About

The Broken Hill Flying Patrol is a joint project of the Uniting Church Macquarie Darling Presbytery and the Synod of NSW and ACT.  The patrol is funded by the Uniting Church through donations from churches and individuals. Click here to find out more about supporting the Broken Hill Flying Patrol.

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THE PLANE

The Broken Hill Flying Patrol operates a 1974 Cessna 182.  

The plane is housed at the ‘Flying Patrol Centre’ at

Broken Hill Airport.  

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THE AREA

The area covered by the patrol is approximately 200,000 km2; stretching north and south to the borders of Queensland and Victoria, west 200 km into South Australia and east to Emmdale Roadhouse and Ivanhoe. 

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THE 'PADRE'

The Flying Padre is a Uniting Church Minister and available for all religious services including Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals. Padre David is an active member of the Broken Hill community. He is involved in Rotary, School of the Air, Broken Hill Aero Club, Police Chaplaincy, Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy, Prison Chaplaincy and is also a Justice of the Peace. Padre David is also an awesome donut maker!

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THE MOTIVATION

So what is it that motivates us in what we do?

We believe that through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God brings us into right relationship with God, whereby in faith we can:

• live in a close, loving, personal, dynamic relationship with the living God;

• participate in the worshipping, caring and serving community of Christians;

• receive God's gifts so that life can be what God means it to be - loving, purposeful, joyful, eternal; and

• tell others of this good news and live it out in acts of compassion, service and justice in the community.* 

*Taken from https://nswact.uca.org.au/about-us/our-history/