The excitement was palpable as the crowd built to watch the finals of the John Flynn Memorial Australia, NZ, USA Woman’s Test Series in Adelaide today. It has been a tight match so far, with NZ winning the first test, the USA the second and all hopes were pinned on the Australian team for the …

Almost exactly one hundred years after John Flynn put forward his vision for the heart of the nation, it’s time for a renewed commitment to the people of remote Australia. After three years of consultation with communities across the country, which clearly established that the people of remote Australia feel forgotten, remoteFOCUS today presented a …

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill was a keen participant in the Frontier Services campaign to send a message of support to the people of remote Australia from the Royal Adelaide Show yesterday. The Premier, who was visiting the Show with his family, is heading to the far north of the state next month and was …

Australia in the single saw event at The International Woman’s Test SeriesThe Royal Adelaide Show got off to a flying start for Frontier Services on Friday. In the woodcutting arena, young men from rural and regional areas of Australia competed in the Junior Underhand Championship. “They’re the future of woodcutting and of regional communities” said …

Outback Links Coordinator Davida Melksham was recognised last night at Queensland’s first Strong Women Leadership Awards. Over 200 women from across rural and remote Australia met last night for the ‘Rivers of Life’ conference held in St George in southern Queensland. As part of the conference, the Strong Women Leadership Awards were announced. The aim …

As a part of the 100 year celebrations of John Flynn and his work, the ‘John Flynn Outback Dash’ was the final race last weekend at the Birdsville Races. It was a serendipitous link to the past when Silverado, a contender in the John Flynn Outback Dash, galloped to victory, claiming first place. The owner …

Last year, as part of our centenary celebrations, Frontier Services asked people across the country to send their message of support to people living in remote Australia. In the same way that we send messages to our sporting heroes, this was an opportunity to let people in the bush know how important they are to Australia and what …

Frontier Services Regional Manager Karen Harvey and Savannah Regional Health Service Primary Health Care Nurse Anna Burley with Skytrans staff – Steve Jones, Chelly Hewson and Billy Gordon at Cairns Airport today. Regional Airline Skytrans launched a community partnership with Frontier Services today which will strengthen the delivery of services and care provided to remote …

The hot plates are sizzling at the iconic Birdsville Races for the Frontier Services Great Outback BBQ which was launched this morning. In its second year, the Great Outback BBQ is an opportunity for people to host a BBQ with their friends, family, work mates or community group to raise money for Frontier Services, which …

A book of people’s stories and rarely seen photographs capturing the past 100 years in Australia’s remote heartland was launched today at the National Library of Australia in Canberra. At the Very Heart, written by Storry Walton AM and published by Wakefield Press, celebrates the work begun by outback legend John Flynn with the Australian …