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1. MA Housing celebrates first anniversary at its Blacktown base
(Daily News/Blog)

... of the Mission Australia Group, identified Blacktown as the best location to base its operations, given its public transport links and access to residents from across Western Sydney. The community housing ...

2. New beginnings for Junaa Buwa! centre in Coffs
(Daily News/Blog)

... is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in Coffs Harbour for young people aged 13 to 18 who have entered or are identified as at risk of entering the Juvenile Justice system. The name Juna ...

3. Mission Australia places millionth job seeker
(Daily News/Blog)

... Melbourne worked with Craig to develop a tailored Employment Pathway Plan that would help him to overcome barriers to employment. Mission Australia’s Employment Advisers identified that Craig had an ...

4. Working smarter
(Pathways/About Us)

... administrators and fundraisers. Of our employees in 2011, women made up 75.53 per cent and almost 5 per cent identified as being Aboriginal. Mission Australia clearly attracts people who pour their ...

5. Service excellence
(Pathways/About Us)

... ATSI families. At least 16 per cent of our individual clients were identified as being ATSI as were 36 per cent of the families we helped. We delivered 33 programs specifically for Aboriginal people, ...

6. MA welcomes government's pay contribution to sector
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... own agreement with its community service staff provides for pay rates in advance of those in the award. In our submission to Fair Work Australia, we identified that the outcome of the case may have significant ...

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

... smart communities that identified their own needs and objectives and then set out to achieve them. They didn’t wait for government. They got together and built the church, the school, the clinic. They ...

8. 70 jobs in Warwick region Indigenous Employment project
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... on what skills local employers have identified they need. “This training can include things like licences and tickets for transport vehicles, forklift and machinery operation or short courses in retail, ...

9. Sounds of hope from a new generation
(Daily News/Blog)

... today face an immense number of challenges. Mental health disorders affect an astounding 40 per cent of young people aged 16 to 241, and 80 per cent of CYI students are identified as having mental health ...

10. Worrying trend in homeless deaths reveals vulnerability of life on Sydney's streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... from a range of issues. In the last 12 months, an estimated 16 homeless people have died while another seven formerly homeless people have passed away. The main causes of death identified are related to ...

11. Bold approach to homelessness will take 70 most vulnerable off streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... managed by community housing providers and supported by a range of social services. Participants in the $2.8 million program have been identified by outreach program Way2Home. Many of them suffer ...

12. Minister Calls on Local Government to strengthen Indigenous Employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... share ideas and plan partnerships to increase recruitment and retention of Indigenous workers. “The Centre of Excellence has identified that local councils are facing a crisis in long-term workforce ...

13. Testing times for a cause
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... identified samphire as the green vegetation. Samphire, also known as sea asparagus and sea fennel, grows in many coastal areas. It has a salty taste and a firm, fleshy texture. Ours, from Bruny ...

14. Help needed for kids from disadvantaged families to make successful transition to school
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – more than half from non-metro areas – to understand what they needed for their kids to start school as successfully as possible. “They identified supports including establishing ‘transition to school’ ...

15. Aboriginal jobs and development on the menu at VIC's premier reconciliation event
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... ways forward," said Mr Bird. And leading by example, Mission Australia, through its own Reconciliation Action Plan, exceeded its goal for increasing the number of employees who identified as Aboriginal ...

16. Community Connections (NSW South East)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... identified in an interagency case management plan. Early intervention Community Connections assists single adults, families or young people who are: Not currently in supported accommodation Who ...

17. Improving financial literacy in Indigenous communities
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... on "making your money last until payday". The workshop helped him set up a family budget which identified that the loan would cost him more than he could afford to repay with his current spending.  ...

18. Aboriginal Driver Education Program (VIC)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... technology and financial management training Car ownership and maintenance education Traffic law education Road safety education and training Legal support where barriers have been identified in ...

19. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
(Community Services/Community Services)

... a strategic approach based on priorities identified by Aboriginal people. Visit the NHMRC website for informaiton. Toolkit for starting a Reconciliation group in your local area Download a Toolkit for ...

20. Sustainability
(Pathways/About Us)

... and improve environmental workplace practices Having identified our potential reporting obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act, we are now working closely with our energy, ...

21. National Survey of Young Australians 2011 - Report (Aboriginal)
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2011)

The 2011 National Survey of Young Australians asked respondents whether they identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (referred to within this document as Aboriginal). 2,634 (5.8%) respondents ...

22. The cares and concerns of vulnerable young people: Snapshot 2011
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2010)

... and support and how positive they feel about the future. Around 50,000 young Australians from a range of backgrounds participated and this report focuses on the responses of young people identified as ...

23. Insights into the concerns of young Australians: Making sense of the numbers - Snapshot 2010
(Downloads/National Survey of Young Australians/National Survey of Young Australians 2009)

... proportion (2.1%) were young adults aged 20 to 24. Justover half the respondents (52.4%) were female, 5.0% of all participants identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 14.4% spoke a language ...