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September 20, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Tassie trio lend a hand in the Outback

Three Devonport retirees have travelled across Australia to lend a hand. In a three-berth caravan, Paul and Robyn Carey and Mrs Carey’s sister Desley Blanch ventured across the mainland and north to Outback Queensland to offer their help to families in the bush. “A lot of people cannot get their head around why we do …

September 20, 2011 In Uncategorised By

remoteFOCUS

Frontier Services is a supporter of the remoteFocus initiative. One of the key organisations behind this movement for change is Desert Knowledge Australia whose goal is to create thriving desert knowledge economies and societies across Australia. remoteFOCUS began as an initiative by a group of concerned Australians who came together to explore ways to improve …

September 20, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Victorian Teacher Volunteers

Joan Allen is a grandmother with a kind heart and a keen sense of adventure. The 64-year-old drove 1600km to Outback Queensland to lend a hand on an isolated cattle station this month. “A lot of people do not understand why I do it…I just say I’m a free spirit,” said Mrs Allen, who lives …

September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Isabelle lends a hand in the Outback

Central Queensland physiotherapist Isabelle Wilson knows what it means to be a long way from everywhere. The 24-year-old spent more than a month in Outback Queensland lending a hand to three remote families. She spent 10 days on one cattle station where the nearest shop was 150km down a dusty road. “I loved the whole …

September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Intrepid US soul lends a hand in the Outback

Californian speech pathologist Stephanie Perrett discovered the raw charm of the Outback, including a hungry pack of kite hawks, while lending a hand as a volunteer with Frontier Services program Outback Links. It was a lifelong dream to take our kids to another country to experience life somewhere else, and we had always loved Australia. …

September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Quakers Hill family lend a hand in the Outback

It was a family holiday that Matt and Sarah Smith will not forget. The couple and their four children drove 1000km to an isolated cattle station to lend a hand to a stranger in flood-affected Queensland over their summer break. The Quakers Hill Uniting Church family are volunteers with the Frontier Services program Outback Links …

September 19, 2011 In General By

Leave a gift in your will

Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you can make in your life. It ensures that your wishes are carried out and that the values you hold most deeply live on through the work of others – such as the work of Frontier Services – after your death. Frontier Services needs to …

September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By

Respite Options for Senior Territorians (ROST)

Alice Springs, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory The original ROST programs are based in Darwin and Alice Springs. Two further ROST programs have been opened in Palmerston and Old Timers Village and are targeted to provide support and respite for working carers. While the original ROST programs provide respite for those people living in the …