Mission Australia

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

John Brett, Service Manager, Mission Australia Financial and Gambling Counselling With over 20% of the world’s poker machines, Australia can confidently claim the title of the world’s heaviest gambling ...

2. Young men encouraged to end gambling hangover
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia – which is one of NSW’s leading providers of gambling counselling and support services – said the campaign, organised by the Responsible Gambling Fund, focussed on the feelings of guilt and regret ...

3. Green paper on homelessness is a positive step
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia each year with accommodation, counselling (drug and alcohol, financial/gambling, family relationship), case management, training and education and referral to other services. “Australia has ...

4. Gambling binge cost the State Billions
(News/Media Releases Archive)

The people of NSW lost a staggering $5 billion to poker machines in a relentless gambling binge in 2006. That’s an increase of 14 percent since 2002 and represents a loss of $732.00 for every man, woman ...

5. Hear From Others Who Have Left a Bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... the early 1990s I was having problems with alcohol and gambling, which made having a disability so much worse. Where I was living just wasn’t working out and it got to the point where I had to leave. Without ...

6. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... mentoring programs Financial and gambling services Here are some of the services we provide in NSW Pathways to strong families and healthy, happy children: Pathways to Prevention, Miller ...

7. Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

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. ...