Running a dairy farm can be relentless, back-breaking and lonely work. That’s why a team of NRMA volunteers made all the difference to Pete and Jane. Pete works around the clock to keep his farm operating. He and his wife Jane produce 10,000 litres of milk every day, often with little help. Lack of staff …
Volunteers Lester and Wendy say everyone should have a go at being an Outback Links Volunteer. “Don’t be afraid to have a go even if you don’t have farm skills,” says Wendy. “People in the bush have all got a garden, they’ve all got houses that need painting, they’ve all got a freezer that needs …
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 …
We all know how the last few years have been fraught with challenges at every turn. Cyclones have lashed farms and properties, bushfires have ravaged everything in their way, floods have swept away people’s livelihood and the horrific hordes of mice have taken over people’s homes, pantries, stores and cars. And to top it all, ...
Erika used to be a credit analyst, number crunching all day while she dreamed of an idyllic life on the land. But when she finally moved to a sheep farm an hour out of Geraldton, WA in February 2021, her dreams were shattered by disaster. The WA-based farmer tells us that when Cyclone Seroja made ...
Farmer Kev is grateful for the support of Frontier Services’ Outback Links volunteers in helping him not feel like the forgotten people. Their company and practical assistance has been a source of hope through a bleak drought that continues to drag on. We visited Kev on the property that he’s owned for almost 40 years. …
Donna’s family faced three years of drought before rain earlier this year brought temporary relief. But Donna knows that another dry season is inevitable. Frontier Services headed out to her property in far-western NSW earlier this year to find out how she and her family are coping and making do with what they have. We …
One of the most incredible things that we get to see here at Frontier Services is when the work of our Bush Chaplains meets the generosity of our Outback Links volunteers. It’s a wonderful thing to witness the difference that it makes for people living in Remote Australia. In late September, that’s exactly what happened. …
Muriel and Alan Hunt’s farm on the Eyre Peninsula has been hit hard by drought. Simply keeping their 400 sheep alive is a daily challenge. But an extraordinary visit from a Sydney family brought some unexpected joy and welcome relief when new friendships were forged over New Years. The Smiths typically volunteer as a whole …
In July last year, Ken and Joyce Dever started a journey around Australia with their caravan. Little did they know that in a few short months, they would be bringing practical care and much-needed respite when responding to a farmer’s bushfire emergency. So eager were the couple to get started that within a week of …
