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1. Featherweight packs a double whammy
(Daily News/Blog)

Ever wondered where old mattresses go when they die? If they’re lucky they end up at Mission Australia's new Featherweight recycling enterprise in Bellambi where they’re reborn as punching bags. One of ...

2. Getting homeless men off the winter streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... benches, dressed in tattered clothing, and with three stripey bags or a shopping trolley. “When you come to the Central West, just because you don’t have the visual reminder doesn’t mean the problem ...

3. More traineeships in Bellambi for people with disability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... accredited training in Certificate II in waste management. The job seekers will receive training though a soon to be established social enterprise Feather Weight, which will manufacture punching bags ...

4. Mission Australia to hold free families week community event at Miller Square
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... free give away prizes and show bags, face painting; free sausage sizzle; local school performances; local singing groups; a roaming entertainer; stalls providing information on local family and children’s ...

5. A place to call home: From uncertainty to stability
(Daily News/Blog)

... rental market is by living in cheap motels. They typically share a tiny and cluttered living space, with possessions stuffed in garbage bags in a corner of the room and a tiny bar fridge to store food. ...

6. Big Heart cleans up after weekend fire
(Daily News/Blog)

... items that were affected by smoke. As ever, the public is welcome to donate items of clothing, however Big Heart is asking that all items are placed in sealed bags that are labelled according to their ...

7. Spare a thought for the “hidden homeless” this Christmas
(Daily News/Blog)

... unit was available to them: “The car had broken down and wasn’t on the road so they had to come in by train and all their belongings were in plastic bags,” Lesley recalled. “And I remember this little ...

8. Adelaide kids enjoy a day at the zoo
(Daily News/Blog)

... children received the VIP treatment and got to see the giant pandas,Wang Wang and Funi,” said Jillian Paull, Mission Australia’s State Director, South Australia. “They also all received goodie bags that ...

9. Official launch of groundbreaking Illawarra job program
(Daily News/Blog)

... The springs go to scrap metal recyclers, the foam is used as carpet underlay, the pulp fibre is used by a sporting goods manufacturer for punching bags and the timber frames are used for timber mulch or ...

10. Lightning Ridge Big Day Out
(Daily News/Blog)

... ambulance service gave demonstrations; the Safe Families team handed out the show bags and the Yawarra Meamei Women’s Group provided tea and coffee, free books and games. The Aboriginal Higher Education ...

11. Landing a second chance in life
(Daily News/Blog)

... goods manufacturer for punching bags, and the timber frames are used for timber mulch or donated to a men’s shed program where they are turned into toys. The coconut husk used in some mattresses is currently ...

12. Urban Food Market to fundraise for MA in 2010
(Daily News/Blog)

... Australia community services with proceeds raised through the sale of new Urban Food Market / Mission Australia-branded cooler bags, donations generated through their website, and with the provision of ...

13. Environmental Responsibility
(Big Heart/information)

... to other charities. Enviro Bags As of 1 July 2009, all Big Heart Shops will be plastic bag free.  To do this we need your help, you can do this is a number of ways: Donate your unwanted Enviro ...