Mission Australia

1. Partnerships in Action - July 2007
(Download:Partnership News)

Totally funded by the Vodafone Australia Foundation, the Youth Arts Program (YAP) is an innovative program which engages disadvantaged young people in an art program with local Tasmanian artists to develop ...

2. National Youth Survey 2005: Rural and Regional Responses
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

... also involved in their communities, through sport, youth groups, arts and cultural activities and volunteering. However, the differences between the two groups emphasises, once again, that young Australians ...

3. Enhancing participation: New possibilities for disadvantaged Australians
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... the Australian Catholic University (ACU), Mission Australia and the St Vincent de Paul Society and uses the Arts and Humanities – eg: literature, drama – to build participants’ self-esteem, create a feeling ...

4. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Ms Green. “But it’s a process that starts by engaging people in their own time and on their own terms. “People sleeping rough are often tucked away out of site, not only to try to maintain a skerrick ...

5. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... unemployment and early school leavers.  The programs develop their creativity through visual arts and music as well as their self expression and esteem. Students progress at their own pace in a safe, non-judgmental ...

6. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... visit each community for a week at a time and teach the kids to fix and maintain there own bikes. The team will bring with them a trailer full of spare parts, tubes, tires, chains, nuts and bolts and other ...

7. Taree families Invited to free Expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... plenty of interactive entertainment, including a visit from Prime Possum and Paddy Platypus, a jumping castle, a magic show, face painting, arts and craft activities, kindy gym, sporting activities and ...

8. Specials & Events
(Big Heart/information)

... Mission Australia which are being distributed to a range of services and through the Big Heart Enterprise.  To find out more visit:  Smooth sailing at Mission Australia Huge Shoe Sale – Starts Tuesday ...

9. Mission Australia to brighten the day for struggling families at City Park
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “AGL is among several of our partners that recognise the value of supporting Australian families in need not only of food, clothing and shelter but also of events and activities that brighten their hearts.” ...

10. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concern for Indigenous respondents at 31.2 per cent compared to 20.1 per cent of their non-Indigenous counterparts. And turning popular stereotypes on their head, young Indigenous people place a higher ...

11. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... Network. MAX CULLEN Max Cullen is a well-known Australian having had a long career in the visual and performing arts. Starting as a Newspaper artist and cartoonist, painter and sculptor, Max trained ...

12. Aussie Rock legends to harness young talent
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... by Onkaparinga Youth Services - Mission Australia and Savage Events which seeks to highlight the need for improved services and arts opportunities for young people in suburban areas and to highlight the ...

13. U-Turn graduates donate restored car
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in a workshop environment. The U-Turn workshop is located in Hobart, but a supported accommodation service is also available to enable young people from other parts of the State to participate in the ...

14. Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid-winter Ball.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... system where they can get caught up in the cycle of homelessness. Mission Australia will use the money raised from the Mid-winter Ball to help roll Nightspot out into other parts of Australia in the near ...

15. U-Turn program helps young drivers get on the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... be carried throughout their driving life,” he said. The U-Turn workshop is located in Hobart, but a supported accommodation service is also available to enable young people from other parts of the State ...

16. Vodafone Australia Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... mental health issues and provides tools to assist them. The VAF has also supported Mission Australia’s Youth Arts Project (YAP) which ran during 2006 until mid-2007 in Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania. ...

17. Graduate Success - Luke Butcher
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Graduate and Work Experience)

Luke Butcher - Personal Helpers and Mentors Program and Orange Youth Accommodation Support Service In 2006 I completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) from the University of Newcastle and was accepted ...

18. U-Turn graduates donate car to victim of crime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is also available to enable young people from other parts of the State to participate in the program. The program is delivered by Mission Australia, under contract to Tasmania Police, and is funded by ...

19. Body image the main concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... counterparts. “And turning popular stereotypes on their head, young Indigenous people place a higher value on getting a job (26.4 per cent) over their non-Indigenous peers (15 per cent). “The survey ...

20. Youth Beat service to help young Tasmanians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... will improve. “This will be achieved by developing and supervising weekend activities to increase safety and potentially decrease crime.” An arts competition was recently held to encourage young people ...

21. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... across states and territories. Mission Australia says a lack of consistent services, curriculum and delivery models meant children in some parts of the country were receiving a better start than kids ...

22. U-Turn graduates repair Bridgewater PCYC community bus
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... body work, delivered in a workshop environment. The U-Turn workshop is located in Hobart, but a supported accommodation service is also available to enable young people from other parts of the State ...

23. Tasmanian youth wanted for mobile arts competition
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Director Noel Mundy said to kick start this unique program, Mission Australia is launching an arts competition, with the winning design to be featured on the Youth Beat Glenorchy van. “We are calling ...

24. Learning the ropes on trip of a lifetime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... ships travelling to Sydney from various parts of Australia and Indonesia. The initiative will showcase the harbour and Australia’s cultural heritage to the leaders of the 21 APEC members meeting in Sydney ...

25. Former 36ers Mark Davis on the ball to help at-risk young people in Adelaide’s south
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Downs on Tuesday afternoons during school terms. The participants share a nutritional meal, and get involved in skate and bike ramp activities, basketball, 8-ball, table tennis, arts and craft activities ...