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 …

Sister Mary Elizabeth Rogasch – Halls Creek 1918 -1921. Taken from her photo album and journals and written by Joan  Rogasch. Mary Elizabeth Rogasch (Lil) was born in 1880 in Gawler SA and educated there,  She began training at the Children’s Hospital in Adelaide in 1906 and completed it in 1909. In December of that …

The following photo was submitted, on behalf of Meryl Kohlhoff, by Janet Brown.  It shows Meryl Kohlhoff, Judith Hunt and the cat named “Shyti”. The photo was taken at Birdsville (in the hospital grounds) in 1969.                        

Welcome to MY WORLD as Coordinator, North West Isolated Care (NWIC), Frontier Services QLD – 1993-2001 The first time I applied for the above position I was unsuccessful. Twelve (12) months later the position can up again and I reapplied telling the interview panel at my interview that ‘if I was not successful this time I …

REDEDICATION SERVICE.   North West Star Mt Isa: Friday, June 08, 2012.   Under a beautiful sunny sky more than 100 people gathered yesterday to rededicate the Cloister of Memorial Plaques at John Flynn Place Cloncurry. Originally dedicated in 1969, the Cloister of Memorial Plaques pays tribute to the enduring history of the Australian Inland Mission (now called Frontier Services)… Read Full Article.   

Rhonda (right) with the WA Governor Malcolm McCusker and Mrs Tonya McCusker. It is the extra little things that make the difference. Receiving new clothes. Getting your favourite cake on your birthday. Having someone speak to you in your own language. These are the things Rhonda Sawtell does for the elderly people living at the …

Respite services received a boost in Roebourne with a new Community Support Worker joining the Frontier Services Roebourne Community Wellness Centre. Nicole Baulch has moved from Melbourne to take on the role at the Wellness Centre which provides respite to carers of people with a mental illness. Coordinator Judy Kay said she was delighted to have …

Frontier Services Regional Manager for NT Sharon Davis will share what inspires her about working in remote Australia in a keynote presentation to the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference in Melbourne today. Ms Davis will speak about the cultural diversity in aged and community care services in the bush, and the joys as well as …