The Centralian Patrol includes some of Australia's most famous sights.

Centralian Patrol

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

The Centralian Patrol is based in Alice Springs and covers a vast area of the southern part of the Northern Territory. It covers over 600,000 square kilometres, from the Qld to WA borders and from the SA border to Ti Tree in the North. Reverend John Boundy is the patrol minister, and pilot for this aerial patrol.

There are over 100 pastoral stations, with 14 Aboriginal stations,
small settlements, roadhouses, six small mining communities and
two large gold mines within the Centralian Patrol. The Uluru and
Kings Canyon area is visited with services for staff and tourists
being conducted.

While the boundaries have changed, this patrol ministry dates back to 1913 when Rev Bruce Plowman spread the ministry north of Oodnadatta travelling vast distances utilising camels as transport.

Rev John Boundy provides liturgical and sacramental ministry, pastoral care and counselling to mines and pastoral stations. He offers chaplaincy to the RFDS and supports both Frontier Services staff and other Uniting Church agencies in the region.