Mission Australia

1. Youth Employment Stategy (YES)
(Document Downloads)

... and a raft of new initiatives and policies to address the causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem. The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) report says concerted action is needed to engage thousands ...

2. Job Seeker Solutions Coordinator
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

... find themselves a job. You will have a passion for supporting people, great communication, administration and negotiation skills, and a desire to ‘chip-in’ where ever it’s needed. Additionally you will ...

3. Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

... support if needed Connections to Aboriginal elders and mentors Support with school work and homework; Assistance for parents with liaising with schools; Assistance for students in the event of ...

4. Mission Australia winner celebrates with BBQ cooked by celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... with Mission Australia to raise much needed funds for Australians in need. His latest cook book – BEN’S BARBEQUE – was offered to Mission Australia supporters at the special price of $25, with $10 ...

5. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the Federal Government and the various state and territory governments much more investment is needed than is currently planned.” Media inquiries: Paul Andrews (02) 9219 2080 or 0409 665 495  ...

6. Mission Australia Funding
(Pathways/About Us)

Face-to-face fundraising: Face-to-face fundraising is one of the campaigns we run throughout the year, to sign up new donors, who help to provide much needed funds for our programs and services. You ...

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

...  Assistance with family mediation and support if needed Connections to Aboriginal elders and mentors Support with school work Assistance for parents to liaise with schools Assistance for students ...

8. Community Services in the Northern Territory
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... available to them. They also provide transport to services when needed and access to programs which will empower them to create an improved lifestyle. The aim is to ensure children and families are informed ...

9. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... and are vital to the service. As a volunteer, you will need to commit one to two hours each week to tutoring your student. Volunteers are needed in the Merrylands, Fairfield and Liverpool areas. To volunteer ...

10. QLD Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  To make notes about the task(s) and provide these to the LLNP teacher as requested. To prepare any material needed for work with students (as directed by LLNP teacher) To make suggestions to LLNP ...

11. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... and support to the student(s) To make notes about the task(s) and provide these to the LLNP teacher as requested. To prepare any material needed for work with students (as directed by LLNP teacher) ...

12. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... notes about the task(s) and provide these to the LLNP teacher as requested. To prepare any material needed for work with students (as directed by LLNP teacher) To make suggestions to LLNP teachers ...

13. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The clients will learn how to develop simple budgeting techniques—ie cost effective spending, adjusting plans, activities, and spending as needed, and reaching ...

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

... I know it’s a worthy cause. And the people at Mission Australia do so much work that is so vitally needed. I know their money is always spent frugally and properly on the people who really need it. When ...

15. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australians. “Mission Australia developed a statement of principles for working with aboriginal Australians in 2007, but we needed a concrete way of giving life to ...

16. Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... being delivered by William Angliss Institute of TAFE, will enable Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal disadvantaged young people – trainees and apprentices – to develop the professional and life skills needed ...

17. Volunteering
(Big Heart/information)

...  make new friends; and Make a difference. Volunteers are needed in all five stores. What areas can I volunteer in? Retail/customer service Clothes Sorting Computer Maintenance Electrical ...

18. Mission Australia welcomes Employment Service changes
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... organisations like Mission Australia, our hands were tied in terms of providing the help people needed. Now those constraints have been lifted and we can start giving assistance from day one. “The government’s ...

19. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in favour of a new approach, when in fact a more long-term and sustainable approach is needed. According to Professor Tony Vinson long-term problems require long-term solutions, with a funding timeframe ...

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

... is needed, according to one of the nation’s leading homeless organisations, Mission Australia. The ABS’s Counting the Homeless report reveals that 105,000 (104,676) Australians were homeless on Census ...

21. New centre with historic heart offers assistance to disadvantaged Tasmanians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... House would provide a base for the delivery of urgently needed community services to people in the surrounding area. “Chigwell is an area that’s undoubtedly doing it tough – one quarter of the surrounding ...

22. Work for dole team graduates after giving new life to Kaurna Plains pre-school
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... project had transformed the Kaurna Plains Pre-School. “The Pre-School had really needed some tender loving care in order for the children to have a safe and enjoyable environment for learning,” he said. ...

23. Affordable housing crisis a big issue for regional areas like Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Whyalla.
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... such as the Iron Triangle. Mission Australia’s State Director Mark Herselman said localised and innovative housing options were needed in the region to ensure that average and at-risk families were not ...

24. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... essential % who don't have it 1 Medical treatment, if needed 99.9% 11.1% 2  ...

25. Mission Australia opens new Launceston office
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... initiatives to assist people to pursue a positive and independent future. Mission Australia’s State Director Noel Mundy said the new office will assist in providing much needed services to the Launceston ...