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The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
Category: Download:Social Policy Reports
... Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) and Anglicare, Diocese of Sydney. The aim of the research is to develop new indicators that can be used alongside ... Friday, 21 March 2008Experiencing Poverty
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... 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 ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008U-Turn program helps young drivers get on the road
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
Sorell Council, in partnership with the State Government, today launched its B Ready program which offers free driver education and training to young people aged 16-25. Mission Australia State Director ... Wednesday, 23 April 2008Corporate Social Responsibility
Category: Partnerships/Corporate Partnerships
... SustainAbility www.sustainability.com The UN Global Compact www.unglobalcompact.com World Business Council for Sustainable Development www.wbcsd.ch ... Tuesday, 25 March 2008Pathways away from homelessness
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... relief from the homeless circuit. Personal Helpers and Mentors Program The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a federally funded program that is part of the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Garden therapy for mentally ill
Category: 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 ... Monday, 17 March 2008Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
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Mission Australia has welcomed a report by the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW which calls for greater efforts to help engage Indigenous communities on the issue of problem gambling. ... Friday, 14 March 2008New poverty research shows Australians missing out
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... of poverty. The report is part of an Australian Research Council-funded project called “Left out and missing out: Towards new indicators of disadvantage” – led by Professor Peter Saunders from the Social ... Monday, 15 October 2007Tasmanian youth wanted for mobile arts competition
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... by COB Friday, 28 September. “Artwork will be judged by a panel consisting of a Mission Australia representative, a member of the Alcohol and Tobacco Council, a representative from the Moonah Arts Centre ... Monday, 10 September 2007Young volunteers give new lease of life for Gumeracha walking trail
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... Mission Australia’s State Director Mark Herselman said the program, run in partnership with the Adelaide Hills Council and Forestry SA, had been very successful. The team’s work included working closely ... Wednesday, 15 August 2007Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... for Australia to develop a national housing strategy. Mission Australia launched the campaign in the wake of a United Nations Human Rights Council report that declared Australia was in the grip of a ... Monday, 06 August 2007UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... a report to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has declared Australia is in the grip of a serious “housing crisis”. The report, the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing (and which ... Tuesday, 12 June 2007Local green volunteers restoring Kapunda Mine site and Freeling Wetlands
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... Australia, in partnership with the Light Regional Council. The Green Corp project, which is set to be officially launched today - Wednesday, April 11 at 2pm - by Member for Wakefield David Fawcett, will ... Wednesday, 11 April 2007Alexander Downer to launch Green Corps project for Gumeracha Walking Trail
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... with the Adelaide Hills Council and Forestry SA, will be officially launched by Mr Downer on Friday, March 23 at 2pm at the Torrens Valley Community Centre, in Main Street, Gumeracha. Mission Australia ... Friday, 23 March 2007Noarlunga's sand dunes to be protected by Mission Australia's Green Corps project
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... Australia’s State Manager Mark Herselman said the Green Corps team would work on community and council coastal projects primarily at Port Noarlunga South in the sand dunes and the adjoining Onkaparinga ... Monday, 05 February 2007Kapunda Copper Mine to be restored by Mission Australia's Green Corps project
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... group, Mission Australia, in partnership with the Light Regional Council. Mission Australia’s State Manager Mark Herselman said the conservation program for the mine site, home of Australia’s first commercial ... Monday, 05 February 2007Mission Australia's Green Corps project to protect Normanville Heritage Sand Dunes
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... Mission Australia, in partnership with the Yankalilla District Council and Surfrider Foundation. Mission Australia’s State Manager Mark Herselman said the Normanville Heritage Dunes are a vital ecological ... Monday, 05 February 2007Young people to upgrade Gumeracha Walking Trail
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... partnership with the Adelaide Hills Council and Forestry SA, and would begin in this month (February 2007). “The Gumeracha Walking Trail project, will not only deliver community and conservation benefits ... Thursday, 01 February 2007Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
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... Council, the Criminology Research Council, and philanthropic partners including the Barnes Foundation and the Westpac Foundation. Mission Australia’s General Manager of Community Services, Dr Marie Leech, ... Thursday, 07 December 2006Mission Australia to open new offices in Adelaide's west
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... with the Services to Youth Council) Bay Central, in collaboration with Seaview High School – an alternative education for young people aged 15-17 “We’ve had major successes with our programs for ... Thursday, 28 September 2006Increased Rents Create a Greater Risk of Homelessness - Queensland
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... said. Brisbane City Council’s Finding Beds for Homeless People 2004 report reinforced the need for additional crisis beds and affordable housing options, stating an additional 30-50 beds were needed ... Monday, 07 August 2006