Education in the Bush

In the bush, no day is 9-5. On a remote property, families rise early and finish late. Everything fits around the work that has to be done to sustain the family’s income. Throw into the mix raising a family and education in the bush and there are a whole lot of extra challenges that families …

Footsteps in the Outback

Footsteps in the Outback is a new book by former Broken Hill Patrol Minister Rev Jorge Rebolledo featuring a series of stories inspired by his time working with Frontier Services. As the Broken Hill Patrol Minister from 2011-2013, Jorge provided both practical and spiritual care to people across a vast area, travelling both by vehicle …

Farm Rescue volunteers roll in, ready to help

Frontier Services national volunteering program in remote Australia, Outback Links, has partnered with drought-relief campaigner Buy a Bale to undertake a massive Farm Rescue. This week almost 30 properties in the drought stricken Goodooga region in north-west NSW will receive a helping hand from our volunteer workforce. There were over 40 skilled volunteers on the …

Don’t miss November Frontier News

November Frontier News is out now. This edition, we focus on growing up in remote Australia and the challenges and blessings for children in the bush. In the magazine, we take a look inside the RAFS kit boxes provided to isolated families in Queensland so parents can help their children learn through play. We hear …

Amazing Grace – Stories of faith and friendship from outback Australia

Acclaimed Australian writer Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh has published a collection of stories about faith in the outback, including many tales from Frontier Services’ Patrol Ministers, past and present. In his book, Amazing Grace, Bill presents an array of first-hand stories from (and about) priests, pastors, preachers and ministers working in remote and regional Australia. The …

Frontier Services appoints new Acting National Director

Frontier Services board wishes to advise that the Reverend Scott Kelly has resigned from the position of National Director of Frontier Services as from Friday 10 October 2014. The Board accepts his resignation and wishes to thank Scott for the important contribution he has made to Frontier Services since May. In particular, the Board wishes …

Gone Fishin’ in Cape York Patrol

If you live within cooee of the Cape York Patrol of Australia and you have anything to do with Frontier Services, chances are you’ll end up fishing. Rev Ron Watson is Frontier Services Patrol Minister in the Cape York Patrol and an avid fisherman. It’s a region where the fish are bountiful, the crocs are …

102 years of a Mantle of Safety

Frontier Services celebrates 102 years of a Mantle of Safety   Friday, 26 September, marks the 102nd anniversary of Rev John Flynn being commissioned to head the Australian Inland Mission. Flynn’s vision was to spread across the Inland a ‘Mantle of Safety’, bringing aviation, radio, medicine, spiritual comfort, gladness and rejoicing to the lonely and …