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 Frontier Services
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 Frontier Services
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 Frontier Services
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 Frontier Services
Resources
September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
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 …
September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Kimberley Patrol
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September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Cobar/Nyngan Patrol
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September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Audley House Student Group Home
Atherton, Queensland. The Student Group Home is located at Atherton and is managed by two Student Group Home parents and is known as Audley House. Atherton rests on the Great Dividing Range south-west of Cairns in Far North Queensland. The Student Group Home has a large play area, barbeque facilities and leafy surrounds. Students attending Atherton …
September 19, 2011 In Uncategorised By Frontier Services
Murchison Financial Advocacy Service
Meekatharra, Western Australia. The service commenced in 1996 and is managed by a full time Financial Advocate. The office is based in Meekatharra in the Murchison region and services the towns of Cue, Mt Magnet, Wiluna and Sandstone. This area is known for pastoral and gold mining activities. There is a large Indigenous population, many …