Mission Australia

1. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Download:Fact Sheets)

Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program assists young Aboriginal students to stay in school, gain leadership skills and culture awareness. ...

2. National Survey of Young Australians 2007
(Download:Youth Surveys)

Mission Australia’s sixth National Survey of Young Australians has again unearthed a wealth of valuable information. It offers an opportunity to explore what is happening in the lives of young Australians ...

3. National Youth Survey 2005: Rural and Regional Responses
(Download:Social Policy Reports)

... also involved in their communities, through sport, youth groups, arts and cultural activities and volunteering. However, the differences between the two groups emphasises, once again, that young Australians ...

4. Skills Development Advisor - Ringwood
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Victoria)

... job seekers into gaining sustainable employment. As the site trainer you will facilitate a range of intensive activities for job seekers including regular group sessions as well as being the source of ...

5. A fresh approach in the mission to enable refugee and migrants to gain sustainable employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Young migrants and refugees often don’t have the same opportunities as other Australians when entering the workforce due to financial, cultural and educational barriers. Mission Australia’s ‘Getting to ...

6. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments
(Employment Services/Providers)

... Some assessments will also involve a rating of permanent medical conditions against the eligibility criteria for the Disability Support Pension. JCA's also directly refer client's to Australian Government-funded ...

7. 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 ...

8. Playschool star entertains Mt Druitt kids at Communities for Children’s parenting expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to talk to service providers and other parents in a fun and positive atmosphere, and gain information on how to encourage early learning in children aged 0-5. Mission Australia’s Communities for Children ...

9. Green Corps team helps local landowners develop natural habitats
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... work experience, accredited training and leadership development. Green Corps members are paid an allowance, and gain recognised qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety, Senior First Aid and a ...

10. Big Heart Products
(Big Heart/information)

... to our retail stores to also take advantage of the great bargains available through Big Heart.  We aim in adding new items on a weekly basis.  To view Big Heart’s ebay items please click here.  ...

11. Mission Australia opens its Heart to Nowra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... surplus stock from department stores so there are some real bargains. We’ve had $500 suits and brand new computers come in with the most minor of faults and we often sell them for a quarter or less of ...

12. Store Locations
(Big Heart/information)

... stores to also take advantage of the great bargains available through Big Heart.  We aim in adding new items on a weekly basis.  To view Big Heart’s ebay items please click here. ...

13. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... broken items ie, furniture, electrical to full operational order.  This work is carried out by volunteers and Work for the dole participants, therefore they are gaining a broad range of skills and experience ...

14. Specials & Events
(Big Heart/information)

Specials Specials run on a regular basis at our five retail stores. You'll make savings everyday and are bound to always find a bargain. A great range of products arrive regularly - if you want to be ...

15. Here comes trouble: new Sounds of the Street album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... lives to build self esteem and communication skills, offer them positive learning experiences and provide opportunities to gain formal music qualifications. Students are tutored by professional musicians ...

16. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... while young Australians are facing a range of serious issues, when it comes to their priorities and values, they are also incredibly well-balanced. Time and time again our survey shows that young people ...

17. Green Corps team to restore Hans Heysen property
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... important environmental and cultural heritage projects for 26 weeks, and to attain work experience, accredited training and leadership development. Green Corps members are paid an allowance, and gain recognised ...

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

... that support – and you’re also struggling with a range of other issues, such as long-term unemployment, intellectual disability, mental illness or substance abuse – then the odds are stacked against you ...

19. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... Lipski is a Miss World Runner Up for 2008 and will compete again in the 2009 Miss World Australia competition. A fourth year student at the University of Sydney studying a triple major in Sociology/Social ...

20. What will you be doing on Christmas Day?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to celebrating Christmas again with you this year.  ...

21. Aussie Rock legends to harness young talent
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia’s Kerrie Sellen said the sessions will be a great opportunity for young people to gain from the real-life experiences of some of Australian rock’s real veterans. “Adelaide’s outer suburbs have ...

22. 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 ...

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

The best live bands in the southern suburbs will compete against each other in the Battle of the Bands staged by Mission Australia’s Reynella Enterprise and Youth Centre (REYC) over the October long weekend. ...

24. Green Corps activity to help Riverglades
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Murray Drive (opposite house No. 95) at Murray Bridge. “The project will assist young people in gaining skills and work experience, while assisting the community and the environment through works carried ...

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

... and long-term commitment to a shared plan, which is monitored against set targets, and which brings together all levels of government and the community and business sectors. “The great myth about homelessness ...