Mission Australia

1. Our Response to Commonwealth Gov Green Paper - Which way home
(Document Downloads)

Mission Australias aspiration is to have appropriate housing and support for everybody in our community by 2020. A national plan Linking Support and Housing to End Homelessness will get us there. It will ...

2. 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 ...

3. Leading charities provide a new start for ABC Learning
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... staff at each level of qualification; and · Meet key financial targets to generate surplus which can be reinvested in programs that improve childcare access and quality.  GoodStart will have charitable ...

4. Missionbeat: a Sydney icon turns 30
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “Having said that, I wouldn’t mind us missing out on our 60th anniversary. We’d love to see government targets met to find accommodation for all roughsleepers by the end of the next decade – and that ...

5. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... our goals for the next 12 months: Adopt and implement an organisation-wide sustainability action plan Establish our environmental footprint and set reduction targets Integrate sustainability ...

6. Mission Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to aboriginal people; and targets for aboriginal trainees and employees. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said the RAP was a crucial part of the organisation’s contribution to ‘closing the gap’ ...

7. 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 ...

8. Missionbeat Bikes hit the road
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of Sydney’s goal of ending chronic homelessness in the inner city by 2017. “We’ve set ambitious targets for reducing homelessness and funding services like the Missionbeat Bikes is an integral part of ...

9. Mission Australia welcomes Homelessness Revolution
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... or prison. This is, for the most part, avoidable and it’s pleasing to see a commitment to ending this.  “We’re also glad to see a firm set of ambitious but achievable targets for reducing homelessness. ...

10. Latest homeless figures reflect 'wasted years of inaction'
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... we must set ourselves ambitious and achievable targets for ending homelessness; for decreasing the flow of people becoming homeless; and improving service quality. “Secondly, we have to deliver homeless ...

11. Homeless youth on the rise in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and long-term commitment to a shared plan, which is monitored against set targets, and which brings together all levels of government and the community and business sectors. “The great myth about homelessness ...

12. 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 ...

13. Spiralling fuel costs hurt Sydney's Missionbeat vans
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Sydney’s inner city giving support to people in need. “Missionbeat gets funding from both the State and Federal Governments but we also rely heavily on donations to make up the shortfall…and as petrol ...

14. Green paper on homelessness is a positive step
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  “We welcome the ambitious goals for ending homelessness and targets to measure progress that are included in the Green Paper,” Mr Hall said. Mission Australia helps up to 50,000 homeless people throughout ...

15. Campaign Kicks Off to Raise $100,000 for the Homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – Asia Pacific, Shaun Di Gregorio, said: “We know everyone wants to make a positive difference for the homeless but most people’s budgets are tight these days. We’ve set up housesforthehomeless.com.au ...

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

... with identified targets and timeframes for addressing disadvantage in a comprehensive way. The Top 14 Essentials of Life* No. Esssential Item % considered ...

17. Backyard footy competition takes game back to grassroots in SA's mid north
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... a footy guernsey before or haven’t been near an oval in years. “Football is clearly one of the most important social and sporting events in most country towns in Australia, but not everyone gets a chance ...