Frequently Asked Questions

What is the application process? How long is a volunteer placement? What training will I receive? What happens with expenses I incur while volunteering? What benefits could I expect from this volunteer work? I live on a property and could really use a helping hand, but how can I repay the volunteer? Can anyone use …

Opportunities

Many people have something special that they can contribute. We can use a variety of gifts and skills including: Aged care Carpentry Cabinet Making Computing Cooking Child Care Electrical Fencing Handyman Mechanical Plumbing Physiotherapy Stock work Teaching Truck-driving Welding Gardening   Current Available Opportunities Full list of current opportunities – PDFFull list of current opportunities …

Outback Links

Do you need a hand? Can you lend a hand? Make an enquiry Many people living in outback Australia could use a helping hand. At the same time, these people are happy to share the essence of the bush, its beauty and its ruggedness and develop a better understanding of the ethos of outback Australia. Across the country, there …

Celebrating the Centenary

Frontier Services is the successor in the Uniting Church to the Australian Inland Mission, developed by Rev John Flynn to provide support to the people of outback Australia. Flynn presented a proposal to the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church on 26 September 1912 which resulted in the establishment of the Australian Inland Mission. Frontier Services …

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Books

Frontier Services has a range of interesting and informative books available that tell the story of the work of Frontier Services, or of the people of remote Australia.    Bush Kids: Growing up on an Outback Station in Australia Jennie Bucknell has collected hundreds of photos that tell the story of children living on stations …

Donate

You can make your donation to Frontier Services using one of these options: Make an online donation now Make an online donation to our ‘Cover the Country’ campaign Mail or fax a printed form Phone our toll free number: 1300 787 247   Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible. A receipt will be sent …

Our Sponsors

Our work is entirely funded through public donations, corporate partnerships and grants philanthropic organisations.                   Frontier Services is grateful for the ongoing support of the following organisations: CMSIT Hunt & Hunt   Trusts and Foundations   Hunter Hall International Charitable Trust The Hacket Foundation The Ian Potter Foundation …

Our History

In the late 19th Century, the Christian churches became increasingly concerned about people living in the Outback, and Congregational ministers began “travelling out” to remote areas in the 1890s. In 1894 the Smith of Dunesk Mission in South Australia sent out a Presbyterian Minister to areas north of Beltana in South Australia and a nursing service began …