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1. A big hand for our wonderful volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)

Here at Mission Australia we want to take this opportunity in National Volunteers Week to express our deep appreciation of the work our band of volunteers do. Every week hundreds of people from all walks ...

2. Triple Care Farms students give back to local community
(Daily News/Blog)

... identity. National Volunteer Week 14 – 20 May Every week hundreds of people from all walks of life donate their time, knowledge and energy to help Mission Australia create a fairer Australia. Find out ...

3. New SA program aims to help youth feel good about their bodies
(Daily News/Blog)

... to move through adolescence and beyond as a skillful and confident person. In 2011, Mission Australia’s National Survey of Young Australians found young South Australian women registered their ...

4. Cautious support for Budget, but more to do
(Daily News/Blog)

... accurate unemployment forecast. Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, also expressed his disappointment at the missed opportunity to tackle homelessness and place it at the forefront of the national agenda. ...

5. Winter Sleepout 2012: get involved!
(News/MA Newsletter)

Each year thousands of people swap their warm beds for sleeping bags for just one night to get an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. Held during National Homeless Persons’ Week, from 6 to 12 August, ...

6. Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)

The Gillard Government has announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the new commissioner will ...

7. Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)

... in Australia. The research – led by Professor Paul Flatau of Murdoch University and the Centre for Social Impact and Dr Lucy Burns of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre  – found that ...

8. Soulful Gabby takes out 2012 Urban Quest title
(Daily News/Blog)

Congratulations to 17-year-old Gabby Wright, who last night won Mission Australia’s Urban Quest NT youth talent competition at a National Youth Week celebration concert in Darwin. Gabby stole the show ...

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

... seeking assistance at our homelessness services across the country – particularly families. “While the national homelessness strategy has resulted in a considerable injection of funds and positive activity ...

10. Our new baby playgroup proves popular with Inala families
(Daily News/Blog)

Staff and families at Mission Australia’s Communities for Children service in Inala, Queensland, have celebrated National Playgroup Week at their free weekly Baby Playgroup. The Communities for ...

11. Aboriginal trainees playing vital role in saving parrot in SA
(Daily News/Blog)

... both gained their boat licences.” Jobs dream rates highly Today The Courier Mail highlighted findings from our 2011 National Survey of Young Australians, which showed Aboriginal youths placed ...

12. Young Aboriginals keener to find work than their non-Aboriginal peers
(Daily News/Blog)

... began compiling a separate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander report based on its National Survey of Young Australians. "Given the level of disadvantage that characterises so many Aboriginal communities, ...

13. Seniors’ Week salute to grandparents raising grandchildren
(Daily News/Blog)

... program also hosts social activities, including picnics. This weekend the 65 grandparents in our Shoalhaven Grandparents Raising Grandchildren network have been invited for a picnic at Brooderee National ...

14. Photo essay focuses on homeless women who ‘deserve better’
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia understands only too well that there is not “typical” face of homelessness – it can affect people of all backgrounds, genders and ages. To mark International Women’s Day The Global ...

15. 'Connecting girls, inspiring futures’ on International Women's Day
(Daily News/Blog)

Today Mission Australia joins organisation's worldwide in marking the 101st International Women's Day, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women and highlights remaining ...

16. Giving voice to the voiceless
(Community Services/Community Services)

... their children the best chance in the long run. We worked with other community housing providers to secure the future of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which is a key plank in preventing homelessness ...

17. Young mums are aiming for success
(Community Services/Community Services)

...  The 2011 Mission Australia National Survey of Young Australians revealed that youth are more worried about school and study than ever before. Almost 46,000 Australians aged between 11 and 24 were asked ...

18. Avoiding the pitfalls of online sports betting this footy season
(Daily News/Blog)

... in the comfort of their own home or, since the rise of smartphones, almost anywhere. But it’s not without risks. International studies show that the prevalence of problem gambling is three to four times ...

19. Young people get trackside with Audi
(Daily News/Blog)

... talking to the drivers in the pits” Nicholas Hyde  It’s not the first time Audi Australia has supported our work. At Christmas its national dealer network provided 1,800 toys worth over $30,000 ...

20. Roar and Mission Australia kick off Indigenous jobs program
(Daily News/Blog)

... of the IEP, the Roar hosted a corporate “international” cup, which featured 24 teams each representing a World Cup team and sporting Mission Australia logos on their shirts. The teams included Mission ...

21. Helping the most vulnerable avoid a jobs abyss: Toby Hall
(Daily News/Blog)

Reform of Australia's training system is vital as young Australians again bear the brunt of an uncertain labour market, Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall writes in The National Times.  Read extract ...

22. Half all youths in juvenile detention unsentenced: AIHW
(Daily News/Blog)

... twice the national average — ranging from 0.75 per 1,000 to 1.78 per 1,000 over the four years,” Mr Harding said. “Detention rates were lowest in Victoria, where they ranged from 0.10 per 1,000 to 0.16 ...

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

... at Griffith University as part of an ongoing research project. The program’s proven outcomes have achieved national and international recognition. Download the Pathways to Prevention Project: The first ...

24. CEO CookOff goes down a treat!
(Daily News/Blog)

... were Alan Joyce of Qantas (which sponsored the event), National Rugby League CEO David Gallop, Therese Rein of Ingeus and Allens Arthur Robinson Chief Executive  Ewen Crouch – who is also Chairman ...

25. Wording a bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... a bequest, contact us by submitting the online form, call our National Bequest Manager on (02) 9219 2057 or call 1800 88 88 68. To inform us of a bequest, you can also submit your information via ...