Mission Australia

1. The changing taste of welfare services - The evolution of Cafe One
(Document Downloads)

This publication focuses on the role the provision of food to disadvantaged people has played in Mission Australia’s history in Queensland - a journey that began with the Brisbane City Mission and continues ...

2. Experiencing Poverty
(Document Downloads)

... benefits of Australia’s growing economic prosperity. The study, funded by the Australian Research Council, was conducted by a consortium of leading social researchers and welfare agency practitioners at ...

3. National Survey of Young Australians 2007
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia’s sixth National Survey of Young Australians has again unearthed a wealth of valuable information. It offers an opportunity to explore what is happening in the lives of young Australians ...

4. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Discussion paper - Australia’s children: Safe and well
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the clear and early commitment from the Commonwealth Government to work with the State and Territory governments, the non-government sector and other stakeholders, on a National ...

5. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

6. Working for renewal
(Document Downloads)

An evaluation of Mission Australia’s UREEP a social enterprise and transitional labour market program ...

7. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
(Document Downloads)

... and a raft of new initiatives and policies to address the causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem. The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) report says concerted action is needed to engage thousands ...

8. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Ilan Katz
(Document Downloads)

This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

9. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Jenny Chaves
(Document Downloads)

This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

10. Two victims of car theft handed the keys to restored vehicles
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Two Tasmanian victims of car theft were today handed the keys to a rebuilt Toyota Corolla and Daihatsu Applause, by a group of young Tasmanians graduating from Mission Australia’s U-Turn automotive training ...

11. Mission Australia’s Triple R Services
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia’s Triple R Service provides counselling and community education services. Triple R stands for “Reflect, Refresh, Realise” because these services help people to reflect on their situation, ...

12. Missionbeat
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia’s homeless outreach service, Missionbeat, patrols inner Sydney streets seeking out those in distress and offering them support.  The iconic vans transport homeless men, women, children, ...

13. How we acquire talent and give you every opportunity to ensure our organisation is the perfect fit for you!
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

... are a fit for our role the more informed we will be in our decision making. What are Mission Australia’s talent acquisition stages? The way in which we provide information to you and also gain information ...

14. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... territory governments currently had the wrong policy settings... for effectively tackling juvenile offending.   Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, said research and experience ...

15. Mission Australia winner celebrates with BBQ cooked by celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Heather Edwards from Greenslopes was the lucky winner of Mission Australia’s ‘Ben O’Donoghue BBQ’ competition, and on Saturday 13 February, celebrated her luck with nine of her closest friends, a brand ...

16. National Skilled Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

Library Project Coordinator, Victoria State Office, Melbourne In October 2009 Mission Australia’s Victoria State Office relocated to new premises in Exhibition Street, Melbourne.   In the ...

17. Volunteering is a life-changing experience
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... young people in community projects. When she volunteered with YCA, she was sent to the remote Territory settlement of Finke, working with Mission Australia’s youth development program. “It was an ...

18. ABC Learning centres purchase – a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
(News/Media Releases Archive)

A new chapter in the early learning  and support of Australia’s children began late last year with the purchase of 678 ABC Learning childcare centres by four of the country’s most respected charities, ...

19. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Percival and live performances from the musicians featured on the album.   All the musicians on Head Game are graduates of the Sounds of the Street course at Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives ...

20. Job-a-thon a huge success for Mission Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s Beaudesert and Woodridge Employment Solutions centres in Queensland have successfully reached their goal of placing 500 jobseekers in long-term employment or training prior to Christmas ...

21. Last minute Christmas gift ideas from Mission Australia!
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... doing it tough. The virtual Christmas Tree – Australia’s first 'virtual charity tree' is now online at the charity’s website. The interactive design allows visitors to choose from a range of Christmas ...

22. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... has been backed by the NAB, one of Australia’s biggest banks, and the Australian Government.  Current ABC Learning Group General Manager Matthew Horton will be appointed CEO on completion of the purchase ...

23. Workplace Giving
(Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships)

... programs helping troubled youth transform their lives - to find out more click here. Support another area of Mission Australia’s work transforming the lives of Australians in need - please contact our ...

24. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Australia’s largest annual survey of young people has found that drugs, suicide and body image are the biggest worries for 11-24 year olds with one-in-four regarding each as major concerns. The survey ...

25. Governance
(Pathways/About Us)

... limited applicability because Mission Australia is a company limited by guarantee and thus has no tradeable securities or shares.  Another principle is limited in scope in that Mission Australia’s directors ...