Mission Australia

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

...  Illawarra Big Heart Enterprise The Illawarra Big Heart Enterprise was established in the Illawarra region 15 years ago to help raise funds for a local Mission Australia Youth Accommodation ...

2. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... established a number of services at Chigwell House.  The Centre offers space to other services to meet up with clients who live in this area and are unable to attend appointments in Hobart.   Recently, ...

3. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... market or $3.5 billion in annual expenditure) then we are only robbing Peter of his grocery money to buy Paul’s football jumper. The last Productivity Commission enquiry established that the net gain ...

4. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... strategy and established a sustainability steering group to identify and coordinate initiatives Rolled out a sustainability pilot program in Queensland Made a commitment to measure our national environmental ...

5. About Big Heart
(Big Heart/information)

... Heart Enterprise was established in the Illawarra region 15 years ago to help raise funds for a local Mission Australia Youth Accommodation service. Over the years, the 'op-shop' concept has grown to ...

6. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australians struggling with the economic downturn according to one its members, Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall. The Task Force – established by the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to help the ...

7. P&O Cruises partners with Mission Australia for innovative community program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia, which operates P&O Cruises in Australia, said it was the first time P&O Cruises had established a formal partnership to ensure reusable and valuable items from our ships ...

8. Telstra
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Mission Australia enjoys a long standing corporate and commercial partnership with Telstra. Established in 2004, the relationship has grown into a mutually beneficial strategic partnership. Telstra ...

9. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and one that interestingly concerns large, established not-for-profits looking to upscale, as well as the social entrepreneurs with novel, yet unproven, solutions. A simple, efficient and nationally consistent ...

10. Mission Australia supports local music in the south
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... we can show that we’re willing to help young people in the ways that are important to them,” she says.  “Some of the bands that have come through the SATM gigs now have an established fan base in the south, ...

11. Campaign Kicks Off to Raise $100,000 for the Homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... The company established in 2005 the REA Group Foundation, which is committed to enriching the lives of young Australians through its support of charitable enterprises and innovative programs to build strong ...

12. Mission Australia launches ground-breaking education program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... program does just that,” Dr Guthrie said. “This sponsorship provides an opportunity for individuals to build essential skills and progress their development.” Mission Australia established the Catalyst ...

13. Macquarie Group Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

The Macquarie Group Foundation established a major partnership with Mission Australia in 2003 to assist research into key social issues confronting Australian society. The partnership is now entering ...

14. The Fogarty Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

The Fogarty Foundation was established in May 2000 by Brett and Annie Fogarty. They have been a major supporter of Mission Australia’s Pathways in WA since 2004. The aim of the foundation was to establish ...

15. Frequently Asked Questions
(Donations/Bequests)

... If there are no relatives in one group then it drops to the next group, and so on. The word spouse means either legal spouse or de facto spouse. If you die intestate, these people have to be established ...

16. Pathways through a successful youth
(Community Services/Community Services)

... provides a safe and supported environment for young people aged 12 - 21 who are wishing to manage their withdrawal from alcohol or other drugs. The facility was established in June 2003 and is still the ...

17. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... City Mission) was established, making it the second oldest charitable organisation in Queensland. In 1860, Benjamin Short, a newly arrived immigrant from England, was appalled by the poverty that existed ...

18. Hunter Legal Service assisting the Disadvantaged
(News/Media Releases Archive)

The Hunter Homelessness Law and Advocacy Service (HHLAS) has helped a wide range of people since it began operating in the Hunter six (6) months ago. The Mission Australia pilot service, established ...

19. Job seekers give new life to school after arson attack
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the Dole team established a new meeting point for the children to gather under a gazebo at the front of the school and the erection of a flag pole to demonstrate school pride. The participants also rejuvenated ...

20. Mission Australia's Green Corps project to restore Leg of Mutton Lake landmark
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... was the site of the original forestry nursery established in the 1870s, where many tree species were trialled with a view to establishing tree plantations in the region. Since the nursery ceased operating ...

21. Emerging Art Businesses go on Show
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... businesses in NSW get established in the past year. For more information on The Winter FlareZ exhibition, visit www.flarez.org Media contact Anh Dang, (02) 9641 5031 or 0423 028 654  ...