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Homeless men take up the City2Surf Challenge
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... head. It’s also about being able to participate in your community and reconnect with other people. Taking part in the City2Surf is a great way of doing this. “Making sure homeless people have access to ... Friday, 08 August 2008Disability changes must go further
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... been that, in doing so, they would be placed on the Newstart Allowance... ...the main level of income support for jobseekers. The problem is that Newstart pays significantly less than the DSP and ... Wednesday, 23 July 2008I’m considering doing a training course
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
The Mission Australia Training Institute offers more than 50 nationally recognised qualifications in industries such as IT, community services, business, aged care, youth work and hospitality. Visit our ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008I’m unemployed and would like to help out in my local community
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
... from supervisors all while doing something worthwhile for the community. You can also earn training credits up to $800 to help you achieve your future job goals. To find out more, ask your Job Network ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008Campaign Kicks Off to Raise $100,000 for the Homeless
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... people who are missing out on a basic need – a need which so many of us take for granted – shelter. “Mission Australia is doing important work, and we are glad to be their partners in helping homeless ... Thursday, 01 May 2008New centre with historic heart offers assistance to disadvantaged Tasmanians
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... House would provide a base for the delivery of urgently needed community services to people in the surrounding area. “Chigwell is an area that’s undoubtedly doing it tough – one quarter of the surrounding ... Monday, 14 April 2008For Job Seekers
Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers
... skills and knowledge to help you to achieve your goals. This could mean helping you find and keep a job that’s right for you, doing further training or undertaking an activity that will improve your employability ... Friday, 21 March 2008Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
Category: Donations/Bequests
... right from the start. I was determined not to make mum’s mistake and miss out on doing something I really wanted to do. Wendy Wheatley Dorothy's story Dorothy McLean has been a supporter of Mission Australia ... Wednesday, 19 March 2008Our Volunteers
Category: Volunteer/Volunteers
Our Volunteers - ordinary people doing extraordinary things Mission Australia volunteers are a valued division of the Mission Australia team, and help more than 230,000 people in need each year. Our ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Pathways through a successful youth
Category: Community Services/Community Services
... education. The programs provide practical activities and a ‘learning by doing’ methodology, which challenge young people and focus on the experience of success through achievement. The programs offer ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... but it’s important that we remember not everyone is doing well at the moment, particularly those impacted by the drought,” he said. “Many people have additional personal hardships too, such as family breakup ... Friday, 02 November 2007Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
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... as wealthy as Australia, and with our small population, we should be doing a better job at making sure all our citizens have access to affordable and sustainable housing,” said Mr Hall. “We can’t just ... Monday, 06 August 2007Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
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... more common. Governments and the community need to look at what extra support can be provided to help grandparents ‘doing it tough’ simply because they’ve done the right thing by their grandkids.” Mission ... Tuesday, 17 July 2007UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
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... and with our small population, we should be doing a better job at making sure all our citizens have access to affordable and sustainable housing. Let’s hope this report spurs our leaders on to doing something ... Tuesday, 12 June 2007Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
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... you’re doing, that you’re not getting lost in the crowd,” she said. “And they support us culturally – although we don’t want to be stereotyped, we also don’t want to be treated as though Aboriginal people ... Tuesday, 22 May 2007World Suicide Prevention Day
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... to their children to talk about anything that might be troubling them, or their friends, and in doing so let’s see if we can’t further reduce Australia’s youth suicide rate,” Mr Andrews said. Media contact: ... Friday, 08 September 2006McClure welcomes Fair Pay Commission role
Category: News/Media Releases Archive
... 56,000 into jobs. I’m committed to doing what I can to increase employment opportunities for people. “We need to find the right balance between the interests of those already employed and those seeking ... Tuesday, 28 March 2006