region. He will be a listening ear and a helping hand for the people he visits, travelling to cattle …
Frontier Services knows it takes someone special to be a bush nurse in rural and remote Australia. A collection of stories from these courageous women, and some men, are contained in a new book, Bush Nurses, which goes on sale today. Edited by Annabelle Brayley, Bush Nurses celebrates the courage and resourcefulness of the nurses …
Frontier Services is delighted to welcome Robyn Simpson as its new Regional Manager in the NT. Robyn will be responsible for the organisation’s network of aged and community care services across the Territory and Northwest WA. New NT Regional Manager Robyn Simpson with Finance and Administration Manager Stephen Reddish in the National Office last week.Ms …
The Frontier Services RAFS girls came together to prepare for the New Year and got a crash course on 4WD survival, Rebecca Kennedy shares her experiences of the training week. Arriving at the Longreach office in the morning, we were greeted by the Longreach team Kaitlin and Lisa, I had come from Mount Isa almost …
The Frontier Services 2016 Order of Service is available for churches and community groups to use to celebrate the work of Frontier Services and uphold the work in prayer. The 2016 Order of Service, ‘Shaped by our stories’, is available to download now as a PDF or as a Powerpoint file. In addition Frontier Services …
The Frontier Services volunteer program Outback Links is currently responding to calls for help from people impacted by flooding in Queensland. Our volunteers are doing an excellent job providing much needed support for families when they need it most. We wanted to share this story about two volunteers Frans and Bev Hamer who found lending a hand outback gave them …
Rev John Dihm finished up as the Parkin Patrol Minister on Sunday leading his final service at the Hawker Uniting Church. As the service drew to a close, John took off his Frontier Services stole, left it on the altar and walked outside the church. It was a touching finale to John’s nine years in …
Since starting at Frontier Services late last month, the new Residential Care Manager, Julie Crack has been busy visiting the 11 aged care services which she will oversee as a part of her role. Julie’s experience is wide and varied, both professionally and geographically. After five years living in the Central Desert, Julie and her …
As Australians battle multiple natural disasters across the nation, Frontier Services staff are doing what they can to stand beside people and lend a hand. In Queensland, Frontier Services is supporting people who have been inundated with flood water and at the same time others who are desperate for rain on their properties so they …
Frontier Services has welcomed a parliamentary report which has highlighted the negative impact of fly-in fly-out and drive-in drive-out work practices on remote communities and urges all levels of Government and mining companies to act on the report’s findings. Doug and Yvonne Matthews with their two daughters on Hooley Station in the Pilbara. Photo taken …
