Mission Australia

1. Homelessness - what will it take to grab your attention?
(Daily News/Blog)

... get their lives back on track, but we need your support. There are more than 100,000 homeless Australians, and nearly one in five will sleep outside in the cold tonight. Some will only have a newspaper ...

2. Anti Poverty Week video winners mission to Canberra
(Daily News/Blog)

... on Question Time get vocal and animated, that seem normally quiet and reserved on the outside was a great surprise,” said Daniel. “Walking around the parliament with an unaccompanied pass was like having ...

3. Chigwell House (TAS)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... is also a small outside play area available for use.  Ideal for meetings with young families Includes office chairs and desk.  Baby station, measuring and weighing ...

4. Mission Australia client looks outside-the-square to build a path to success
(Daily News/Blog)

After relocating to Adelaide from Melbourne three years ago, Madee River found that, after a few months of unemployment, he would need to think outside-the-square if he was going to be able to support ...

5. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... from 5 – 7 pm outside of the Mission Australia office on 6 Frances Drive Palmerston, the program provides a hot meal, fruit and water. Volunteers can assist in preparation of food, set up and pack up of ...

6. Hush for Homelessness launches in Martin Place
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... a live outside broadcast by Hope 103.2’s breakfast hosts, Aaron and Dan, at 6am, the morning will culminate with a lunch time concert at 12noon featuring the Honeybees Choir and a performance by Mark Gable ...

7. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... safety. Concern about personal safety doesn't appear to be related to individual experience of violence, it's more about fear outside the home. The fear, I suspect, is partially driven by graphic media ...

8. More connections for Whyalla's young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  • Futures Upgrade, Mission Australia’s youth leadership and enterprise skills program • After-hours youth activities, which provides a drug and alcohol-free, supervised environment outside school or ...

9. Young people's mental health - The hidden challenges and how innovation can help
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... help – and how the Internet and online communities provide effective and innovative tools to engage those outside the health system. Media inquiries: Paul Andrews (02) 9219 2080 or 0409 665 495 The Hidden ...

10. 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, ...

11. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Sydney siders and their rural cousins
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Of respondents, 20.2% of those living outside of Sydney valued getting a job more highly compared to 12% of young Sydneysiders. However, young people in Sydney value their independence much more (32.6%) ...

12. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Victorians living in Melboune and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... involved in sports if they lived outside of Melbourne (65.6% to 49.7%). Non-metro respondents were less likely to be involved in arts/cultural activities (33% to 40.6% in Melbourne) and volunteering ...

13. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Queenslanders living in Brisbane and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of respondents between 11-19) – participated in the 2005 survey. Nationally, 47% of those surveyed lived outside the capital cities. In Queensland, around 1,500 young people participated in the survey. ...

14. Young people in rural South Australia more concerned about alcohol, stress and jobs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... percent were from outside capital cities, including 800 respondents from rural and regional South Australia. Results which reveal the differences between rural and metro-based South Australians include: ...

15. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of respondents between 11-19) participated in the 2005 survey, which aims to identify and clarify key and emerging issues for Australian youth. 47% of respondents were from outside the capital cities. ...

16. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 2005 survey, which aims to identify and clarify key and emerging issues for Australian youth. 47 per cent of respondents were from outside the capital cities. In Tasmania, around 800 young people participated ...