Mission Australia

1. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of Australia's leading providers of services to disadvantaged young people has called on state and territory governments to set targets to reduce the number of juveniles in custody and increase alternative ...

2. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... of those living in poverty. The City Missions operated in a time before government welfare or unemployment benefits existed and they were called upon to save many families from starvation. During the ...

3. Ambassadors
(Pathways/About Us)

...  Jono and his family made the decision to return to Sydney in December 2006 after 16 years in London. Together with MCM (Producers of My Generation) Jono has created a new Radio show called The Jonathan ...

4. NT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... and other assortment of spare parts including the tools to get the bikes up and running. This workshop will be modelled along the lines of an extremely successful workshop called Deadly Treadly and Bike ...

5. Frequently Asked Questions
(Donations/Bequests)

... nominated an executor, so the person who deals with your assets (called the Administrator) will be the person getting the largest share. If there are several people getting the same share, they have to ...

6. Making or Changing Your Will
(Donations/Bequests)

... This is called a residuary bequest because it means the residue (or remainder) of your estate. Correct wording for a residuary bequest: I give and bequeath the rest and residue of my estate both real ...

7. Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in Aboriginal performer Archie Roach’s 1999 song and album of the same name. The local Aboriginal community suggested to Mission Australia that the restaurant and training program be called Charcoal Lane ...

8. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... serious offences by close to two-thirds. Mission Australia has called on state and territory governments to set targets to reduce the numbers of juveniles in detention and expand the number of successful ...

9. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia has called for a quick resolution of the Senate vote allowing for the passage of the Rudd Government’s economic stimulus package and its investment in social housing saying it would be ...

10. Mission Australia joins industry and government at the Social Innovation Summit
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and engagement, rather than forcing solutions on to local communities. Through “learning by doing’, as he called it, local residents can have a real impact on their community. John Prendergast from the ...

11. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the Federal Government’s homelessness Green Paper has called for a minimum 15% reduction in the unmet level of demand for aged care beds by the elderly homeless each year. “We need to set targets that ...

12. New poverty research shows Australians missing out
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of poverty. The report is part of an Australian Research Council-funded project called “Left out and missing out: Towards new indicators of disadvantage” – led by Professor Peter Saunders from the Social ...

13. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of Australia’s leading community service organisations, Mission Australia, has called for more homeless services and transitional housing in Tasmania as well as a national housing strategy to tackle ...

14. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

One of Australia’s leading community service organisations, Mission Australia, has called for increased government and community action to help manage the emerging social phenomenon of grandparents taking ...

15. Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia today called for greater coordination between governments, business and the community to address the causes of Tasmania’s youth unemployment problem. The call came at a public briefing ...

16. Australian-first study shows achievements of ground-breaking early intervention program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... respect. Mission Australia has consistently called for an integrated approach to tackling social problems – that is, programs that involve contributions from governments, businesses and the community. ...

17. World Suicide Prevention Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for young people, Mission Australia, has called on parents and the community to talk more openly with children about issues that may be troubling them to help reduce Australia’s youth suicide rate. Mission ...

18. Brisbane's War Chronicles recorded by unemployed
(News/Media Releases Archive)

In time for ANZAC Day, a group of unemployed people from Brisbane is capturing the memories of women at war – those left behind and those called into service – during World War I and II. The documentary-style ...