While many of us were priming ourselves for rest and recreation over the October long weekend, volunteer tradies in Frontier Services’ Outback Links program were travelling back home after a hot and dusty week fixing farms and equipment in the remote northwest of NSW. For five days mechanics, plumbers, electricians, painters and a host of …

We are always excited to hear from our fundraisers and how their Great Outback BBQ went. Our thanks to Elaine Nitschke for sending in these great photos and story from the Pine Plains Great Outback BBQ: Sunday, 20th September 2015 was a beautiful spring day in the mallee area of NW Victoria and members of …

If you want to experience the hospitality of the Bush, drop into the little western NSW town of Uralla. Uralla is a heritage district famous as the birthplace of local Bushranger ‘Captain Thunderbolt’- whose story features prominently in the museum there. But it’s the friendly folk you’ll meet who’ll stay in your memory long after …

Outback Links ‘tradie’ volunteers are hitting the road again, giving up their time to help farmers doing it tough in remote NSW. In September, an enthusiastic group of 15 professional and 10 apprentice ‘tradies’ will get their boots dusty giving a hand to 30 farms around Lightning Ridge and Goodooga in North West NSW. The …

Friday 28th August commemorates a golden anniversary in the South Australian opal mining town of Andamooka. It is 50 years to the day since the Andamooka hospital was opened, a facility built and staffed by the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) and continued to this day under the AIM’s successor, Frontier Services. The opening of Andamooka …

A big shout out to our steadfast supporters on the NSW mid-north coast. In the scenic coastal township of South West Rocks, the Uniting Church Op Shop is a hub of sharing and caring where wonderful pre-loved goods are bought for modest prices, with all proceeds going to good causes. Our Major Gifts Officer, Dan …

Driving nine-and-a-half hours to fix a tractor in forty degree heat is what most of us would call a hard day’s work. But for a group of Sydney mechanics it’s a job they’re happy to do, no questions asked, to help a group of struggling farmers in north-west New South Wales. Volunteer patrol mechanics from …

How far beyond the ‘farthest fence’ can we go? For 103 years the answer to this question has been determined through the generosity of our supporters. Our long journey into the heart of remote Australia has but two challenges according to the late Rev John Flynn – “The getting there and the staying there” and …

A few weeks ago, we ran a story on our Facebook page about the impressive array of beautifully hand knitted items made by a kind supporter, Mrs Norma Stafford. We packaged them up and sent half to the Snowy River Patrol and the other half to the Tennant Barkly Patrol. We got the following message …