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... the initiative provides a unique opportunity for disadvantaged children, migrants, refugees and their families to engage with other families while learning and having a fun day out at Melbourne Zoo. Among ...
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
... to get on with the job of fulfilling Australia’s commitment under the Refugee Convention to treat people humanely, process applications for asylum onshore, and promote the better treatment of asylum seekers ...
Thursday, 08 September 2011
3. A call for changes in asylum seeker policy
(News/Media Releases Archive)
... and distrust, and instead use it as an opportunity to get on with the job of fulfilling Australia’s commitment under the Refugee Convention to treat people humanely, process applications for asylum onshore, ...
Thursday, 08 September 2011
... even-handed approach to refugees. It promised community-led care of refugee children. Following today’s decision, we’re hopeful we’ll now see a change of heart and a return to those principles,” said Mission ...
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
... asylum seekers to Malaysia – a country that is not a signatory to the 1951 International Refugee Convention – is a shocking proposal," said Baptcare's Chief Executive, Mr Jeff Davey. "We believe the ...
Monday, 22 August 2011
... intake of refugees significantly increased over five years, The Age reports today. Heather Ridout, Michael Chaney and Janet Holmes a Court, along with the ACTUpresident, Ged Kearney, are among more ...
Monday, 22 August 2011
MA Media Release - 11 August 2011 Mission Australia has called on the Australian Government to allow unaccompanied refugee children seeking asylum to stay in the country and is encouraging the leaders ...
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Mission Australia has thrown its support behind a Melbourne church's offer to accommodate and care for unaccompanied refugee children to avoid them being deported to Malaysia. Melbourne’s Crossway Baptist ...
Monday, 08 August 2011
Last night comedian Anh Do won the Australian Book Industry Awards for his memoir The Happiest Refugee, which dealt with his early challenges learning to speak and write English. Do’s story had a happy ...
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
10. Bronte Child and Family Centre (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)
... Street St Marys 2760 Telephone:    02 9623 9199 or 02 9628 5768 Useful links: Family Worker Training and Development Inc - working with migrant and refugee families Paint the Town REaD  ...
Monday, 18 July 2011
... MetLink and V/Line, has given free entry and free public transport to Victorian children from across the state - including migrants and refugees. Last December, more than 100 volunteers from Mission ...
Friday, 24 June 2011
Refugee Week is a celebration of the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society. Since the end of World War II, more than 750,000 refugees and others in humanitarian need have been ...
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
... of 121 organisations and confirms people with a mental illness, female victims of family violence, refugees, asylum seekers and youth from CALD backgrounds are particularly vulnerable to homelessness. ...
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
MA Media Release, 29 March 2011  Mission Australia's Home Tutor Service (HTS) in Parramatta is crying out for volunteers to teach newly arrived refugees and migrants English language skills to help them ...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
... recruits and trains volunteers to teach English to newly arrived migrants and refugee who are unable to attend formal classes. One of our most dedicated and long-serving tutors is Sarah Cullen.  At the... ...
Monday, 21 March 2011
... through the classes. “One of our students, A’idah*, is a Sudanese refugee who has made good friends through LLNP,” said Ms Sah-Raj. “During the recent unrest in Egypt, she was not sleeping or eating ...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
... state, including migrants and refugees. Mission Australia Victoria State Director said: “Many of us take the opportunity to visit Melbourne’s world-leading arts and recreation venues for granted, but ...
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
... refugee families, young mothers and children from homeless and crisis-care backgrounds. Mission Australia arranged the visit to Adelaide Zoo after the children nominated it as a place they’d like to ...
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
19. Pathways projects (VIC, QLD, NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)
...  Northern Melbourne, VIC This site is focused on supporting the children of African refugee families living in Northern Metropolitan Melbourne to make positive transitions into and through school. ...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
20. Volunteering Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)
...  Home Tutors  Description Become a home tutor and teach basic English to a newly-arrived migrant or refugee in their home for 1 hour a week. Volunteers can also teach a community class at ...
Saturday, 01 August 2009
21. Home Tutor - metro Sydney area
(Downloads/Miscellaneous Documents/Volunteer positions)
Become a home tutor and teach basic English to a newly-arrived migrant or refugee itheir home for 1 hour a week. Volunteers can also teach a community class at a local library, school, church or settlement ...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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