Frontier Services - A Ripple Begins with You/One

In the heart of the outback, where landscapes stretch endlessly and neighbours can be hundreds of kilometres apart, community often takes shape in the simplest of ways. A warm meal. A repaired water tank. A chat on the verandah. And more often than not, it starts with someone showing up.

That’s where our Outback Links volunteers come in.

Every year, hundreds of skilled and compassionate people from across the country travel into remote communities through Frontier Services’ Outback Links program. They bring with them not just practical support - fencing, maintenance, gardening, mechanical know-how - but also connection.

These are people who choose to give their time, their energy, and their kindness to those who need it most, arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. They sit with families who have weathered droughts, floods, grief and isolation. They listen. They pitch in.

In places like Adavale, Thargomindah, or Quilpie, where recent floods have left devastation in their wake, that presence means everything. And while a few days of volunteering might feel like a small gesture in the face of so much need, its impact ripples outward - bringing relief, easing burden, and reminding those doing it tough that they haven’t been forgotten.

We invite you to follow along as we share stories of these incredible volunteers and the communities they walk alongside.

Kindness doesn’t have to be grand to be transformative. One person showing up, one act of service, one heartfelt conversation - it all matters.

In the bush, these ripples of kindness carry far and wide.

Learn more: https://frontierservices.org/kindness/