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‘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
year
s 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 ...
Friday, 18 May 2012
2.
A big hand for our wonderful volunteers
(Daily News/Blog)
... our partnerships with a number of corporates we organise volunteer experiences for their staff. Already this
year
in New South Wales we have had numerous Corporate Volunteer groups (Telstra, Bayer and ...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
3.
What drives our Home Tutor Scheme volunteers to give?
(Daily News/Blog)
... by Mission Australia. Lessons are one-on-one and held in the students' homes. Over the
year
s we’ve received plenty of great news stories from volunteers like the following women: Belinda Belinda ...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
4.
Responsible Gambling Awareness Week: Seniors at risk
(Daily News/Blog)
... she said. “Some seniors say, ‘I should have known better’ or ‘I can cope with it myself’, however, it can really help to have a counsellor to talk to.” A 62-
year
-old Canberra man told City News of the ...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
5.
Triple Care Farms students give back to local community
(Daily News/Blog)
... Triple Care Farm is a residential program assisting young people who have experienced homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness or acute behavioural problems to get their lives back on track. Nineteen-
year
-old ...
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
6.
New SA program aims to help youth feel good about their bodies
(Daily News/Blog)
... in June. It will be attended by up to 50 young people aged 15 to 18
year
s and will be facilitated by the ambassadors. The Adelaide Advertiser spoke to
Year
11 student Karen Block, 20, who is finishing ...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
7.
Cautious support for Budget, but more to do
(Daily News/Blog)
Mission Australia has given its cautious support to this
year
’s Federal Budget but has queried whether the government’s efforts to encourage more Australians into workforce participation are built on an ...
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
8.
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, ...
Monday, 07 May 2012
9.
The cost of homelessness
(News/MA Newsletter)
Have you ever wondered how much homelessness costs Australians each
year
? We have, and what we found may surprise you. Mission Australia’s recent report The Michael Project: New perspectives and possibilities ...
Monday, 07 May 2012
10.
MA Housing celebrates first anniversary at its Blacktown base
(Daily News/Blog)
MA Housing yesterday marked a
year
since moving into its Blacktown offices with a community celebration that included the city’s Mayor Councillor Alan Pendleton. Last
year
MA Housing, which is part ...
Tuesday, 01 May 2012
11.
Government to establish new Children’s Commissioner role
(Daily News/Blog)
... Legislation for the Commissioner will be introduced later this
year
and the new Commissioner is expected to take office by the end of 2012. ...
Monday, 30 April 2012
12.
Our Roma House adventurers scale new heights
(Daily News/Blog)
... last week have spent
year
s of their lives sleeping rough, struggling with mental illness, financial strain, unemployment, poverty, domestic violence or substance misuse. “In many cases they have lost ...
Friday, 27 April 2012
13.
Attack on homeless man highlights dangers of rough sleeping
(Daily News/Blog)
... life, the first occurring at a very early age. At 14 the violence at home became too much, so he left. He went from place to place for many
year
s, picking up casual work here and there. He was 18 when ...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
14.
A reminder to bet with your head on Anzac Day
(Daily News/Blog)
... problems compared to adults. In many Australian gambling surveys, 18- to-24-
year
-olds report the highest rates of gambling. “For many young people gambling is a form of entertainment, but it’s no longer ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
15.
Winter Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)
... car after they were turned away from a shelter. Each night without a home wore them down that little bit more. “How do you explain to a three-
year
-old that you can’t go home, because you don’t have ...
Monday, 23 April 2012
16.
Winter Phone Appeal 2012
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)
... car after they were turned away from a shelter. Each night without a home wore them down that little bit more. “How do you explain to a three-
year
-old that you can’t go home, because you don’t have ...
Monday, 23 April 2012
17.
Society will be judged by how it deals with homelessness, researcher says
(Daily News/Blog)
... and talk about it on social media or the old-fashioned way. X_dIa7YNFNw Get involved! This week’s launch is just the start of a
year
-long Mission Australia campaign to encourage governments across ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
18.
Thanks to the men from The Michael Project for sharing their stories
(Daily News/Blog)
... the lives of homeless men. While the findings that the project saved around $3,600 per person supported over a
year
were compelling, the story struck a chord with the public thanks to the formerly homeless ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
19.
Report finds new homeless service model saves money, changes lives
(Daily News/Blog)
... Australia’s Michael Project – a three-
year
initiative funded by a private donor – provided the men with quick access to a range of dental, mental health, literacy and numeracy, self-esteem and fitness ...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
20.
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 ...
Monday, 16 April 2012
21.
Robbie’s going across the Gobi for Australians in need
(Daily News/Blog)
... average of 40km per day. “I have dabbled in a bit of running over the
year
s,” he wrote, “but I’ve never run more than nine kilometres. Obviously that’s about to change. Then add a 12 kilogram back pack ...
Friday, 13 April 2012
22.
Brother against sister in the Urban Quest Semi-Finals
(Daily News/Blog)
... Darwin. But Brandon’s got some serious competition to contend with, starting with his 12-
year
-old sister, Taylah Folino-Driver. Unlike her brother, who’s into energetic, original rhymes, soulful tunes ...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
23.
Deni Hines gives words of wisdom to Urban Quest singers
(Daily News/Blog)
... wave of local talent,” Ms Hines said. “Last
year
’s performers really set the standard, so I'm hoping this
year
will raise the bar.” Now in its second
year
, Urban Quest is a celebration that aims ...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
24.
Newly graduated U-Turn crew makes the pages of Top Gear
(Daily News/Blog)
... this
year
the U-Turn students read how the pensioner’s car, which she relied on to visit her husband in a nursing home, was stolen. They came to the rescue with a loan car that tided Mrs Batchelor ...
Thursday, 05 April 2012
25.
CYI postcards celebrate transformative power of art
(Daily News/Blog)
The theme for this
year
’s upcoming Youth Week - ‘Imagine, create, inspire’ - echoes the philosophy of Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiatives (CYI) service, currently being celebrated ...
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
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