There’s a romantic notion of an Aussie bloke from the bush: rugged, indestructible and tough. While this may be true, there’s another side to the real life story of men’s health in remote Australia. Research shows that men in remote Australia are in poorer health; both mentally and physically, compared to their city counterparts. Some …

Rev Sunil Kadaparambil is currently completing his Uniting Church studies, and joins Frontier Services in the Cunnamulla Patrol. After being a Catholic priest for nine years in India, and then nearly three years in Australia, Sunil, who has always had a passion for mission, joined the Uniting Church. “From my childhood onwards I had a …

The Men’s Issue: August Frontier News Out Now Much as we ‘know’ it, statistics prove that there is a great divide between men living in metropolitan Australia, and those who live in remote and very remote Australia. The August edition of Frontier News has just been released and we look at ‘Men’s Issues’. We take …

Outback Links has matched 13 families with volunteer help since the program relaunched at the beginning of the month, and more assistance is on the way. With the program back in operation, volunteers are responding with enthusiasm and eagerness to get out and help, while families and individuals have expressed how thankful they are to …

When it comes to setting a personal challenge, Andamooka’s Bronwen West is not the type of person to take things lightly. On 2 August, Bronwen will commence one incredible challenge of a 20-day hike along the length of Lake Torrens in the heart of South Australia’s outback . Accompanied by her good friend Susie Barr …

Imagine living 18 hours away from your children. For many families in remote Australia, this is a reality, and for Frontier Services‘ staff too. Katrina McGregor, Field Coordinator with our Remote Area Families Service was working remotely in Longreach. Katrina’s children were 18 hours away, at boarding school in Alice Springs. Recently Katrina relieved at …

Outback Links is back in operation this month with volunteers ready to hit the road and lend a helping hand to families in the bush. Outback Links matches volunteers with families in remote Australia to provide hands-on help when it is needed most, be it during harvest or muster, after drought or flood or simply …

If you think the teams competing on TV’s House Rules pull off some amazing house transformations, you should meet the Work Party in the Pilbara this week! Bendigo couple Marion and Laurie Anderson and Don Horsburgh from Lang Lang near Melbourne have travelled 5000km across the country to give their time, skills and hard yakka …

When you’ve been around for as long as Diane Bilka as a nurse in remote Australia, you can safely say that she’s pretty much seen it all. Diane is Frontier Services longest serving nurse, a gem of Andamooka, working at at a health clinic in South Australia. She can tell a tale or two about …

The ladies and gents from Port Macquarie Uniting Church turned out in their finest at a Soirée specially organised to boost funds for the soon to be relaunched Outback Links program. Organisers Geoff and Roz Bond say the inspiration behind “A Night to Remember” was to celebrate and remember the extraordinary time volunteers have spent …