Frontier Services is the major provider of aged care, health, family and community services, and pastoral support to people in remote Australia.
More than 700 staff deliver a range of services including:
- Residential, respite and in-home aged and community care
- Remote health clinics
- Community services such as migrant settlement assistance and financial counselling
- Support for families, including childcare, early childhood education, support and advice for parents and accommodation for students
- Short-term volunteers to assist families in need
- Patrol Ministry and pastoral support
Frontier Services works with people across 85% of the continent, in remote areas, with Aboriginal communities, on isolated properties and mining sites. It is the only organisation, public or private, providing these services across the whole of remote Australia.
Frontier Services is a charity and national agency of the Uniting Church that grew out of the pioneering work begun in 1912 by the Rev John Flynn (“Flynn of the Inland”).
As the successor in the Uniting Church to the Australian Inland Mission, Frontier
Services has supported the people of remote Australia for almost 100 years.
Frontier Services aims to work with and empower communities and individuals to
overcome the disadvantages of living in remote locations.
Our Vision
In the remote areas of Australia –
Reconciliation will become reality
Hope will replace anxiety and despair
Justice and equity will build community
Everyone will have access to the services they need
As we journey together.
