Mission Australia

How we celebrated NAIDOC week ❤️💛🖤    Our teams at Mission Australia celebrated NAIDOC Week with passion and respect, engaging in events and activities across Australia to honour the rich history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.    #NAIDOC2024 #KeepTheFireBurning  Photos 1-2 NAIDOC March, Cairns | 3-4 NAIDOC at Tiagara, Tasmania | 5-6 NAIDOC Celebrations Coffs Harbour & Forster | 7-8 NAIDOC in the North, SA | 9-10 NAIDOC celebrations, Toowoomba Thanks to Alana, Jesse, Shennae, Leanne, Kimberley and Mission Australia teams for the beautiful photos.

🎂 Our Townsville Youth Foyer is officially open! Five years in the making, the Townsville Youth Foyer provides a haven for up to 40 young people aged 16 to 25, offering wraparound support services to help young people pursue education, work, and independence. Townsville Youth Foyer is a beacon of hope for every young person who comes through its doors, empowering young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness to take control of their lives and achieve their full potential. “This is a safe, secure and affordable place to live and study, where young people are also supported as part of the program to develop their skills, independence and resources needed to achieve their personal goals and step into a brighter future." - Sharon Callister, Mission Australia CEO. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gw2N7GFf

NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We asked Leanne and Robert, some of our staff why NAIDOC Week matters.

Celebrating our amazing fundraisers 🎉 On Fundraiser Appreciation Day, we're showing our gratitude to our team of fundraisers for their incredible work in helping end homelessness! Thank you! #FundraiserAppreciationDay #ThankYou

 🚗🎉 Kayla is on the road to independence.  Kayla joined our L2P program after she secured a traineeship as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner and needed a license to get to her new job. She teamed up with volunteer driving mentor Robert, and with his support and encouragement, Kayla completed her hours, learned safe driving skills and got her driver's license! 👏 *L Plates to P Plates (L2P) is a community-based learner driver experience program operating in the Shires of Wellington and East Gippsland. L2P supports learners who do not currently have access to a supervising driver to accumulate their 120 hours of supervised driving practice.  

Despite the cold, the sun popped out to greet special guests who visited our Triple Care Farm* in Robertson, NSW, last week.       Sir David Martin Foundation are major philanthropic partners of Triple Care Farm. Over three decades, their support has been vital to this service and our Youth Aftercare programs nationally through their Youth Network. The Foundation were also major drivers in establishing our withdrawal facility, David Martin Place. Thank you!   *Mission Australia’s Triple Care Farm offers a youth withdrawal program (David Martin Place) and a youth residential rehabilitation program located on 110 acres in the NSW Southern Highlands. Referrals are accepted Australia-wide for young people facing substance misuse, mental illness, homelessness, and family breakdown.    

🎅🎁❤️ There may be 176 days until Christmas.... but in Tasmania, Santa has arrived early. Our team in Rosny hit the mid-year toy sales and filled their Santa sacks with $1,000 worth of toys to donate to kids this Christmas. They raised donations through their office ‘drink and snack’ fridge, to satisfy their sugar cravings. Well done team, we think every office needs a 'drink and snack’ fridge! #ChristmasinJuly 

CW: This post contains references to domestic and family violence. Relationships are central to our lives. Whether it’s a relationship with a life-long friend, intimate partner, family member or colleague, even the best of our relationships can face challenges and fractures over time. From poor communication and conflict resolution to controlling behaviour, there are telltale signs that a relationship is harmful or becoming unhealthy. Learning how to spot unhealthy relationships in our lives or in the lives of those around us, can help us safeguard our wellbeing and protect the people we care about.    *If you or someone you know has experienced domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au for online chat and video call services. 

🙏 We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our outgoing Patron, former Governor-General David Hurley, and his wife Mrs Hurley.  Thank you for your unwavering support, passion and advocacy during the past five years. Your active interest in our work and visits to our programs and services have had a lasting impact on our staff, volunteers and the people we serve.  We extend our warmest wishes to you and Mrs Hurley for a bright and prosperous future, and we are forever grateful for the privilege of your partnership. Thank you! 

Celebrating one of our amazing staff members, Mary-Anne.     From medical care to emotional and psychological support, Mary-Anne and her incredible team of nurses ensure that residents at Charles Chambers Court have everything they need to remain happy and healthy.     “It's home to our residents that are here. It's home to the staff that work here. That's what makes it special. – Mary-Anne.