Mission Australia

1. Social Policy Seminars
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Every year we present a regular series of seminars on topics of common interest. These seminars, held in Sydney, are open to the public and are free of charge. ...

2. CPN showcase Presentation 2009 with notes
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3. SPitC Event Presentation by Kerry Graham from Inspire Foundation
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Kerry Graham was a guest presenter at the SPitC event held at Macquarie on the 13th August this year. Kerry Graham is the CEO of Inspire Foundation, which she joined in April 2007, working with children ...

4. Our Response to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry
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Mission Australia welcomes the Inquiry into successful youth transitions. Any efforts to enhance the successful transition of disadvantaged young people need to include integrated and holistic responses ...

5. Strange Bedfellows - Integrated Clinical & Non Clinical Programs at a Residential Treatment Program
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This paper aims to present Triple Care Farm’s (TCF) integrated treatment model and explore the model’s effectiveness as an integrated treatment program for young people with complex AOD and MH needs, evidenced ...

6. The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project
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Bulletin No.1 - Identifying the Essentials of Life By Peter Saunders. This project is a collaboration between researchers at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and analysts from the Australian Council ...

7. Caring in the 21st Century: Costs, Opportunities and Custody
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Bettina Cass (Social Policy Research Centre) and Gabrielle Upton (Deputy Chair of the Taskforce on Care Costs) Caring in the 21st century is one of the most significant contemporary challenges facing individuals, ...

8. Investing in Independence: Building and Evaluating Financial Literacy
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Jane Lawton, Mission Australia Northern Territory Operations Manager, and Gregory Mowle, President of the Financial Counsellors Association of Queensland, presented this seminar on promoting Financial ...

9. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Ilan Katz
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This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

10. Investing in Independence - Jane Lawton
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... of Queensland, presented this seminar on promoting Financial Literacy.  ...

11. Social Policy and Early Intervention - Jenny Chaves
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This seminar is presented by Professor Ilan Katz, Acting Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, and Jenny Chaves, Services Manager for Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Initiative in ...

12. Social Policy in the City - May 2008
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13. Two victims of car theft handed the keys to restored vehicles
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... service, undertook minor repairs and finished off with a thorough car detailing. “The opportunity for participants to repair a vehicle for presentation to a victim of vehicle theft is one of the most ...

14. High & Complex Needs in Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  Refuge Movement Resource Centre and the Youth Accommodation Association are providing essential support, advice and expertise to the project. As part of the project, we have developed a High and Complex ...

15. Employment Advisor - Warwick - Maternity Leave cover
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Queensland)

... East QLD, this rewarding role is responsible for job seeker meetings, sourcing solutions and working with the team of Sales Representatives to meet the needs of individual job seekers within the local ...

16. Sales Representative - Macarthur
(Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - New South Wales)

Are you seeking a rewarding job that transforms the lives of others? Sales representatives at Mission Australia are a vital link that brings local employers and job seekers together through the provision ...

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

... new barbeque – and celebrity chef Ben O’Donoghue. In October 2009, Ben O’Donoghue – one of Australia’s most talented and well-loved celebrity chefs, TV presenters and cook book authors – joined forces ...

18. National Skilled Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to a functional standard.  At the present time, print resources have been placed in the library which has some 20 m of shelf space. We now to secure a volunteer who can project manage the Library ...

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

... young people in community projects. When she volunteered with YCA, she was sent to the remote Territory settlement of Finke, working with Mission Australia’s youth development program. “It was an ...

20. We must act now to save a lost generation
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...  “The way Australia delivers employment and related services to these at-risk people at present is often complex and fragmented,” says Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall. “Without enhancing our efforts we ...

21. Last minute Christmas gift ideas from Mission Australia!
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With less than a few shopping days left until Christmas, Mission Australia has a range of gift ideas to help people find the right present while also sharing the festive spirit with individuals and families ...

22. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
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... services and other homeless organisations, to provide assistance to people in crisis. “For 30 years we’ve been on the frontline providing an essential link between the city’s most vulnerable and the ...

23. Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today
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... 50 representatives from local community services and agencies will attend the forum and will contribute to developing a strategic plan to provide improved support for children, 0-12, and their families ...

24. PM for a day? What would you do to tackle poverty?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the issue of poverty and engaged people in what they could do to help. “Most Australians are pretty lucky but there is a significant minority who are stuck in poverty, cut off from life’s essentials, ...

25. Mission Australia Launches SA Early Learning Centres
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... says the launch of the sites represented a new beginning for South Australian children and their families. “Months of planning, co-ordination and consultation with leading developmental and learning experts ...