Mission Australia

1. Nightspot Youth Homelessness Initiative
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  Nightspot will become operational in Melbourne and Brisbane (Logan) in January 2009. Click here to view the Nightspot mini-site  ...

2. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

... Board of Directors President and Chairman of the Board Ewen Crouch, BEc (Hons), LLB (Syd) was appointed Vice President in January 2001 and has been a director since 1995. He is Co-Head, Mergers ...

3. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... as the Queensland Young Australian of the Year, and was further honoured by being named the Young Australian of the Year in January 2007. She was also voted as “Young Leader of the year” for the 2007 Deadly ...

4. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... individual’s life is valuable, which can help the development of self esteem and self worth. NSW - Team Challenges Aloha Hawaii Activity: Hosting a lunch for the residents Date: January ...

5. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Agreement – set to be negotiated at COAG and launched on 1 January 2009 – must become the main vehicle for linking support and accommodation and rolling out homelessness prevention strategies. “We’re ...

6. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a half years later, between January and June 2007, the same service had 439 families requiring housing support – an increase of more than 30 per cent. Mission Australia’s State Director, WA, Angie Paskevicius, ...

7. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... available figures in January 2007 showing 1,123 calls made to the service that month. Mission Australia’s Executive Leader for Community Services Lincoln Hopper said a combination of issues was contributing ...

8. Rising Sydney Rents Lead to a Growing Number of Homeless Families in Western Sydney
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Homeless Brokerage Service in the last six months – and one of the reasons is the rise in Sydney rents. From January to July this year, Mission Australia’s Homeless Brokerage Service helped 159 families ...