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1. Miller Pathways celebrate Families Week
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s child and family service in the Liverpool area, Miller Pathways, celebrated Families Week on Friday by hosting a free Community Fun Day. The Federal Minister for Human Services, Senator ...

2. ‘Rediscover the real you’: George shares how he beat his gambling problem
(Daily News/Blog)

... help. I have been a problem gambler for over 15 years and have previously sought help as well as tried giving up on my own but had always fallen back into bad habits. "About six months ago I decided ...

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

... have no family or friends to visit them and the volunteers are always surprised at how much fun they have chatting to the residents and calling games of Bingo! Corporate Volunteers from Vodafone hosted ...

4. What drives our Home Tutor Scheme volunteers to give?
(Daily News/Blog)

... found creative ways to communicate, like leaping around and miming to be understood!” Belinda said being a New Zealander she understood what it was like to move to a different country: “Even though I’m ...

5. Responsible Gambling Awareness Week: Seniors at risk
(Daily News/Blog)

... – because I feel that there are always other problems going on.” He said it was a brochure for the Mission Australia services at the casino that started him on the road to recovery. Mission Australia ...

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

... ways you can help as a volunteer for Mission Australia.  ...

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

... image. "While the media is always showing the perfect body, people think this is how they have to be when they don't," she said. Body Talk is being shaped by the contributions of an inter-agency ...

8. Working families losing grip on secure housing
(News/MA Newsletter)

... of New South Wales, and were very settled in their community. Rob worked locally, which meant he was always home for tea and to help the kids with their homework. When Jenny was told she was pregnant ...

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

... our annual event in Centennial Park. It’s a fun way to raise funds and awareness for a good cause, so get involved! Why do people sleep out? Shannon always saw people sleeping rough on the streets ...

10. Our Roma House adventurers scale new heights
(Daily News/Blog)

... touch with family and friends and been disconnected from their community. This program allows participants to explore new ways to overcome the challenges they have been dealing with and feel good about ...

11. A reminder to bet with your head on Anzac Day
(Daily News/Blog)

... by gambling you may be adding to them. She suggests the following tips to avoid gambling taking control of your life: Find other ways to deal with stress, such as exercising, talking to a good friend ...

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

... of ‘I Will Always Love You’. This is the second year Mission Australia has run the Urban Quest competition. As the winner, Gabby received $1,000 from Bendigo Community Bank Nightcliff, while Monique ...

13. Charcoal Lane embraces seasonal change
(Daily News/Blog)

... she had to say on her Facebook page: “Charcoal Lane is an eatery I've always wanted to visit but have never got there. I'd heard consistently good things about the food and the space. “I can bang on ...

14. Energiser Toy Rescue giving battery-operated toys new life
(Daily News/Blog)

... house there are always a few unused battery-operated toys lying around, so to see them going to a good cause, creating a few more smiles and being used again rather than going in the bin, is a really great ...

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

... Wales, she provides families with the support and services they need to prevent problems from escalating. With a degree in social science, Gina says she has always wanted to work in a role that directly ...

16. Celebrating A Safe Place for Change
(Community Services/Community Services)

... students is celebrated at a graduation ceremony. Triple Care Farm graduations are always uplifting and inspiring events, and the 2011 ceremony was no exception. Held in December, this celebration saw ...

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

...  Growing up, Ashlee was never encouraged to focus on her schoolwork. When she started to spend time with a bad crowd at school, her studies fell by the wayside completely. Then she began to skip school ...

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

It’s been a huge week for Junaa Buwa!, Mission Australia’s Youth Wellbeing Centre in Coffs Harbour, which hosted an official opening ceremony and Backyard Blitz-style overhaul within two days. Juna Buwaa! ...

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

Based in the Inala and Ellen Grove (Carole Park) areas of south-west Brisbane, Pathways to Prevention is a holistic early intervention and crime prevention program that works with children aged from birth ...

20. Wording a bequest
(Donations/Bequests)

... executive officer at the time, shall be sufficient discharge of my executor’s duty. These are not the only ways you can make a bequest to Mission Australia, but they are the most effective. Notifying ...

21. Sydney tenancy support manager a future Indigenous Leader
(Daily News/Blog)

Mission Australia’s people are our greatest resource, so we’re always happy to share good news about them. This week we’re congratulating Shane Sturgiss, our Service Manager, Coastal Sydney Aboriginal ...

22. Our partners
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

...  Johnson & Johnson have developed and expanded a relationship with Mission Australia over several years that is focused around these four key areas, generously supporting the Pathways to Prevention ...

23. Roma House stars in new Under 1 Roof film
(Daily News/Blog)

... more about Mission Australia's pathways away from homelessness.  ...

24. Young mums tell Women’s Weekly why they’re Aim’n High
(Daily News/Blog)

... is Bethany, who was just 15 when she found out she was pregnant. Her boyfriend broke up with her a day later. “I was always the one my family thought would one day head off to university,” she told The ...

25. Going Places (QLD)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... 24 hours day through a rostered on-call service. Referral pathways are made via other services, Cairns case coordination working groups, and self referrals. For more information Going Places 38 Sturt ...