Search - 2010

1. Pathways to Prevention (QLD)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations relative to the rest of south-east Queensland. In 2010-11 Pathways to Prevention worked with 933 individuals and 453 families – and more than half were ...

2. Send grog on a holiday this February
(Daily News/Blog)

... alcohol and other drug problems. By taking part this February you’ll also set a positive example for young Australians. According to the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, one in six young ...

3. Going Places celebrates a big year!
(Daily News/Blog)

... Going Places, which was launched in November 2010. The service has since helped around 100 people to secure sustainable housing – many of whom had been homeless for a very long time. Mission Australia’s ...

4. Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
(Pathways/About Us)

... LLM, LLB, BBus (Acc), BBus (IT), FCPA, FAICD, FACS Executive Leader, Employment Solutions Prins joined us in 2010, working on Mission Australia-wide projects coming out of the Business Plan. In September ...

5. 2020 Strategy
(Pathways/About Us)

... our goals, strategies and how we will create a strong, sustainable future is vital. Launched in 2010, Our Strategy Towards 2020 outlines Mission Australia’s 10-year strategic direction, identifies our ...

6. Concern at the number of homeless people turned away
(Daily News/Blog)

... 15 December 2011 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), shows that of people needing new and immediate accommodation in 2010-11, 59 per cent were unable to be placed. The AIHW’s ...

7. Staff on a mission all pull together
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... particularly in NSW as a result of successfully tendering for state and federal government contracts. For example, in 2010-11 in NSW, Mission Australia was awarded $3.6 million worth of new youth services. ...

8. Missionbeat nurse makes ‘sydney’ magazine’s influence list
(Daily News/Blog)

... in today’s ‘sydney’ magazine. "The next morning he rang and said, 'For the first time I've seen six homeless people on the walk to work that I've never seen before.' His eyes were opened." In 2010 he ...

9. We love our Big Hearted volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... to Mission Australia.” – Martin Need, Big Heart Warehous, when asked what he wanted to achieve from volunteering. Did you know? According to Volunteering Australia, in 2010, 2010 38 per cent of the adult ...

10. Working smarter
(Pathways/About Us)

... What they share is a desire to make a difference.    In 2010-11 1,766 volunteers gave their time to 82 of our Community Services programs and collectively contributed an average of 30,000 hours of their ...

11. Service excellence
(Pathways/About Us)

By striving for best practice and involving our clients and communities in service development, we will deliver better outcomes for disadvantaged Australians.  In 2010-11 Mission Australia Community ...

12. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... of Young Australians 2010: A record 50,000 young people took part and the results sparked wide discussion about concerns such as body image, family conflict and stress, as well as national issues like ...

13. Avoid being taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup
(Daily News/Blog)

... New South Wales. Melbourne Cup 2010 – the facts: Tabcorp customers wagered $110 million on the 150th running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup. NSW TAB punters wagered $58.0 million on the Melbourne ...

14. Santana’s sleeping under the stars for a good cause
(Daily News/Blog)

Santana, National Projects Manager at Mission Australia’s national office, and her husband went along to the 2010 HRX Sleepout to enjoy a night out under the stars, some good food and to get reacquainted ...

15. Local business recognised nationally for hard work
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  As a result of increasing economic decline in the Riverland, Steve Knight found himself unemployed in June 2010. “Business confidence in the area was low, but suddenly starting our own seemed like ...

16. Promoting positive body image in young people
(Daily News/Blog)

... event, held earlier this month to promote positive body image in young people. Mission Australia 2010 Youth Survey of 50,000 Australians aged 11 to 24 ranked body image as the top issue of personal concern. ...

17. Mark Donaldson VC joins national conversation on progress
(News/Media Releases Archive)

ABS Media Release, 19 September 2011 Victoria Cross for Australia recipient and Young Australian of the Year 2010, Corporal Mark Donaldson VC today became the latest prominent Australian to share their ...

18. New partnership to help indigenous job seekers check in to the hospitality industry
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is one of Australia’s largest providers of the Federal Government’s Job Services Australia (JSA) program, and in 2010 assisted more than 50,000 Australians into long-term employment. For further information ...

19. Austereo crew join us in an amazing race
(Daily News/Blog)

... designed to help 12 to 18-year-olds use creative tools to explore pressures like study, body image, family conflict, depression and stress - issues that our 2010 National Survey of Young Australians identified ...

20. Homeless service staff spend more hours assisting people with mental health than homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and follows on from a groundbreaking study of homeless men by Mission Australia in August 2010 which found close to 70 per cent had a diagnosed mental health or substance use disorder, 81 per cent had ...

21. A creative space for young people
(Daily News/Blog)

... depression and stress - issues that our 2010 National Survey of Young Australians identified to be of concern to youth. “The idea with Something Outta Space is that art frees you up f...Mission Australia’s ...

22. Reform efforts have charities all atwitter
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... by 6.4 per cent to reach $101.5 billion in 2010-11, according to IBISWorld data. Mission Australia’s income rose 20 per cent to $312 million for the year to June 30, 2011. About 90 per cent of it came ...

23. New program tackles top concern from our Youth Survey
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Mr Garrett referred to results from our 2010 survey of 50,000 young Australians, which revealed body image was one of their main concerns, to announce the Respect Every Body campaign. “We know that body ...

24. Friends In Giving Society (FIGS)
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

...  Malcolm and Lousie Binnie – louisebinnie@hotmail.com Bridget Sakr – bridget.sakr@gmail.com Joanne Palamara – joanne.palamara@sparke.com.au Peter Murray – petermurray2010@hotmail.com Andrew Angus – ...

25. Westpac staff warm our hearts
(Daily News/Blog)

... You can also support Australians doing it tough by making a donation to Mission Australia’s Winter Appeal – if you act today you’ll still be able to make a tax deduction for the 2010-11 financial year. ...