Mission Australia

1. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Information
(Community Services/Community Services)

... We do this primarily through lobbying, public campaigns and advocacy.1 Information about starting a Local Reconciliation group Download the Toolkit from this link The Toolkit contains information to ...

2. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... families and their community. “This concern doesn’t equate to drug usage – only around 5 per cent of 11-14 year olds use drugs. “What it does show is that while campaigns have raised anxiety among our ...

3. Mission Australia Funding
(Pathways/About Us)

Face-to-face fundraising: Face-to-face fundraising is one of the campaigns we run throughout the year, to sign up new donors, who help to provide much needed funds for our programs and services. You ...

4. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... have a constructive role to play and many are stepping up. Education campaigns in venues, time-out rooms, personal exclusions, and providing information on how to access gambling counselling are all ...

5. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... concerns are related to the potential for drugs to harm others - and whether they will be able to resist peer pressure to experiment. What it tells us is that perhaps our anti-drug education campaigns ...

6. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  According to Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Anne Hampshire, the results suggest that early adolescence is the key time when young people are most likely to be open to drug education campaigns. “The ...

7. Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Indigenous communities and we need to make sure we have the awareness campaigns and support services available that will actually make a difference,” said Anita. Media enquiries Paul Andrews 02 9219 2080 ...