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1. Miller Pathways celebrate Families Week
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s child and family service in the Liverpool area, Miller Pathways, celebrated Families Week on Friday by hosting a free Community Fun Day. The Federal Minister for Human Services, Senator ...

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

Given it’s Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, we’d like to share an inspirational letter recently sent to a Mission Australia’s Gambling Counsellor. Written from the heart, it beautifully sums up George’s ...

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

... for 800 homeless Australians. Mission Australia’s Services and Programs do an amazing job helping disadvantaged Australians to turn their lives around and it’s wonderful when Corporate Volunteers can ...

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

More seniors are turning to gambling to escape boredom, loneliness or the recent loss of a loved one, says Mission Australia’s ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service Counsellor Karen Rendall. Ms ...

5. Going Places up for Workplace Innovation Award
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s Going Places service in Cairns, which helps disadvantaged locals to find and sustain housing, has been named as a finalist in the 2012 Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation ...

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

Students from Mission Australia’s Triple Care Farm recently found out that voluntary acts of kindness in the community can bring rewards. Eighteen students from Triple Care Farm’s residential program ...

7. “Gambling. If you have to lie, we need to talk.”
(Daily News/Blog)

That’s the message from Mission Australia’s ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service, which is launching its new advertising campaign today. The campaign’s confronting image – which shows a mouth ...

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

... to move through adolescence and beyond as a skillful and confident person. In 2011, Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians found young South Australian women registered their ...

9. Cautious support for Budget, but more to do
(Daily News/Blog)

... accurate unemployment forecast. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, also expressed his disappointment at the missed opportunity to tackle homelessness and place it at the forefront of the national agenda. ...

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

... able to choose who they perceive to be the best prospective tenants. Mission Australia’s General Manager, Social Advocacy and Public Affairs, Eleri Morgan-Thomas, expects that “because of the lack of ...

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

We couldn’t pass up the chance to share this cute snap that recently appeared in The Lakes Mail of children at Mission Australia’s Cooranbong Early Learning Service (ELS) busy at work in their playground. ...

12. Geni’s story
(News/MA Newsletter)

... experience of a young woman who was helped by Mission Australia’s Wattle House. Geni* and her children were dropped at the border of Somalia and Kenya. From there, they walked for over a month to reach ...

13. Winter Sleepout 2012: get involved!
(News/MA Newsletter)

... Australia’s Winter Sleepout I knew it was something I could do to turn that feeling of helplessness into something useful.” You can help people struggling this winter. By registering to sleep out or ...

14. The cost of homelessness
(News/MA Newsletter)

Have you ever wondered how much homelessness costs Australians each year? We have, and what we found may surprise you. Mission Australia’s recent report The Michael Project: New perspectives and possibilities ...

15. 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 ...

16. Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)

... for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. “We want every child to grow up safe, happy and well. The new Commissioner will represent the views of children and young people, particularly those most ...

17. Our Roma House adventurers scale new heights
(Daily News/Blog)

A group of current and former residents from Mission Australia’s Roma House in Brisbane yesterday scaled the cliffs at Kangaroo Point as part of the homeless service’s innovative Wild Earth Adventures ...

18. Attack on homeless man highlights dangers of rough sleeping
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s Michael Project report, released last week, indicated the high incidence of traumatic experience, including serious physical assault, among people who are homeless. Today’s news about ...

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

... a Gambling Counsellor at Mission Australia’s ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Services, said while it can be fun to have a flutter, gambling shouldn’t be used to relieve stress such as uncertainty ...

20. Winter Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... part-time. Your generous donation to Mission Australia’s Winter Appeal will help provide ongoing support to homeless families like Brenda’s. Please help a family in need to feel the warmth of a good ...

21. Winter Phone Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... part-time. Your generous donation to Mission Australia’s Winter Appeal will help provide ongoing support to homeless families like Brenda’s. Please help a family in need to feel the warmth of a good ...

22. Thanks to the men from The Michael Project for sharing their stories
(Daily News/Blog)

Yesterday’s launch of Mission Australia’s Michael Project report received plenty of attention, with print, television and radio coverage sending out the message that timely and integrated support can change ...

23. Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)

... Australia’s Michael Project – a three-year initiative funded by a private donor – provided the men with quick access to a range of dental, mental health, literacy and numeracy, self-esteem and fitness ...

24. Soulful Gabby takes out 2012 Urban Quest title
(Daily News/Blog)

Congratulations to 17-year-old Gabby Wright, who last night won Mission Australia’s Urban Quest NT youth talent competition at a National Youth Week celebration concert in Darwin. Gabby stole the show ...

25. Robbie’s going across the Gobi for Australians in need
(Daily News/Blog)

... to raise funds for Mission Australia. “I first learnt about Mission Australia through my job at Telstra (one of Mission Australia’s charity partners) and they have been extremely supportive in my efforts ...