Mission Australia

1. Volunteering is a life-changing experience
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and was accepted. A few weeks later she was back at the settlement, continuing to transform the lives of Finke’s youth! Volunteers like Yenny are a valued part of the Mission Australia team, helping to ...

2. John Barnes Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... relationships to improve the early experiences of children as a means of assisting them to realise their full potential later in life.  ...

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

... a clear need for help, the City Mission movement, which had developed in the United Kingdom, found itself taking root in Australia. In 1859 the Town and Country Mission (later to be known as the Brisbane ...

4. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

... at Sydney's National Art School in 1956 and later studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and in 1960 commenced a sculpture cause with Lyndon Dadswell. In 1963 Max began to study acting under Hayes Gordon ...

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

... never did. Sadly she passed away before she could do it. Years later when my husband and I were heading off overseas, we realised we didn’t have a Will, so we made one. And I made sure we included Mission ...

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

... problem divorced or separated as a result of their habit. One in ten said they had contemplated suicide while up to 60 problem gamblers take their own lives each year. Now, 10 years later, the Productivity ...

7. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... I wouldn’t do it at all. I’d probably just walk out and say ‘see you later’. I really would. But with her, it’s good.” Media inquiries:  Phil Smith (03) 8317 0111 or 0407 860 528. Available for Media ...

8. Young Australians wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... statewide. The survey closes on Friday, 27 June with the results to be published later in the year. Media contact: Paul Andrews (02) 9219 2080 or 0409 665 495 ...

9. 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, ...

10. Supporting Tasmanian communities for children
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... skills from an early age and prevent social problems, including crime, occurring later in life,” Mr Mundy said. “Communities for Children takes an integrated approach to the problems many children and ...

11. Deadly snake on a mission in Whyalla
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the local snake catcher. They were told it was a Western Brown, known as an extremely dangerous and fast moving snake. The snake was later released into the bush outside Whyalla. For more information, ...

12. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a successful transition from home life to infants and then primary school. A transition which, if disrupted, can lead to the later development of anti-social behaviour. Pathways was originally set up ...

13. New program to protect homeless young women from sexual assault, other harm
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... later this year at other centres across Adelaide, to reach young women who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or have become disengaged from their families, schools or communities. Media interested ...

14. Privacy Statement
(Uncategorised Content)

... needs have changed or become extended (for example, a client may provide information when joining one of Mission Australia's programs. Later on, the client may join a different program or be referred on ...