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1. ‘Rediscover the real you’: George shares how he beat his gambling problem
(Daily News/Blog)

... throughout New South Wales.  ...

2. A big hand for our wonderful volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... our partnerships with a number of corporates we organise volunteer experiences for their staff. Already this year in New South Wales we have had numerous Corporate Volunteer groups (Telstra, Bayer and ...

3. Responsible Gambling Awareness Week: Seniors at risk
(Daily News/Blog)

... support throughout New South Wales. Photo by Silas Brown, City News Canberra.  ...

4. Triple Care Farms students give back to local community
(Daily News/Blog)

... in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales spent a day doing hard yakka in preparation for a three-day makeover of the Jamberoo RSL Sub-branch Hall. They scrubbed walls, packed and moved furniture ...

5. New SA program aims to help youth feel good about their bodies
(Daily News/Blog)

... 15 South Australian teenagers to be Body Image Ambassadors to help young people have a healthier and more realistic appraisal of their body image. The chosen ambassadors will receive media literacy, ...

6. Working families losing grip on secure housing
(News/MA Newsletter)

... beyond the reach of more families. Down on their luck Mother of three Jenny* was feeling very happy about her lot in life. She and husband Rob* rented a modest property in Bowral, in the Southern Highlands ...

7. Junaa Buwa! Centre for Youth Wellbeing (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... programs for up to eight young people aged from 13 to 18 from across New South Wales. In addition to drug and alcohol counselling and therapy, the service provides vocational and education programs, ...

8. Aim’n High (VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

The Aim’n High program is a collaboration between Mission Australia, Hallam Senior Secondary College and South East Local Learning and Employment Network. It aims to assist young mothers in the Greater ...

9. Children busy renovating in the playground
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Our Cooranbong ELS, in the Lake Macquarie area of New South Wales, has pulled up the artificial grass and started to incorporate a more natural play environment. It’s part of a plan to “naturalise” ...

10. Insight with Cheryl O’Donnell, Southern NSW Community Services Operations Manager
(News/MA Newsletter)

... I had a job at Mission Australia – it’s where my heart is. "I am Operations Manager for all our southern New South Wales Community Services programs. My teams stretch from Wollongong down to Albury, ...

11. MA Housing celebrates first anniversary at its Blacktown base
(Daily News/Blog)

... committed to long-term investment in our community”. MA Housing CEO Andrew McAnulty (pictured, left, with Mission Australia’s State Director for New South Wales, Leonie Green, and Cr Pendleton) said ...

12. A reminder to bet with your head on Anzac Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... Moss Vale, Newcastle and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.  ...

13. Grab a free Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream and support Australians in need
(Daily News/Blog)

...  Free Cone Day is an annual Ben & Jerry’s tradition celebrated around the world, and this year it’s happening in six locations in New South Wales and Victoria. Ice-cream lovers are invited to hoof ...

14. Tireless Triple Care Farm volunteer honoured
(Daily News/Blog)

Congratulations to Lesley East, who last week received a New South Wales Seniors’ Week Achievement Award for her volunteer work at Mission Australia's Triple Care Farm. Triple Care Farm is our Southern ...

15. Cecily makes every week Seniors Week at Charles Chambers Court
(Daily News/Blog)

Seniors’ Week in New South Wales aims to encourage older Australians to ‘live life’ and actively participate in the community – something Sister Cecily Gaudry, Pastoral Care Worker at Mission Australia’s ...

16. Aboriginal trainees playing vital role in saving parrot in SA
(Daily News/Blog)

Two young Aboriginal men are playing a crucial role to ensure the survival of the Regent Parrot in South Australia’s Riverland, Mallee and wetlands with help from Mission Australia’s Employment Solutions. ...

17. Seniors’ Week salute to grandparents raising grandchildren
(Daily News/Blog)

With Seniors Week under way in New South Wales, it’s the perfect time to recognise the grandparents raising grandchildren who take part in Mission Australia support programs.  Every Thursday ...

18. Shannon Noll shines light on the music biz for Triple Care Farm students
(Daily News/Blog)

... travelled from Southern Highlands of New South Wales to Sydney for the private session organised by the Coca Cola Australia Foundation (CCAF) to celebrate the success of Triple Care Farm’s Creative Arts ...

19. 'Connecting girls, inspiring futures’ on International Women's Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... skills and better lives for themselves and their families. Among our Community Services staff is Gina Dellar. As a case worker at Mission Australia's Brighter Futures program in Broken Hill, New South ...

20. Flooding continues across south-east Australia
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s thoughts are with the hundreds of people who have been evacuated from Griffith as the southern New South Wales flood emergency spreads.  Meanwhile, as flood waters spread west, ...

21. Celebrating A Safe Place for Change
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Southern Highlands of New South Wales has been helping young people to develop emotionally, socially and vocationally in a safe, secure environment. At the end of each year, the transformation made by ...

22. Young mums are aiming for success
(Community Services/Community Services)

... Provided in collaboration with Hallam Senior Secondary College and the South East Local Learning and Employment Network, Aim’n High also prepares students for their return to mainstream school.  Through ...

23. Avoiding the pitfalls of online sports betting this footy season
(Daily News/Blog)

... to the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, approximately eight per cent of adults in New South Wales regularly participate in sports betting events such as football, cricket or tennis. Most sports ...

24. Cheers febfasters on making it to March!
(Daily News/Blog)

A huge thanks to the fantastic febfasters who sent booze on a holiday during February to raise funds for youth programs, including Mission Australia’s Youth Beat service in South Australia and Tasmania. ...

25. Gambling companies target young men, Lateline reports
(Daily News/Blog)

... you’re betting online.” View last night’s Lateline report and read the transcript. Last year Southern Cross University researcher Dr Sally Gainsbury, warned that the rise of smartphones with mobile ...