Changing gait

During National Volunteer Week, 14-20 May, Frontier Services celebrates the work of its Outback Links volunteers who provide hands-on support to hundreds of families in rural and remote Australia every year. Queenslanders John and Shan Sharp from Mt Tyson on the Darling Downs have discovered there is so much more to volunteering than just helping out. …

A warm welcome to the Snowy region

New Frontier Services Snowy River Patrol Minister Rev Rowena Harris has already been embraced, both by the cooler climate and the community. Ms Harris is the former Patrol Minister for the Croajingolong Patrol where she was based out of Mallacoota in the far eastern corner of the state. She has moved 150km west to Snowy …

A warm welcome to the Snowy region

New Frontier Services Snowy River Patrol Minister Rev Rowena Harris has already been embraced, both by the cooler climate and the community. Ms Harris is the former Patrol Minister for the Croajingolong Patrol where she was based out of Mallacoota in the far eastern corner of the state. She has moved 150km west to Snowy …

Volunteers fill the gap in rural and remote Australia

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: 14-20 May, 2012 With National Volunteer Week about to begin, Outback Links is calling on more people to lend a hand off the beaten track. The theme for the Week is “Volunteers – Everyone Counts” and we believe this is especially true for Outback Links, as every volunteer placement counts as we …

Volunteer Resources

Share the word about Outback Links! Outback Links has gathered a range of resources to help you share the message about Outback Links with your friends and local community. Whether it’s sharing your story at your local church or community group, emailing a friend or posting a poster at your local cafe, here are a range …

Centenary celebration at Bungaree Station

Frontier Services’ supporters and their guests came together at a Centenary Dinner at Bungaree Station in the Clare Valley of South Australia on Saturday night. Frontier Services took the opportunity to acknowledge the support it receives from its corporate partners in NSW and South Australia, as it celebrates the centenary of the establishment of the …

Wacky Wednesdays in Andamooka

Forget the slump or hump in the middle of the week – it’s going to be Wacky Wednesdays at the Frontier Services Community Support Service in Andamooka. An expanded day care program for elderly people and those with a disability was launched at a special community celebration in Andamooka this week. Coordinator Marianne Mullally said …

Never Beyond Reach

Communication. Everybody needs it to survive, yet it will always come more easily to some than to others. Not simply the words to shape an idea, but the infrastructure to shape a network. In the world of communication, there is no such thing as complete equality. It was Rev John Flynn himself, back in 1929, …