How one Bush Chaplain inspired another Rev. Veronica Bradley was inspired to become a Bush Chaplain after seeing Rev. Rowena Harris lead the way in remote area ministry. Recently we bid fond farewell to our former Bush Chaplain Rev. Rowena Harris who retired from her placement in the High Country Remote Area in Victoria. Rowena …
How it started for Bobbie: an Outback Links veteran At 85, Bobbie is one of our most active volunteers and an Outback Links veteran. When her second husband passed away, she decided to take up driving lessons in a 4WD. This was one day after her 69th birthday. And since then, there has been no …
Frontier Services Bush Chaplain, Julia Lennon, is on a mission to create healing waters in Australia’s driest town. Seven hundred kilometres south of Alice Springs, Oodnadatta sits in the hot, dry heart of the Australian outback. Here, temperatures regularly rise past the mid thirties and rain is rarely seen. Drinking water is provided by regular …
You have been part of our ministry to people living in the Outback, supporting our Flying Bush Chaplain in the Carpentaria-McKay Remote Area. Thank you! We are hoping to raise $80,000 for the much needed maintenance and AVGAS (aviation fuel) required to fly his plane. Please consider a donation now to give the encouragement and …
30th March 2022 After the recent Budget 2022, Frontier Services Responds. Frontier Services’ National Director, Jannine Jackson welcomes measures set forward in the 2022-2023 budget to support Australians living in rural and remote areas, particularly regarding ongoing commitments to improve mental health care, disaster relief and improvements to infrastructure. The provision of over $245 million to …
A tough stretch of time It’s been four years since Rhonda’s quad bike last started. Over those four years, she and husband Tony have pushed through a difficult drought, devastating mouse plague and the isolation and financial pressures of the pandemic. Their situation had already been difficult. “We’ve got a mine just over the …
In the midst of the chaos and confusion that has characterised the past few years, perhaps there is no other word more synonymous with the times than ‘unprecedented’. The 2019–20 bushfires were first in a series of catastrophes to arrive at our door: widespread floods that unceremoniously replaced the long-standing drought; cyclones that swept away ...
After another dreadful disaster season in Australia, I barely know how to start this letter to you. Word from our Bush Chaplains about the destruction caused by floods and bushfires this summer has torn my heart. Areas in Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia have been hit hard. It would be bad enough on its ...
As we all look forward to 2022 and the opportunities of reconnecting with loved ones, I want to share with you the story of people who have faced extreme hardship, injustice and isolation for many centuries. The people I’m talking about are those that Julia Lennon, one of our much-loved Bush Chaplains, helps in our ...
During National Volunteer Week in May, we took the opportunity to celebrate many of our Outback Links’ volunteers on our Facebook page among them were two we described as “our incredible father and son volunteer duo, Michael and Alex Ziviani”. We recently caught up with Michael and Alex who were more than happy to share …
