Music drifts out of the garden as a troupe of Indigenous men approaches decorated in white paint. Eighty people crowd around as the dancers spin and stamp, telling stories of the Dreamtime with the movement of their bodies. The smell of food and the sound of laughter permeate the air. It is the annual NAIDOC …

Tibooburra is about as far as you can get from the sea but that didn’t stop the fun or high level of competition in the boat races through the main street of town. Broken Hill Patrol Minister Jorge Rebolledo caught all of the action at the Tibooburra Sight’n’Sound Festival recently. As part of his work …

Mutitjulu Child Care Centre Coordinator Michelle Brownjohn (right), the mothers and staff went on an excursion to pick wildflowers as part of the visit. Mutitjulu Child Care Centre has played an important role in the development of training resources for Indigenous educators who work with young children in remote communities. The aim of the project …

Mary Killeen and Andrew Pegler can’t remember when they first heard about Frontier Services. Perhaps, Mary thinks, it was when their oldest child who is now 28, was attending Remote Area Families Service (RAFS) playgroups as a young child. “Frontier Services has just always been there,” said Mary. Today, a cheerful blue Frontier Services sign …

Frontier Services’ Davida Melksham says her participation in the Queensland Leadership Program (QLP) has given her fresh inspiration and new skills to tackle emerging challenges in rural and remote communities. Davida, who coordinates the Outback Links volunteer program, graduated last night from the highly-regarded program, an initiative of The Benevolent Society’s Social Leadership Australia. With …

The sky was black as black and the camp fire crackled as 200 people gathered on the bed of the Todd River, 5km outside of Alice Springs. Stories were spun, songs sung and the smell of roasting kangaroo tail filled the air. It was a typical chilly night under the outback sky but for eight …

Frontier Services staff gather in Adelaide in 2007.Frontier Services has welcomed the generous support of Uniting Financial Services for the Centenary celebrations marking 100 years of ministry and support for the people of remote Australia. Uniting Financial Services has a longstanding relationship with Frontier Services, having provided valuable financial services to the organisation for 20 years. …

Don’t let the Dodge run out of petrol! Your $20 donation keeps fuel in the tank as we aim to “Cover the Country” to support children, families and communities across remote Australia. So far we have covered a whopping 767 kilometres. A big thank you to everyone for all their support and generosity Now we …

I was a fresh faced 24 year old when I arrived on the old focker, into Birdsville.  What I saw below me from the window of the plane, was just simply out of this world and a sight that is deeply entrenched in my memory. The year was 1985 and it was Anzac Day, but …

The places where they go to school are thousands of kilometres apart, but this week a group of young people will learn more about each other and build long-lasting connections as they come together in Alice Springs. Green Point Christian College students on Day One of their trip.Eight students from Green Point Christian College on …