Search - july

1. Get a headstart in the City2Surf Gold Charity
(Daily News/Blog)

... select Mission Australia as your charity of choice. Gold Coast Airport Marathon - 30 June-1 July Run Melbourne - 15 July Sydney City2Surf - 12 August Perth City to Surf - 26 August ...

2. Report shows need to work harder to help homeless children and youth
(Daily News/Blog)

... Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found that more than 90,000 clients were assisted by specialist homelessness agencies between July and September 2011. Of those clients 50 per cent were ...

3. ‘DAYS saved my life’ – Rick’s story in The Sunday Times
(Daily News/Blog)

... residential rehabilitation program in Carlisle. More than 2,000 young West Australians used the service between January 2008 and July 2011, the main drugs of concern being cannabis and alcohol.  ...

4. Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
(Pathways/About Us)

... joined Mission Australia in July 2011. Previously holding senior management roles with Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, she now heads our Group Shared Services. Dr Prins Ralston DJS, ...

5. Triple Care Farm graduates celebrate fresh start
(Daily News/Blog)

... launched in July by Professor Patrick McGorry.  ...

6. Big Heart brings families together!
(Daily News/Blog)

... to prove negative. “I have been volunteering with the Mission Australia Dapto store since July 2008 and get a great deal of enjoyment from this. On the morning of Thursday 23 April this year the ladies ...

7. MA’s Danielle shares her story in White Ribbon Woman’s Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... worked in administration with us and then applied for a position with Brighter Futures in July 2011, and kicked off her new career. In this week Woman’s Day, Danielle speaks of her remarkable transformation ...

8. CYI student to show off art at Outpost festival
(Daily News/Blog)

... and varied challenges in their lives. Artworks! runs three days a week for six months, with intake for the two semesters occurring in February and July. ...

9. Housing can be a matter of life and death
(Daily News/Blog)

... that around 10 homeless people died in June and July in Sydney’s inner city alone. In the last 12 months, at least 16 homeless people have died while another seven formerly homeless people have passed ...

10. Owen Craigie warns of gambling pitfalls
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... ACT’s nation leading Problem Gambling Support Service, which commenced on 1 July 2011. This service is an Australian first, with a focus on both preventing gambling problems and supporting those currently ...

11. Nation leading problem gambling service officially launched in the ACT
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... which commenced on 1 July 2011. Problem gambling is an issue the ACT Labor Government takes seriously. I am looking forward to Mission Australia’s contribution to combating problem gamblingin the ACT. ...

12. Mission Australia warns battle for affordable housing continues among the homeless
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in seven of its homeless servicesacross Queensland, spent more than 420 hours assisting clients to secure permanent housing and tenancy between 1 January and 25 July 2011. This compares to 241 hours ...

13. Homeless service staff spend more hours assisting people with mental health than homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... homeless servicesnationally, spent a total of 5896 hours assisting clients with mental health issues between 1 January and 25 July 2011. In the same period, staff spent 4093 hours assisting clients ...

14. Launch and graduation for young environment trainees in Shepparton
(News/Media Releases Archive)

MA Media Release, 29 July 2011 Local youths will graduate from an exciting Mission Australia environmental training program and the launch of the final stage of the project will take place on Friday 29 ...

15. Homebuyers shut out until 2020
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - ABC, 28 July 2011 House prices in capital cities are forecast to stay severely unaffordable for at least a decade, according to a study by the University of Canberra and AMP that found ...

16. Consumer Price Index - June quarter up 0.9%
(News/Media Releases Archive)

ABS Media Release, 27 July 2011 The ABS Consumer Price Index rose 0.9% in the June quarter 2011, compared with a rise of 1.6% in the March quarter 2011. The most significant price rises this quarter ...

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

Government Media Release, 26 July 2011 Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib today opened the National Roundtable on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment in ...

18. Reform efforts have charities all atwitter
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - Australian Financial Review, 25 July 2011 At 7am on a chilly Monday in May, Tim Morris-Smith sat in his car in Mission Australia's underground car park and sent a tweet to his network ...

19. Launch and graduation for young environment trainees in Gippsland
(News/Media Releases Archive)

MA Media Release, 22 July2011 Local youths will graduate from an exciting Mission Australia environmental training program and the launch of the final stage of the project will take place on Friday, 22 ...

20. Locals living rough
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - Southern Courier, 17 July 2011 Homelessness is a serious issue in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, according to Labor councillor Tony Bowen, who will seek support for a public awareness ...

21. Alarming drop-out rates in Dandenong
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - Dandenong Leader, 18 July 2011 Mission Australia’s State Director for Victoria, Paul Bird, has told The Dandenong Leader that only one in three young people were either full-time students ...

22. Children do their bit for National Tree Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

MA Media Release, 19 July 2011 Mission Australia’s Elizabeth Vale Early Learning Service (ELS), in South Australia, is supporting this year’s National Tree Day by holding a tree-planting event on Friday, ...

23. Responding to Mount Barker's growing community service needs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

MA Media Release, 13 July A new initiative by Mission Australia, one of Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisations, will see collaborative efforts to identify and address the growing community service ...

24. Fund for grandparent carers
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Media coverage - The Hobart Mercury, 13 July 2011 The State Government is lending a hand to grandparents, aunties, uncles and others who take on the role of primary carers for nieces, nephews and grandchildren. ...

25. Report: Sea change needed in Australia's approach to youth drug/alcohol rehabilitation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... really need to consider adopting its model because the results speak for themselves," said Mr Hall. Launch of Triple Care Farm: A Safe Place for Change 2pm, Tuesday 12 July NSW Parliament Theatrette, ...