Mission Australia

1. Brisbane kids follow in big footsteps
(Daily News/Blog)

... experience.” Durack State School principal, Beth Petersen, said teachers and parents were delighted with the program's success: “Our students have responded very positively to Andre and Mission Australia's ...

2. The Mission Australia Centre - A new approach to homelessness
(Daily News/Blog)

... in the afternoon, all thanks to our volunteer force. The list of skills and services that our volunteers provide is continually growing. We’ve just recently begun advertising for language teachers and ...

3. The Viertel Charitable Foundation
(Philanthropy/Our Personal and Family Philanthropists)

... target child and their family in the Inala area. These support people assist the family throughout the child's primary school years. It involves the intentional coordination of all people involved – teachers, ...

4. Our people
(Pathways/About Us)

... social workers, youth workers, psychologists, counsellors, community development workers, teachers, allied health workers, trainers, managers, administrators, entrepreneurs and fundraisers. Our ...

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

... which is run by qualified TESOL trained teachers and is VETAB accredited.  On completion of the course each volunteer is matched with a learner by gender and locality.  The volunteer visits the learner’s ...

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

... day. When I first came out of teachers’ college and we went to the kindergartens around Woolloomooloo. I saw so much poverty. I’d never seen it before. I saw six people living in a single room, struggling ...

7. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... community into schools (such as an elder-in-residence program) by providing a person who can liaise between Aboriginal students and the school environment. Aboriginal teachers and teacher aides who can ...

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

... network of care, we need to support teachers and schools, as well as health services, to help them play a much greater role in preventing homelessness among students and young patients. “The report’s ...

9. Australia needs national uniformity on early childhood education and support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... centres and qualified teachers, along with a universal early childhood education program providing 20 hours per week pre-school for all 3-4 year olds. “Australia directs only 1.5% of its overall investment ...

10. City of Moreland residents invited to mentor local teens
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... program came from a range of professions and backgrounds including, solicitors, teachers, retirees, university students, small business owners, Fawkner Cemetery workers and the Fawkner Police Station. ...

11. Teachers and students resource page
(Uncategorised Content)

We have created this resource page for educators and students to easily find the relevant content for 'Social justice' subjects in the current national curriculum.   Who are Mission Australia and what ...