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1. Our social enterprises
(Pathways/About Us)
... 'op' shops that provide high-quality, low-cost clothing and furnishings. It also runs accredited training programs in forklift driving to the long-term unemployed. Big Heart’s base at Bellambi is now ...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
To celebrate International Volunteer Day we’d like to share two wonderful stories from Big Heart volunteers who work in our Big Heart Op Shops. Rob McCammon (pictured) who volunteers at our Dapto Big ...
Monday, 05 December 2011
... 300 volunteers working from our Bellambi centre as well as op shops in the Illawarra and south-western Sydney. What our volunteers have to say: “Three years ago I started volunteering with Kim at the ...
Friday, 02 December 2011
4. Sustainable growth
(Pathways/About Us)
... to new social and environmental realities. And social enterprises such as Big Heart op shops and Soft Landing, which recycles mattress components, and Urban Renewal in Victoria, provided pathways to employment ...
Monday, 21 November 2011
5. Student on a mission
(News/Media Releases Archive)
... health and the benefits of developing engaging and effective public health campaigns." This week she is building on her Mission Australia experience with young people at the conference through workshops, ...
Thursday, 10 November 2011
... op shops are used to fill punching bags, goalpost pads and sports equipment. The filling machine, constructed by the Illawarra’s own JME Engineering, is believed to be the only one of its type. The finished ...
Wednesday, 09 November 2011
... the local shops they would often pass a local gentleman experiencing homelessness. When they could they would stop and speak briefly with him, sharing some of the food they had bought. But one day they ...
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
... and self-esteem, while developing a support network with others in a similar situation. Leonie Green, NSW State Director, Community Services, said the program provides educational workshops that assist ...
Friday, 28 October 2011
... his demons. Owen now works for Mission Australia in Newcastle as a Education and Training Coordinator, running Gambling Smart workshops to assist Aboriginal community and health workers better identify ...
Monday, 24 October 2011
... activities – jumping castle, face painting, balloon sculpture; •    Workshops – Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) – music and art; Drumbeat – African drum circle; •    Guest appearances – Australian Idol ...
Friday, 14 October 2011
...  Mission Australia operates eight Big Heart op shops in New South Wales, in the Illawarra, south-western Sydney, Nowra and Goulburn. Each store provides high-quality, low-cost clothing and furnishings ...
Wednesday, 05 October 2011
12. Circles of Care (Queensland)
(Community Services/Community Services)
... the school. This service also provides workshops and activities for parents and children, as well as links to external services. Through this contact, families are better placed to strengthen support ...
Friday, 30 September 2011
... to participate in the upcoming Outpost workshops, which each cost $35 per person to attend. If you or your organisation would like to help CYI to achieve this, please call (02) 9356 8897 or email cyi@missionaustralia.com.au ...
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
... face sessions in San Francisco, and a number of community financial education workshops. I meet with Rashad and a number of his team who were very gracious in answering my questions about the...The first ...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
... – away from their normal environments. With the guidance of Mission Australia leaders and local elders, the campers also participated in educational workshops to help them deal with drug and alcohol ...
Monday, 15 August 2011
16. Rossmore Community Preschool (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)
... to network with other families. Parenting workshops, resources and additional information are also available at Rossmore. The preschool is open from 8.30am to 3.30pm from Monday to Friday during school ...
Tuesday, 09 August 2011
... includes parenting programs and workshops, a resource library, referral and advocacy as well as individual and family counselling. For further information on the above services, download the Miller Community ...
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
... of clothing from landfill through seven Big Heart op shops in the Illawarra and south-western Sydney. Last week Mission Australia’s Soft Landing program received more good news as the Minister for Employment ...
Friday, 08 July 2011
19. Westpac staff warm our hearts
(Daily News/Blog)
... Mission Australia’s Big Heart collection warehouse at Bellambi, NSW, is always in need of good-quality clothes to sell from its seven op shops in Shoalhaven, the Illawarra and Campbelltown. This...Mission ...
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Mission Australia has teamed up with former NRL player Owen Craigie to present a series of two-day workshops aimed to help NSW Aboriginal health and community workers fight problem gambling. The former ...
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
... destroyed by fire, smoke or water damage caused by sprinklers triggered during the blaze. This necessitated a major drive for donations of goods suitable for sale at the Big Heart shops. “We are so happy ...
Monday, 23 May 2011
22. Five years of unfailing support
(Daily News/Blog)
In any given week about 1,000 people volunteer their time to help Mission Australia. They serve food, teach, sell clothes in our Big Heart op shops and some, like Margaret Foley, provide valuable administrative ...
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
... new arrivals, mentor parents, support people with their studies and sell items in our Big Heart op shops – and that’s just to name a few roles. Their dedication and enthusiasm displayed by these selfless ...
Monday, 09 May 2011
... or dark, but there are a few things you should know about chocolate before you hit the shops for your fix. Palm oil:  This oil has many negative environmental consequences, including deforestation. During ...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
25. Tough call at Urban Quest semi-finals
(News/Media Releases Archive)
... through the crowd. Mark Holden will now work with the young singers in mentoring workshops to polish their performances ahead of the big night. “It’s fantastic being up here,” Mark Holden said. “But ...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
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