Mission Australia

1. SPitC Event Presentation by Kerry Graham from Inspire Foundation
(Document Downloads)

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 ...

2. Crime and Social Isolation: Beyond Moral Panics and Bad Parents
(Document Downloads)

Dr Murray Lee is senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Western Sydney in the School of Applied Social and Human Sciences. Dr Murray has also been a research coordinator on a large three-year ...

3. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the Australian and State Governments on their plans for the sector.”  In April 2009 Mission Australia acquired 29 former ABC Learning Childcare Centres and has since been successfully operating them under ...

4. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

Chigwell House, Children’s activities organiser Mission Australia Centre, Chigwell House opened its doors to the Community as a Community Service Centre, on the 14th April 2008. Since that time we ...

5. Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Day Activity: Hosting a lunch for the residents Date: April Time: 10.30am to 2.30pm Volunteers: 8-12 Financial cost estimate: TBC Location: Surry Hills, NSW Client Group: Elderly  ...

6. Playschool star entertains Mt Druitt kids at Communities for Children’s parenting expo
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s Communities for Children Mt Druitt invited families in the western Sydney region to attend an interactive parenting expo at Anglicare last Tuesday, 28th April, to help promote the importance ...

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

Australia’s biggest fundraising event to tackle homelessness – Hush for Homelessness – will be launched with a half-day series of events in Sydney’s Martin Place on Thursday, 23 April. Kicking off with ...

8. Making university education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... achievement for people struggling with these challenges to be able to apply themselves to a university subject.” Since April, students from around Melbourne have studied an Introduction to Sociology course, ...

9. Mission Australia launches ground-breaking education program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to students during weekly meetings,” she said. Launch details: Venue: Mission Australia, Wattle House, 40 Orr Street Maddington Date: Wednesday April 16, 2008 Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm Media enquiries: ...

10. PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

Mission Australia and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) co-developed and launched the groundbreaking co-coaching initiative Elevate, in April 2005. Elevate partners young people aged 15-19 from a diverse ...

11. Enter Urban Quest 2008
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Heats -- Thursday 3rd April 2008 Grand Final -- Saturday 5th April 2008   PRIZES: Prizes will be given to 1st and 2nd place winners of each category ...

12. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for three months. Roma House’s referral agency, Homeless Persons Information Queensland (HPIQ)*, has also recorded an average increase of 54% each month since launching in April last year, with the latest ...

13. No pain, no gain camp creates future leaders
(News/Media Releases Archive)

As part of National Youth Week (14-21 April), Mission Australia’s South West Youth Peer Education Program is taking 50 young people of Pacific Islands backgrounds on the No Pain, No Gain camp – an opportunity ...

14. Local green volunteers restoring Kapunda Mine site and Freeling Wetlands
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia, in partnership with the Light Regional Council. The Green Corp project, which is set to be officially launched today - Wednesday, April 11 at 2pm - by Member for Wakefield David Fawcett, will ...

15. Young people leap to assist Whyalla roo shelter
(News/Media Releases Archive)

A group of ‘at risk’ Whyalla students have jumped at the chance to help out suffering kangaroos in a very special Backyard Blitz today (Tuesday, April 3). Mary Nash has been caring for injured or orphaned ...

16. Renowned local artist to open youth art exhibition
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... will be staged in The Wheel Room (located at the Honeysuckle Markets), Wharf Road, Newcastle, from 5.30pm this Tuesday, 11 April. The exhibition will remain open until Thursday.  ...