Mission Australia

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

... Scott Tilyard. Achievement Awards were also presented at the graduation ceremony with Zachary receiving the Hazell Bros Most Outstanding Graduate Award as well as the Silver Tyre Award for the Most ...

2. Transparency
(Pathways/About Us)

Mission Australia was recognised at the annual 2008 PwC Transparency Awards, finishing in the top ten most transparent Annual Reports in the not-for-profit sector. The awards recognise the quality and ...

3. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... ‘Recessionism’ is exhibited at The Picture House Gallery in Gunning, NSW. LORRAE DESMOND Lorrae Desmond (MBE) is one of Australia’s most loved stars. Best remembered for her Logie Award winning ...

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

... education to those who experience disadvantage and marginalisation. The completion of four units leads to the award of Certificate in Liberal Arts from Australian Catholic University. The aim of Catalyst ...

5. Mission Australia to build $16M Aged Homeless Service as number of elderly homeless climbs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia will today unveil plans to build a brand new residential service for aged homeless people in Sydney, after being awarded a $16 million capital grant by the federal government. Residents ...

6. Youth at risk the focus of new Adelaide Jobs Service
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... specific focus on young unemployed people. “In awarding its JSA contracts, the Federal Government identified particular regions where youth unemployment is particularly high and young people were vulnerable,” ...

7. Our Volunteers
(Volunteer/Volunteers)

...  Mission Australia's Celebrate Awards congratulate, recognise and reward our hard-working volunteers.  See the news item below to read about our latest award recipients. Why volunteer? Volunteering ...

8. Specials & Events
(Big Heart/information)

... day with over 40 staff participating and over $17K pre-loved retail value of items was donated. NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards One of Big Hearts valued volunteers; Steve Firman was recently presented ...

9. Mission Australia assists northern small business development
(News/Media Releases Archive)

At the annual Mission Australia New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) graduation ceremony last night 84 Tasmanians came closer to realising their business dreams when they were awarded with a Certificate ...

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

...  Graduates were presented with certificates by the Minister for Infrastructure the Hon. Graham Sturges and Tasmania Police Acting Commissioner Darren Hine. Hazell Bros again provided the Excellence Award ...

11. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to award to pupils who showed the biggest attitudinal and academic change. Or in Ngukurr in the Northern Territory, where that community’s highly successful ‘no school, no swimming pool’ policy has been ...

12. Award winning aged-care service for the homeless turns ten
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Special guest at the event will be Ita Buttrose, AO OBE. The occasion will be a double celebration for CCC, which the previous day received the $10,000 Positive Living in Aged Care Award (Selective Strategies ...

13. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Charles Chambers Court was recently recognised with a ‘Positive Living in Aged Care’ award for the service’s approach to helping residents with mental health issues. It was a 2007 finalist in the Federal ...

14. Garden therapy for mentally ill
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... flowers in a small plot at Wolloomoolloo’s community garden. The four metres squared garden was recently awarded Best Community Garden and an encouragement award from the City of Sydney Council. ICHP’s ...

15. Program wins crime prevention award
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Violence Prevention Awards. The Awards, to be presented at Parliament House on 6 March, recognise programs that have significantly contributed to the reduction of crime and violence in the community. ...

16. Enter Urban Quest 2008
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at the Grand Final. A Peoples Choice Award will also be given at the Grand Final. The prizes are not yet finalised but are usually paid performances or recording time or paid lessons or a gift voucher. ...

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

... Commissioner Richard McCreadie. Hazell Bros has again provided the Excellence Award for the best performing participant and RACT provided the OHS Award as well as donating the car repaired during the ...

18. Mission Australia congratulates Thomas Spottswood Australian Apprentice of the Year
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Thomas Spottswood, a client of Mission Australia’s Australian Apprenticeships Centres, received the Australian Apprentice of the Year Award at a ceremony held in Hobart on 8 November 2007. The ceremony ...

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

... Mr Mundy. “In its inaugural year Mission Australia is pleased to announce that this scholarship has been awarded to Aaron Sprong.” U-Turn is a ‘best practice’ diversionary program for young people ...

20. Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Guide, the highest achievement as a Girl Guide, and was recently named as winner of the Zonta International Public Affairs Award for Zonta District 23 (all Zonta clubs in Victoria, Tasmania, SA,, WA and ...

21. Tasmanian U-Turn graduates reward victim of crime
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia’s Temco Safety Award for understanding and application of occupational health and safety guidelines to Jeremy Burke and the Rumblers Award for participation and achievement to Shannon Pursell. ...

22. Adelaide Film Team in Running for National Business Award
(News/Media Releases Archive)

An innovative Adelaide based film-making team is the only South Australian business in the running for a major national small business award. What began as a hobby just a few years ago for Jennifer Lyons-Reid ...

23. Renowned local artist to open youth art exhibition
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Hunter Valley-based artist Greg Wilson will be the guest speaker at an awards presentation and exhibition of artworks by young people to be staged in Newcastle tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Wilson, whose ...