Mission Australia

1. Donations
(Big Heart/information)

Big Heart Enterprise Donation Bins are located throughout the Illawarra from Austinmer to Gerringong. (clothes, shoes, blankets etc. only kindly accepted through donation bins). If you are moving ...

2. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... Auburn & Burelli Street, Wollongong 2 Marshall Street, Dapto 2 Woolworths Ave, Warilla Cnr Princes H’way & Worrigee St, Nowra How can you help? If you are moving or updating your house/office ...

3. Homeless men take up the City2Surf Challenge
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... strength and confidence I need to keep moving ahead with my life,” said Alex. Mission Australia is an Official Partner of the 2008 Sun-Herald City2Surf. Interviews and photos available with Daniel Petsalis, ...

4. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the scale of the problem and offered a range of solutions for moving ahead. Mission Australia’s Acting CEO, Mr Lincoln Hopper, said youth homelessness was a serious blight on Australian society. “When ...

5. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... you from finding work, or moving on with your life, Mission Australia Employment Solutions can provide you with personal support tailored to your situation. Click here for more information.  ...

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

... aged people. It enables the residents to lead an independent lifestyle. The service provides modern, stable and secure accommodation for elderly people, who have been living on the street and moving through ...

7. Pathways away from homelessness
(Community Services/Community Services)

... or moving through crisis accommodation. It offers relief from the homeless circuit. Personal Helpers and Mentors Program The Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is a federally funded program that is ...

8. Adelaide's heatwave hits the homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... where vulnerable people are exposed to the full force of a heatwave over an extended period.” “We would therefore hope that police and security officers show some restraint in moving homeless people on ...

9. Mission Australia Set to Launch New Drug Service in Gosnells
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... are moving off opiate-based drugs,” Mr Osborn said. Date: Wednesday December 12, 2007 Time: 10.00am Venue: Gosnells Community Lotteries House, Suite 10/ 2232C, Albany Highway Gosnells 6110 Attendees: ...

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

... to be most in need of a home - can be up to 18 months or more. “As families are priced out of affordable housing and the rental market, they either struggle to get by themselves by moving into transitional ...

11. Talented young Indigenous people blaze new trail under IYMP
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... young people from moving to the city for training or work. Among the 26 young Indigenous people currently working or training under the IYMP programme in South Australia are: Amanda Richards, ...

12. Alexander Downer to launch Green Corps project for Gumeracha Walking Trail
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... by removing feral pine trees improving and containing visitor access through upgrading walking trails and signage, and propagating local native plants: “We’re thrilled to be involved in ...

13. 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, ...

14. Young people to upgrade Gumeracha Walking Trail
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... improving biodiversity installing protective fencing to help endangered species protecting native vegetation areas by removing feral pine trees improving and containing visitor access ...

15. Help for workers in Gippsland's drought affected areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the pool of farm labour from moving away from the region. Sue Boulter, Services Manager for Mission Australia in Sale, said the initiative would not only help drought affected communities put food on ...

16. Music leaders and new bands unite to 'Stage Against the Machine'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... little opportunity to nurture it,” she said. “Now we’re taking it up a step, moving from a youth centre to a major venue and looking at all the business of running a band as well as the music. Who knows, ...

17. Training program aimed at skills shortages in Port Augusta/Whyalla Region
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... scheme run by Mission Australia. Mission Australia’s first Plant Training program was set up specifically to provide skilled workers for the Mining, Construction and Earthmoving industries, in response ...

18. New program to benefit young Indigenous from remote South Australian communities
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... cultural and social issues that may prevent young people moving to Adelaide for training and work. “Making the move away to undertake study or training can be very stressful for young Indigenous people ...