Mission Australia

1. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Information
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Opportunity Commission. The Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament. We are an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.3 ...

2. Communities for Children (NSW, QLD, WA, TAS, VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Communities for Children is a federally funded program that takes a collaborative approach in seeking to achieve better outcomes for children aged 0–5 and their families. It is implemented through a ...

3. Personal Helpers and Mentors Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a federally funded program that is part of the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) mental health strategy. The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program aims ...

4. Reconnect
(Community Services/Community Services)

Reconnect is a federally funded community-based early intervention service that encourages family reconciliation for young people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Reconnect helps young ...

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

... Australia Bank, the Federal Government and a number of philanthropists who have provided what we describe as ‘social capital’. “Finally, all surpluses from the centres will be reinvested back into programs ...

6. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... outcomes of the Mission Australia Centre (MAC) in Sydney's Surry Hills since it first opened  in July 2005 - will be launched by Tanya Plibersek, Federal Minister for Housing, and Senator Mark Arbib, ...

7. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for Children is a Federal Government program that provides support to vulnerable and at risk children, parents and families. Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Angela Power, said the aim of the forum is ...

8. PM for a day? What would you do to tackle poverty?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... response – delivered in the form of a short video no longer than 60 seconds – will be judged by Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, with the winner being... flown to Canberra to meet the Federal Parliamentary ...

9. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... support and homeless services. In a presentation to be delivered today at the Australian Economic Forum in Sydney, Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, says the previous Federal Government and successive ...

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

... Employment Training Scheme (VETS). These employment services expanded to other areas of NSW, WA and SA. The Federal Government privatised the role of employment services in 1998 and Mission Australia won ...

11. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... and a business strategy for covering one-, three, five and 10-year plans We launched our Integrated Youth Services Project in the Northern Territory – a three-year partnership with the Federal Government ...

12. Wage Subsidies
(Employment Services/Employers)

... for at least 14 weeks. You are also required to pay all wages and meet all other entitlements for your new employee as required by state or federal law including superannuation, insurance, occupational ...

13. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... initiatives of the Australian Government’s mental health reform package announced in the 2006 Federal Budget, and is also part of the Australian Government’s contribution to the COAG National Action Plan ...

14. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... through local, state, federal and philanthropic funding. Our clients & staff would really enjoy a day out to see the sights of Adelaide. As a team you would be asked to provide transport, lunch and entry ...

15. 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 ...

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

... 60 local employers and a group of young job seekers... Ms Hart says the Elizabeth site is one of 93 Mission Australia has been contracted to provide across the country under the Federal Government’s ...

17. Concern at growing numbers of homeless people turned away
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at shelters funded under the joint Federal-State Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) were unsuccessful... Mission Australia’s Chief Executive, Toby Hall, said while numbers had increased ...

18. West Heidelberg community unites to celebrate Harmony Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Celebrations at Olympic Park coincide with week-long Federal and State Government initiatives to bring rise to cultural diversity and living in harmony with one another. Mission Australia State Director, ...

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

The first meeting of the Federal Government’s Community Response Task Force has provided the country’s leading welfare organisations with a positive opportunity to present the issues facing vulnerable ...

20. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
(News/Media Releases Archive)

It seems the Northern Territory’s emergency intervention is coming to a state near you, and it’s arriving today. Similar to trials currently underway in the NT and Cape York, the Federal and WA governments ...

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

... a number of categories, including the overall business idea, business growth, adherence to NEIS principles and value adding to the community. Jodi Campbell, Federal Labor Member for Bass presented the ...

22. Paid maternity leave battle reignited
(News/Media Releases Archive)

In June last year, hundreds of people braved the wet weather to urge the Federal Government to reconsider its position on paid maternity leave. A year on from the launch of Marie Clare's "Push it - Paid ...

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

... will be presented to the Federal Government for further consideration as part of the development of a strong social inclusion agenda. The first thing we need to do is establish a shared vision and common ...

24. 5th Birthday for Volt Youth Enterprise Centre
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the VOLT’s programs. The support of Federal and State governments and corporate sponsors had also been crucial in establishing and maintaining the VOLT as an important centre for young people, she said. ...

25. Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the youngest person requiring assistance from Youth Beat was only eight years old while the oldest was 78.” Mr Mundy said the timing of National Homeless Persons’ Week was important in light of the Federal ...