When Terry* first came to the Pilbara he was excited to have a new opportunity for providing for his young family. The downside was that to do this, he would have to leave them. His job required him to head away to the Outback on-site in the Pilbara, WA, for one to three months at a time, as a fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) worker, in a mine.
Last week at the Sydney Mint, Frontier Services revealed its refreshed brand to an excited crowd of committed supporters and partners, wonderful volunteers and representatives from other Uniting Church agencies.
In this edition of Frontier News, we share stories about serving those in the Australian Outback, including Rev Sunny of the Cunnamulla-Burke & Wills Remote Area supporting Queenslanders during a long drought; Outback Links volunteers providing assistance and respite during times of ill-health and grief; and reflecting on the Kennedy Remote Area – then and now.
Celebrating our win as Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year!
Frontier News November 2017 Edition is out now! In this issue, we welcome Rev. Karama Ioapo to Frontier Services, we look at the wonderful contributions of Anita Clayton, as well as an inspiring story of locals rallying together at William Creek – and much more! Click here to read this edition of Frontier News online! …
Our National Director, Jannine Jackson recently spoke with our Bush Chaplain, Paul Glazbrook about the recent tragedy that swept over the community of Mannahill, SA. Here is Jannine’s account of what happened, and how grateful she is that we have our Bush Chaplains across Remote Australia. — When I think about the differences between country and suburban …
We are very honoured to be a finalist for our recognized work with our volunteer program. Outback Links has been placed as finalists in four categories; Excellence in Volunteer Management, Senior Volunteer of the Year, NSW Volunteer of the Year Corporate Team, as well as NSW Volunteer of the Year Volunteer Team. We are immensely …
Through our Outback Links program, we rally up incredible volunteers who help us to give back to people doing it tough out in rural Australia. We truly are bringing hope to those in need.
Article talking about mental health in bush, statistics on mental health and suicide in rural and remote Australia
We reflect on the success of our Outback Links Program, Our collaboration with our corporate partners, our footprint across Australia, as well as what it means to be a Bush Chaplain for Frontier Services.
