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1. Pathways to Prevention (QLD)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Pathways to Prevention is co-located with Mission Australia’s Communities for Children (CfC) program and operates in partnership with five local ...

2. Report finds Reconciliation Action Plans get results
(Daily News/Blog)

... Plan is making on our organisation and local communities. Applications are still open for senior students interested in taking on an Indigenous School Based Traineeship, based at our New South Wales ...

3. Paul Costa shares Tamworth spotlight with Mission Australia
(Daily News/Blog)

... our side, helping us to create a fairer Australia. On behalf of all our frontline staff, who work on the ‘frontline’ out in communities across the nation, thank you Paul for your dedication and support.” ...

4. Tips for a good start at school
(Daily News/Blog)

Starting school is a crucial milestone for both children and families. Jenny Chaves, Mission Australia's Service Manager for Communities for Children in Inala, Queensland, recently offered advice ...

5. Our partners
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... workplace giving program where PwC support Mission Australias youth services. The aim of the PwC Foundation is to "make a positive and sustainable impact on the communities in which we live and work. ...

6. Yalari students ready to tackle school with donated laptops
(Daily News/Blog)

... Rugby. The Yalari Foundation provides Aboriginal children from regional and rural communities with full boarding scholarships to some of Australia’s highest-achieving schools. On Wednesday some of ...

7. Mission Australia Gambling Counselling and Support Services (NSW & ACT)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... their families and their communities. According to the Productivity Commission’s Report on Gambling, roughly 115,000 Australian adults experience problem gambling at any one time. A further 280,000 are ...

8. 2020 Strategy
(Pathways/About Us)

... for us and other organisations to ensure we deliver best outcomes for individuals, families and communities; Early intervention We provide support early on to prevent things from getting worse Case ...

9. Snapshot of nation’s housing supply ‘depressing reading’
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is absolutely not an option. A national housing shortage of 600,000 dwellings by 2030 will be almost impossible to overcome. It’s a situation that would entrench disadvantage in many Australian communities ...

10. Our social enterprises
(Pathways/About Us)

... itself on delivering exceptional workmanship while improving the built environment and environmental sustainability of Victorian communities. Find out more...       For more information Learn ...

11. Brisbane Roar
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... sporting club, so it is closely aligned with Mission Australia’s values and commitment to creating strong communities. It has an unrivalled association with junior sport involving both boys and girls right ...

12. Urban Quest (NT)
(Community Services/Community Services)

Mission Australia introduced Urban Quest, a singing talent competition for 10 to 19-year-olds to the Northern Territory early in 2011, and it has been embraced by schools, students and communities. While ...

13. We love our Big Hearted volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

... groups and wider community. While our volunteers vary in ages, backgrounds and beliefs, the one thing they have in common is the desire to make a difference in their communities by performing a huge variety ...

14. Sustainable growth
(Pathways/About Us)

... people, influencing government, developing outstanding managers and engaging with the Christian community. Service excellence By striving for best practice and involving our clients and communities ...

15. Working smarter
(Pathways/About Us)

...  Service excellence By striving for best practice and involving our clients and communities in service development, we will deliver better outcomes for disadvantaged Australians. Sustainable ...

16. Service excellence
(Pathways/About Us)

By striving for best practice and involving our clients and communities in service development, we will deliver better outcomes for disadvantaged Australians.  In 2010-11 Mission Australia Community ...

17. Lead experts
(Pathways/About Us)

... our Concise Financial Report)  Mission Australia Financial Report 2011   Service excellence By striving for best practice and involving our clients and communities in service development, we ...

18. Calculate your household carbon price on new interactive site
(Daily News/Blog)

... by businesses to consumers. “Communities are looking for real information about their day-to-day costs and savings,” said ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie. “For example, the carbon pollution price initially ...

19. WA youth express themselves in photos
(Daily News/Blog)

... for them, but those who have ongoing involvement have increased personal ownership and creativity in how they express and perceive themselves in their local communities.’’ The exhibition runs until 9 ...

20. State of inaction keeps kids in poverty
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and healthy childhood. Mission Australia works with some of the most vulnerable kids in our communities, helping them when they are in crisis or when their families are struggling. More importantly, ...

21. Is there a better approach to remote Aboriginal communities?
(Daily News/Blog)

... I think, like Noel Pearson, the solution is in increased self-determination for Aboriginal communities. Everyone wants to do the right thing – governments, community agencies, businesses – but if anything ...

22. The 2011 Race to Survive off to a flying start
(Daily News/Blog)

... willing to go to in order to give back to the communities we live in.” Many thanks to all the 21 Race to Survive teams who have raffled, auctioned, drank, dressed up, and pursued friends and family to ...

23. Day of adventure for local kids to celebrate Children’s Week 2011
(News/Media Releases Archive)

A group of local children and their families will be treated to a day of adventure and fun as part of celebrations put on by Mission Australia’s Communities for Children team during National Children’s ...

24. Holiday makers’ lost property finds new home with the homeless
(Daily News/Blog)

... each and every year. “Our Cairns hotels are very much part of their local communities and are happy to lend a hand in any way they can to help improve the lives of those less fortunate. By donating pre-loved ...

25. Family and Carer Mental Health Program celebrates Carers Week
(Daily News/Blog)

... communities about mental illness. Kellie Russell, a Carer Support worker for the Family and Carer Mental Health Program, said she made the decision to donate books on mental illness to Kempsey Library ...