Mission Australia

1. National Youth Survey 2005: Rural and Regional Responses
(Document Downloads)

... also involved in their communities, through sport, youth groups, arts and cultural activities and volunteering. However, the differences between the two groups emphasises, once again, that young Australians ...

2. Mission Australia winner celebrates with BBQ cooked by celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  By purchasing Ben’s cook book, Ms Edwards has won herself a ‘Beefmaster 4 on Cart’ Barbeque from BBQ’s Galore, two cases of Penfolds wine and a fully catered barbeque Day lunch for ten people – cooked ...

3. Mission Australia Launches SA Early Learning Centres
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Early Learning services would work with families and their communities to provide high quality education and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school. “We ...

4. Community Services in NSW
(Community Services/Community Services by State)

... (HASI) is an innovative partnership between NSW Health, Housing NSW and community services organisations, including Mission Australia. It provides accommodation and support services for people with a moderate ...

5. TAS Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... on Mental Health. A key element of the Personal Helpers and Mentors Program is its emphasis on community support and social connection as an integral component of recovery. PHaM are very keen for volunteers. ...

6. Mission Australia Early Learning opens its doors to the Illawarra
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is to work with families and their communities to provide high quality early learning and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school. “We want our centres to ...

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

... key statistics National rate at which young people are placed in custody is 31 in every 100,000. States/territories above that: NSW (38), WA (56) and NT (99). Victoria, which places greater emphasis ...

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

... recreational gamblers expect to lose. So if you spent some of your day sitting at one of Australia’s millions of poker machines, chasing the money you lost yesterday in the hope of paying your electricity ...

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

... is unacceptable. “The fault lies in an over-reliance on an under-resourced crisis accommodation system and not enough emphasis on preventing homelessness in the first place. “In response, this is a ...

10. Home care program for mentally ill reaps huge rewards National Mental Health Week
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... astonishing 92 per cent. Twenty-four participants in Mission Australia’s Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) in North Sydney – which is provided in partnership with the NSW Department ...

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

... emphasis placed on the views of parents and other key stakeholders. Staff use best practice evidence to empower the local community to develop and implement their own solutions to identified problems. ...

12. Community to benefit from young driver training program
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and consequences of driving. Recent research shows that continuing emphasis on car control skills alone will not produce safer drivers, according to program coordinator Beverley Barnard. “It’s actually ...

13. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Sydney siders and their rural cousins
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... differences between the two groups emphasises for us, once again, that young people in NSW are not a homogenous group." “It also shows us that when tailoring programs to meet some of the problems facing ...

14. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Victorians living in Melboune and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... or financial success." “But the differences between the two groups emphasises for us, once again, that young people in Victoria are not a homogenous group." “It also shows us that when tailoring ...

15. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Queenslanders living in Brisbane and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... the differences between the two groups emphasises for us, once again, that young people in Queensland are not a homogenous group." “It also shows us that when tailoring programs to meet some of the problems ...

16. Young people in rural South Australia more concerned about alcohol, stress and jobs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... emphasise, once again, that young people in South Australia are not a homogenous group. “They show us that when tailoring programs to meet some of the problems facing young people – unemployment, drug ...

17. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... for the wider community, as young people are often presented as being interested only in themselves or financial success." “However, the differences between the two groups emphasises for us, once again, ...

18. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... often presented as being interested only in themselves or financial success." “But the differences between the two groups emphasises for us, once again, that young people in Tasmania are not a homogenous ...