Media Release: PM for a day? What would you do to tackle poverty?

Mission Australia is encouraging Australians of all ages to say what they would do to alleviate poverty if they were Prime Minister for a day to help mark Anti-Poverty Week (11-17 October).

The best response – delivered in the form of a short video no longer than 60 seconds – will be judged by Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, with the winner being flown to Canberra to meet the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion, Senator Ursula Stephens, to discuss their idea.

According to Toby Hall, the idea behind the competition was to organise a fun activity that also raised awareness around the issue of poverty and engaged people in what they could do to help.

“Most Australians are pretty lucky but there is a significant minority who are stuck in poverty, cut off from life’s essentials, and who need our help,” said Mr Hall.

“From our own research we know that around one in seven people who turn to welfare organisations lack a substantial meal at least once a day – that’s a shocking situation in modern Australia.

“As well as the most basic need for food, 30 per cent of our clients lack a decent and secure home; 25 per cent are unable to buy prescribed medicines; 46 per cent don't have access to dental services; and 11 per cent don't have a separate bed for each of their kids.

“People living in poverty are unable to participate in the activities that most of us take for granted. They are often faced with difficult choices – such as skipping a meal to pay for a child’s text book.

“Getting involved in the ‘PM for a day’ competition is easy. All participants need to do is make a short video of themselves – no longer than 60 seconds – and tell us what they would do to address poverty if they were Prime Minister for 24 hours.

“It doesn’t have to filmed on a video camera – you can use your mobile phone – just as long as it’s less than 60 seconds and sticks to the subject.

“Simply visit www.missionaustralia.com.au/apw for entry details. To post your video participants will need to register with youtube.com.

“There's still two weeks left to get your entry in. We have to receive videos by midnight on Friday, 16 October with the winner being announced online on Friday, 30 October.

“We’ll fly the winner to Canberra to meet the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion, Senator Ursula Stephens, to discuss their ideas and the issues surrounding poverty,” said Toby.

Media contact: Paul Andrews (02) 9219 2080 or 0409 665 495

An Open Secret

"We can hardly expect the nation-state to make itself superfluous, at least not overnight. Rather what we must aim for is really nothing more than caretakers of a bankrupt international machine which will have to be transformed slowly into a new one. The transition will not be dramatic, but a gradual one. People will still cling to national symbols."
-- Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
(1891-1967) U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for Franklin D. Roosevelt, CFR member
Source: 1945
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Henry.Morgenthau.Quote.1C65


"After the insiders have established the United Socialist States of America (in fact if not in name), the next step is the Great Merger of all nations of the world into a dictatorial world government. … The Insiders’ code word for the world superstate is “new world order,” a phrase often used by Richard Nixon. The Council on Foreign Relations states in its Study No. 7: “The U.S. must strive to: A. BUILD A NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER.” … A world government has always been the object of the Communists."
-- Gary Allen
Source: None Dare Call It Conspiracy, p. 121
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Gary.Allen.Quote.502C


"The Council on Foreign Relations, another member of the international complex, financed by the Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations, overwhelmingly propagandizes the globalist concept. This organization became virtually an agency of the government when World War II broke out. The Rockefeller Foundation had started and financed certain studies known as the War and Peace Studies, manned largely by associates of the Council; the State Department, in due course, took these studies over, retaining the major personnel which the Council on Foreign Relations had supplied."
-- Rene A. Wormser
Chief Counsel to the Reece Committee, which investigated the power and influence of Tax Exempt Foundations during the 1950’s
Source: Foundations: Their Power and Influence (1958)
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Rene.Wormser.Quote.E434

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An open secret known for a very long time. How can anyone not believe in this very real and documented conspiracy? How dumbed down have folks become, fearful or hateful of the plain truth?

The Real Reasons Behind Fed Secrecy

Congressman Paul's Texas Straight Talk

“Last week I was very pleased that the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR 1207. The bill has 295 cosponsors and there is also strong support for the companion bill in the Senate. This hearing was a major step forward in getting the bill passed.

I was pleased that the hearing was well-attended, especially considering that it was held on a Friday at nine o’clock in the morning! I have been talking about the immense, unchecked power of the Federal Reserve for many years, while the attention of Congress was always on other things. It was gratifying to see my colleagues asking probing questions and demonstrating genuine concern about this important issue as well…”


Click here for the full article: http://www.house.gov/paul/index.shtml

Mission Australia's Charcoal Lane restaurant now taking orders

It’s not often that you associate an up-and-coming restaurant with a community service organisation, but that’s exactly what makes Mission Australia’s Charcoal Lane restaurant so distinctive.

You can sense that Charcoal Lane is special as soon as you walk through its door. Created within a beautiful heritage building in Melbourne’s up-and-coming Fitzroy district, the restaurant features delicately hand painted ceiling panels.

The menu is equally unique – a fusion of modern Australian food and native flavours.

Charcoal Lane was made possible through a partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). It provides the opportunity for Aboriginal and disadvantaged young people to transform their lives through traineeships and apprenticeships within the restaurant.

The heritage building in which Charcoal Lane is located originally housed VAHS from 1973 until 1992. VAHS is not just a health service. As well as offering access to a wide range of services and programs it has always been a place where people gather, share stories and pass on wisdom.

Many of the people who visited VAHS also frequently congregated at the back of a briquette factory in Fitzroy/Collingwood colloquially known as ‘Charcoal Lane’ – the inspiration for our restaurant’s name.

People came to Charcoal Lane to enjoy each other’s company, to share a drink and a story away from the public eye. One of those people, Archie Roach, recently released a song of the same name in remembrance of the people and times of the Lane.

The new Charcoal Lane has a wonderfully appetising menu, which showcases the restaurant’s native influences.

We hope that Charcoal Lane will continue to be a meeting place for the community in the future and encourage you to experience the food first-hand.

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For bookings or enquiries call: (03) 9418 3400 or visit  www.charcoallane.com.au/contact/booking

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Mission Australia Early Learning opens it's doors in Shell Cove

Mission Australia threw open it doors to local families at its Shell Cove Early Learning Service on Sunday to celebrate the launch of the new centre.

Families enjoyed a BBQ and children’s entertainment including storytelling, face-painting and pony rides.

New enrolments taken on the day have gone into the draw for a free skydive by Sky Dive on the Beach (Wollongong) in October.

Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Ben Williams, said Mission Australia had a long and successful history caring for children and providing not-for-profit early learning.

“We plan on making a significant contribution to early learning in the Wollongong and Shellharbour areas having taken on the former ABC Learning centre in Shell Cove,” said Ben.

“Currently we assist hundreds of children and their families through early childhood support services. We’ll be drawing on all of that experience and knowledge at Shell Cove."

As a not-for-profit provider, Mission Australia's early learning services have a very different structure and approach to the previous owner, ABC Learning, noted Mr Williams.

“Because we’re a not-for-profit organisation, any surpluses generated from Mission Australia’s centres are returned straight back into the services to deliver better outcomes for children.

“The bottom line for us is we’re here to provide high quality early learning and care and to make a long-term difference. We run our services for the benefit of children, families and the community – not shareholders.

“The local Shell Cove community has really embraced the notion of a not-for-profit like Mission Australia taking over the management of this centre and we’re looking to repay their faith by providing a fantastic service to support children and families,” said Ben.

Tiger Putt Putt, Country Kitchen Café, Photo House Kiama, Play Days, Tangs Restaurant Shellharbour Village, Bakers Delight Wollongong, Play Maze and Donut King all made prize donations for the open day.

Advantage U Tennis Coaching also conducted tennis demonstrations for the children.

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More information for parents:

• Parents interested in enrolling their children in Mission Australia Early Learning at Shell Cove can contact the centre on 02 4297 6922, or visit the site webpage for more information - click here.
  
• To download the Parent's Handbook, click here.
• For more information please visit Mission Australia Early Learning Services online - click here.

Ron Paul: G20 talks about setting up one world fiat

Ron Paul for President in 2012!
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Youth think outside of the box with Artstart 2009

As part of the NSW Government's Artstart 2009 initiative, Mission Australia has provided school students across the Kiama region with the opportunity to provide Mission Australia's Donation Bins an artistic 'makeover'.

Artstart 2009 is managed through local councils and aims to encourage youth aged 12 to 24 to design and direct creative projects with the assistance of community service organisations like Mission Australia.

The students involved used Mission Australia's donation bins as the 'canvas' for their designs. Kiama Municipal Council's senior youth worker, Andrew Chatfield, said as part of the creative process, teachers at each school integrated the project into visual arts studies, enabling them to completely manage the project's design.

The students have redecorated the bins following the theme of Mission Australia's Big Heart Stores - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - and have come up with some fantastic murals and designs to emphasise the theme.

"The project gave the young people taking part an opportunity to express their creativity, build self esteem, and develop leadership and teamwork skills, while being involved in a worthwhile cause to promote and educate people of all ages on the importance on recycling, reducing, reusing," Mr Chatfield said.

We hope that the Kiama community will support the project by helping us fill the six bins before they are collected by Mission Australia and distributed throughout the region.

The students' artworks/donations bins are on display in their usual locations for anyone donating unwanted clothing, shoes and blankets to Mission Australia.  Check out our bin locations at his link

Ron Paul on The Alex Jones Show A 1776 Style "Revolution" is Almost Here!!!

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Mission Australia marks 150 years with a fundraising sleepout in Dubbo tonight

Mission Australia is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a fundraising sleepout in Dubbo this evening.

Those sleeping out will seek sponsorship for their efforts with the person raising the most money receiving a prize.

Highlight of the event will be a ‘cardboard box house making competition’ where representatives from Mission Australia services and other community agencies in Dubbo will construct their own shelter for the evening.

A BBQ will be held on the night – and for breakfast the next morning – to help raise money from passers-by for Mission Australia’s local services.

Mission Australia provides a range of programs in and around Dubbo including:

• Dubbo Leadership and Cultural Development Program – helps keep Aboriginal students aged between 9 (Year 5) and 17 (Year 11) years at school and increases their cultural awareness, identity and understanding.
• Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) – helps people with mental illness receive care at home and keeps them in touch with their community. It also reduces their length of time spent in hospital and helps them avoid homelessness.
• Brighter Futures – provides support to vulnerable families and children as early as possible and builds their resilience to prevent problems developing in the future.
• Young Offenders Post-Release Support – supports young people after their release from the juvenile justice system. Provides positive alternatives to offending and helps with practical things such as anger management and basic living skills.
• Resource and Recovery – aimed at improving outcomes for people with mental illness by supporting them in developing personal goals with a focus on training and employment.

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Want to raise money for Mission Australia?

Run your own fundraiser with Mission Australia's Community Fundraising.Events can include trivia nights, auctions, theme days, guessing competitions, getting sponsored to run, walk or cycle, and many other activities.

• Fundraising Toolkit and Registration Form - view and download from this link
• To contact the Community Fundraising team, or learn more visit the Community Fundraising site from this link

Seven's Sunrise covers recent UTurn graduation

In a recent post we reported on the latest graduation ceremony at the U-Turn service in Tasmania - a highly successful youth program.

U-Turn aims to break the cycle of motor vehicle theft by engaging participants in 'hands on' mechanical training while addressing life-skills and personal development issues. Please visit the U-Turn website for more information.

Seven's Sunrise program also provided coverage of the event - the clip can be viewed here:

Ron Paul Audit the Fed Bill on MSNBC Sept 24

Ron Paul Audit the Fed Bill on MSNBC Sept 24



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Ron Paul on G20 summit in Pittsburgh September 24 2009

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Media Release: Mission Australia to host community forum at Rooty Hill RSL today

Mission Australia – the facilitating partner for the Mt Druitt Communities for Children program – is hosting a community forum at the Rooty Hill RSL today to discuss service gaps in the local area.

Around 50 representatives from local community services and agencies will attend the forum and will contribute to developing a strategic plan to provide improved support for children, 0-12, and their families in the Mt Druitt area.

Giving the keynote address at the forum will be Dr Fiona Hilferty from the University of NSW who will be speaking on the impact of poverty on children’s learning.

Communities for Children is a Federal Government program that provides support to vulnerable and at risk children, parents and families.

Mission Australia’s spokesperson, Angela Power, said the aim of the forum is to identify issues and challenges facing families in and around Mt Druitt as well as improve service delivery for children and families.

“This forum will be the first step in the process and we hope to encourage service providers to come along and participate as well as form valuable networks with other providers in the area,” Ms Power said.

“As the facilitating partner for the Mt Druitt Communities for Children program, part of Mission Australia’s role is to identify gaps in service delivery dealing with children and families and assist in identifying ways to fill those gaps and plan for the future.”

Mt Druitt Communities for Children is funded by the Federal Government’s Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

For more information on Mission Australia's Communities 4 Children program, please visit the C4C website (click here).

Ocean Room Opening

Its just not Japanese without tuna and what a tuna!







Ocean Room, apart of the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay has been re-vampt and what a change. From quite a dreary 90's style decor to a really fresh Japanese influenced restaurant which really makes you feel apart of the amazing food that you are eatting!!

Four Corners' Last Chance Motel - A timely reminder of the reality of Homelessness

Mission Australia welcomed Sarah Ferguson's report on Monday night - 'Last Chance Motel - which aimed to present the reality of homelessness for families stuck in a cycle of temporary housing.

As expected, the families featured all have their own stories to tell - when it comes to homelessness there is no stereotype: it is a situation arising from system failure rather than human failure.

As one father mentioned: "I've always had this picture in my head of a homeless person... they've got torn dirty clothes, they're not shaven, they're sort of sitting out on the corner looking for a handout… I'm not in that category but I don't have a home for my family and it's really embarrassing."

Homelessness is a symptom that arises from the combination of a low-income, a tight rental market favouring prejudice and a public housing system that has been systematically scaled back over the past decade.

As one mother mentioned in the program, how is she supposed to perform her role as mother while they have their family packed into a single hotel room and living out of boxes? Long-term 'temporary' accommodation is hardly the solution.

While rental properties are pricing low-income earners out of the market, there needs to be adequate public housing to meet the demand - but taxpayer funded 'temporary' accommodation should only ever be just that...temporary.

RON PAUL TALKS ON CSPAN ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK

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Not Brighton

When the residents of Manly wanted to have the place recognised as a Municipality, they lodged a copy of their petition on 18 March 1876, but, as historians George and Shelagh Champion discovered “the document was lost by the Government!” A second petition was lodged, with more success, which was published in the New South Wales Government Gazette of 14 August 1876. There are two odd things about this second petition. It stated that it was signed by 63 persons, but as far as I can see only 60 names were appended. And it asked that the Municipality to be incorporated should be named ‘Brighton’, so how did it come about that the place was proclaimed as Manly? At a public meeting called on 27 November 1876 in Manly for the purpose of recommending a person to act as Returning Officer for the first election of aldermen of the soon-to-be-declared Municipality, a Mr Slattery took the opportunity of protesting against the change of name from ‘Manly’ to ‘Brighton’ and suggested that a deputation wait upon the Colonial Secretary, John Robertson, to ask him to retain the old name. As George and Shelagh Champion note: “A comparative newcomer to Manly Beach proposed as a secondary and unforeseen item on the agenda, at a meeting called for another purpose, that the name ‘Manly’ should be used instead of ‘Brighton’!” And surprisingly, the Colonial Secretary granted the request of the deputation, and proclaimed the Municipal District of Manly, on 6 January 1877, despite noting in the same paragraph that the petition he had received had prayed for the Municipality to be known as the Municipal District of Brighton.
So who was the 'Mr Slattery' who pulled off this coup? In fact, he was rather more influential than has previously been thought. Born in Ireland in 1844, Thomas Michael Slattery came to Australia with his family in 1847. He became a lawyer, and at the time of the petition, had risen to be Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court of NSW, no less, at the very heart of the NSW Establishment. He was a crony of the influential Manly businessman and Mayor of Sydney, John Woods, a fellow Irishman. Slattery was a wily operator, and later became a Member of Parliament for Boorowa and Minister of Justice in the 1880s, not to mention a Knight of St Gregory. He would have had the ear of Robertson, the Colonial Secretary, and between them he and Woods would have had no difficulty in persuading him to drop ‘Brighton’ and go with ‘Manly’, or indeed any other name they chose. But after all that, having finagled the name change Mr Slattery soon moved elsewhere. He died at Mosman in 1920.

Media Release: Mission Australia Launches South Australian Early Learning Centres

Mission Australia will introduce a new era of child care to South Australia today with the launch of its three “family focused” early learning centres in Adelaide.

The centres at Redwood Park, Elizabeth and Osborne are former ABC Learning sites – part of the 29 centres Mission Australia acquired earlier this year and took over in June.

Mission Australia Early Learning Service’s CEO Karen Twitchett says the launch of the sites represented a new beginning for South Australian children and their families.

“Months of planning, co-ordination and consultation with leading developmental and learning experts have ensured these centres are ready to provide the best care and learning services for children and their families,” Ms Twitchett said.

The launch of the Mission Australia Early Learning Services in South Australia will be staged at the Osborne Early Learning Centre at Lot 19, Brookman St, Osborne, from 8.30 am, Tuesday, 22 September.

Children will have their faces painted during the “party” and will engage in activities including “children’s yoga”, a jumping castle and cake cutting. Ms Twitchett will read the children a story between 8.30 am and 10.30 am.

Ms Twitchett said Mission Australia’s Early Learning services would work with families and their communities to provide high quality education and care with an emphasis on supporting children to make a successful transition to school.

“We take a holistic approach to early childhood learning which means we look at all aspects of a child’s life to ensure they can get the different types of care they need,” said Ms Twitchett

“We envisage that in the future our centres will become community hubs where children, their families and other community groups can connect and access a range of services.”

As a not-for-profit provider, Mission Australia Early Learning Services has a very different structure and approach to the previous owner, ABC Learning, noted Ms Twitchett.

“Because we’re a not-for-profit organisation, any surpluses generated from Mission Australia’s centres will be returned straight back into the services to deliver better outcomes for children.

“The bottom line for us is that we’re here to provide high quality early learning and care and to make a long-term difference. We run our services for the benefit of children, families and the community – not shareholders,” said Ms Twitchett.

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Parents interested in enrolling their children in Mission Australia Early Learning Centres in South Australia can contact:

• Elizabeth Vale Centre on 08 8252 8539 - view map
• Osborne Centre on 08 8248 2355 - view map
• Redwood Park Centre on 08 8265 0758 - view map
• You can find out more about Mission Australia Early Learning Services at our website.

Gallipoli Nightingale

Among the names on the Manly Roll of Honour of those who served in World War One are a handful of women. most of whom served as nurses. One Manly nurse in particular appears to have been an unsung heroine. She was Florence Ethel Spalding, daughter of the late William and Mrs Mary Spalding, of Hope House, West Esplanade, Manly, and later of 52 Darley Road, Manly. Born in Goulburn in 1881, she lived in Manly with her mother before serving in the AANS prior to the war. When war broke out, she rejoined and left Sydney on28 November 1914 on the Kyarra for Cairo. In April 1915, she was one of the team of nursing sisters who served on the hospital ships at the Gallipoli landings. “I went backwards and forwards there till the evacuation”, she wrote. She was twice Mentioned in Despatches, and for distinguished services in the field she was awarded the Royal Red Cross Decoration (2nd Class) on 1 January 1916; the Decoration 1st Class is only very rarely awarded. While nursing Australian soldiers at Cairo, she fell in love with Mr William Fidler, and left the nursing service to get married to him, returning to Australia in March 1916. National Archives records show that she was also the recipient of the 1914/15 Star, the Victory Medal, and the British War Medal. She applied for the Anzac commemorative medal and badge in 1967, by which time she was living at Hunter’s Hill. She died in 1976. Marianne Barker’s book Nightingales in the Mud, though it does not mention Sister Spalding, is a very good source of further information on the Gallipoli nurses.

Trade Wars and Protectionism are not Free Trade

Congressman Paul's Texas Straight Talk

“Two weeks ago, both the administration and the Fed announced with straight faces that the recession was over and the signs of economic recovery were clear. Then last week, the president made a stunning decision that signals the administration’s determination to repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression. Much like the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs that set off a global trade war and effectively doomed us to ten more years of economic misery, Obama’s decision to enact steep tariffs on Chinese imported tires could spark a trade war with the single most important trading partner we have. Not only does China manufacture a whole host of products that end up on American store shelves, they are also still buying our Treasury debt…”

Click here to read the full article: http://www.house.gov/paul/index.shtml

Youth on track to dream career

A bit of luck and a lot of effort has Happy Valley youth Jamie Hodgetts on track to achieving his career goal of building BMX tracks in and around Adelaide.

Only a few months ago, Jamie was a disaffected secondary-school student who hated school – but wasn’t sure how he’d find a path towards a job and a future.

But with the help of Mission Australia case manager Frank Ross, a lifelong passion for BMX that’s extended beyond riding and embraced the design and construction of the sport’s specialised tracks – and some good timing – Jamie is now looking toward a career in track building and maintenance.

Jamie, 17, was one of a group of BMX fans from Adelaide’s southern suburbs who had spent many hours repairing and maintaining the bike track at Pine Road, when he and mate Anthony Collins were approached by the City of Onkaparinga Council to help with safety-related track renovations.

A TAFE student in the Mission Australia “Flexible Learning Options” (FLO) program – managed through the organisation’s Southern Youth Exchange service at Christies Downs – Jamie says the council told him it would supply the enormous amounts of dirt required for the work, if he and Anthony would perform the work.

“It was a case of being in the right place at the right time,” Jamie says. “Anthony and I happened to be there when the council workers came to the track to look at what work needed to be done.

“They could see we’d put a lot of work into the track already, and knew what we were doing.”

After a week’s effort, filling every moment when he’s not studying for his TAFE graphic design certificate, Jamie says about half the work is done.

Jamie is hoping the project will lead to a fulltime job in track construction and maintenance.

Since joining the FLO program, he’s transferred from secondary school to TAFE and has enrolled to earn his bobcat and forklift licences after his 18th birthday in October.

He says “Frank” has helped him “make good decisions” about his future.

“I wasn’t going to school much, and Mission Australia suggested I move to the FLO program and find something I really wanted to study at TAFE,” Jamie says.

“With Frank’s help, I’ve changed from being a kid who really didn’t have a place at school to someone who can see a real future in a job I want to work for – all in a few months.”

Mission Australia provides FLO in partnership with the South Australian Government. It’s an initiative that offers education opportunities for young people who have dropped out of school or are at risk of doing so.

According to Mission Australia’s SA State Director, Jillian Paull, Jamie’s turnaround is a testament to FLO’s success.

“If we’re to stop young people who feel restricted by or excluded from mainstream schooling from dropping out then we need to be flexible,” said Ms Paull.

“We need to start building education around the young person’s needs rather than fitting them into the system.

“That’s exactly what FLO does – it provides accredited schooling outside the traditional classroom in a youth-friendly environment – and the results, like Jamie’s, speak for themselves.

“We’re over the moon at Jamie’s success and glad to see that Mission Australia and FLO have played a part in helping him stay engaged with his education and in a position where he can take advantage of the opportunities before him,” said Ms Paull.

Dr Rand Paul on King World News Sept 18 2009

Dr .Rand Paul is a career doctor, not a politician. His entrance into politics is indicative of his life’s work: a desire to diagnose problems, and provide practical solutions.

Dr. Rand Paul founded the Kentucky Taxpayers United (KTU) in 1994. KTU rates the state legislature’s tax honesty and helps promote the Americans for Tax Reform taxpayer pledge, to oppose any and all marginal income tax increases and any reduction in tax deductions.

Dr. Rand Paul delivered his first public speech in a debate with Senator Phil Gramm at the age of 21 in San Antonio. For his father’s Presidential campaign, Dr. Rand Paul traveled throughout ten different states. In December of 2007, he spoke to thousands of supporters at the historic Fanueil Hall in Boston on the day his father’s campaign set the record for most online donations in a single day.

Dr. Paul has owned his own business, performing eye surgery in Bowling Green, KY, for 18 years. He is also the founder of the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, an organization that performs eye exams and surgery for less fortunate patients.

Rand Paul is the third of five children. He grew up in a small town in Texas and attended Baylor University before leaving to go to Duke Medical School. Dr. Paul completed a General Surgery Internship at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta and earned his ophthalmology residency at Duke University.

Dr. Paul is married to his wife, Kelley Ashby, of Russellville, KY. They have been married for 18 years and have three boys: Will 16, Duncan 13, and Robert 10.

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RAND PAUL ON CSPAN WASHINGTON JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

is health care a right or a commodity ???

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Sept 23 Rand Paul Money Bomb Kentucky Fight

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On September 23rd, twenty three Republican US Senators are holding a $500 per plate fundraiser in Washington DC for Trey Grayson - Rand Paul's opponent. This deck stacking favoritism in a highly contested GOP primary is unacceptable. Trey Grayson is looking to the bankers, lobbyists, and Republican establishment for all they've got.

Join in the fight and help Rand Paul deliver a knock out punch to establishment candidate Trey Grayson with a pledge to donate $100 on the same date!

Our grassroots goal is to bring together 5,000 common people to donate $100 each creating a one day donation total of $500,000!

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Obama neutralized the Anti War movement Ron Paul to Time Magazine

with Obama the anti war left has just left , he is worse than the last administration

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U-Turn graduates donate restored car to victims of car theft

A Moonah family, who’ve had three cars stolen in the past four years, were today handed the keys to a rebuilt `95 Hyundai Excel by six young Tasmanians graduating from Mission Australia’s U-Turn automotive training course.

U-Turn is a ‘best practice’ diversionary program for young people who have been involved in, or who are at risk of becoming involved in, motor vehicle theft. The core component of the program is a structured ten-week automotive training course in car maintenance and body work, delivered in a workshop environment.

Mission Australia’s Community Services Operations Manager Lucy O’Flaherty said the victim, who received the car on behalf of her family, said the car had gone some way in restoring her faith in young people and the community.

“During the 10-week course, the U-Turn participants repaired numerous dents on the RACT donated car, completed an engine service, undertook a full service, a test run and finished off with a complete re-spray,” Ms O’Flaherty said.

“The opportunity for participants to repair a vehicle for presentation to a victim of vehicle theft is one of the most important components of the U-Turn program.”

Graduates were presented with certificates by the Minister for Infrastructure Mr Graeme Sturges MHA and Tasmania Police Commander Steve Bond.

Achievement Awards were also presented at the graduation including the Hazell Bros Most Outstanding Graduate, the RACT Safety Awareness Award, the Encouragement Award for Effort and the Most Improved for Attitude and Enthusiasm.

The U-Turn workshop is located in Moonah with a supported accommodation service available to enable young people from other parts of the State to participate in the program. The program is delivered by Mission Australia, under contract to Tasmania Police, and is funded by the State Government.


In last year’s budget, the State Government announced additional funding for the appointment of two part-time youth workers as dedicated post course support workers. The State Government has also committed ongoing funding for the program until June 2010.

Mission Australia has almost 280 services across every state and territory in Australia and has five offices in Tasmania, located in Burnie, Launceston, Hobart, Moonah and Devonport.



For more information about this event: Lucinda Bray, Font Public Relations, 0438 280 486

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What is U-Turn?

U-Turn aims to break the cycle of motor vehicle theft by engaging participants in 'hands on' mechanical training while addressing life-skills and personal development issues.

Download the UTurn brochure - or visit the UTurn website for more service information.

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Audit the Fed Bill Hits 290 Cosponsors Ron Paul

On Constitution Day 2009, Dr. Paul announces that HR 1207 has reached 290 cosponsors and is now eligible for consideration under suspension of House rules.
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Thanks to Sherpa for their support!

Each winter Sherpa Australia donates thermal jackets to Mission Australia's Missionbeat service - essential clothing for the Missionbeat team as they work through the colder months in Sydney.

Missionbeat patrols the inner streets of Sydney providing transport and care to people sleeping rough to help break the cycle of homelessness.

Steve from Sherpa joined Missionbeat manager Dan Petsalis on 'the beat' recently and was really impressed with the service.

Mission Australia thanks Sherpa for its ongoing support. With generous local suppliers Mission Australia is able to transform the lives of more people in need.

More information on Sherpa Australia can be found at their website - please click here.

60 seconds of fame for a world without poverty

Speak-up with Mission Australia for a world free of Poverty!

Anti-Poverty Week commences Sunday, October 11 to Friday, October 17.

It is a week when Australians from all walks of life are encouraged to speak up in support of people who go without the essentials of life.

People living in poverty are often faced with difficult choices - such as skipping a meal to pay for a child’s text book. In fact, latest research shows that around one in seven Australians who turn to welfare organisations for help lack a substantial meal at least once a day.

As well as the most basic need for food, 29.6% of clients lack a decent and secure home; 25.3% are unable to buy prescribed medicines; 45.7% don't have access to dental services; and 11.4% don't have a separate bed for each child.

In support of Anti-Poverty Week, Mission Australia is encouraging the Australian public to tell us how you would tackle poverty if you were Prime Minister via a short, 60 second video. Your video will join many others in a video petition as your 'signature' against poverty.

If you are over 18 and would like to participate, visit the Mission Australia website for full details on how to sign-on and speak-up for a country free of poverty!

We also encourage you to coordinate your own Anti-Poverty Week activity. For ideas and details on how to register your activity, or to join an activity in your local community, visit the Anti-Poverty Week website.

Congressman Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk: More Corporate Welfare

Healthcare Reform is More Corporate Welfare

“Last Wednesday the nation was riveted to the President’s speech on healthcare reform before Congress. While the President’s concern for the uninsured is no doubt sincere, his plan amounts to a magnanimous gift to the health insurance industry, despite any implications to the contrary…”

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Obama resurrects Bush plan to kill sovereignty
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Ecumenical Service celebrates 150 years of helping Australians in need

To mark Mission Australia's 150th Anniversary, a special Ecumenical Service took place last Tuesday at St John's Cathedral in Brisbane City.

Led by Peter Devenish-Meares, one of Mission Australia's Queensland Chaplains, the Service was attended by Mission Australia's Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team and CEO Toby Hall.

The service was a great opportunity to celebrate, commemorate and thank those throughout Queensland and Australia, who have supported Mission Australia over the past 150 years.

"Without the services and support of those people we would not have been able to help more than 330,000 people last year, and continue to help those in need", Mr Hall stated.

Clients and staff, both past and present, joined in the celebration to commemorate their own personal experiences with Mission Australia.

The Pathways Choir of Clients and Staff, drawn from Mission Australia's Pathways to Prevention Program, made their singing debut. They performed a song written especially for the service, symbolising their personal achievements through the Pathways Program. A transcript of their song can be found below.

The service gave thanks to the volunteers, donors, supporters and friends, who have helped make Mission Australia what it is today - one of Australia's largest and longest serving community service organisations.

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The Pathways Song - Music and lyrics by Sue Swindon and Mission Australia Pathways to Prevention, sung by Mission Australia Pathways ‘Choir of Clients and Staff’, arranged by David McGregor:

This land was ours before all time,
It’s mysteries we knew.
‘Til hist’ry took our way of life,
And it took the children too.
But we dare to walk the road
Of “Sorry” and all that means.
‘Cos we won’t let nobody,
Nobody take our dreams.

They came to serve a prison term;
Were seeking unknown lands.
Came to work the soil.
Diggers fought with their own hands.
They came to find the gold and treasure
Before it was too late.
Now there is the sand and surf,
And ev’ry one’s called “mate”.

We may speak in different tongues
But our voice can be as one
Hope for families strong and free
Being all that we can be

We stand together
We stand as one
In this land of burning sun
We can build a brighter day
We can make a better day

This land has been a refuge
From places torn by war.
Took the road by land and sea
Wanting so much more.
But we live with hidden loss,
With sadness and with pain.
But there is no turning back,
No turning back again.

The islands we once called our home,
But it’s here that we have come.
A future for our young and old
When all is said and done.
But we remember life is hard
For those we’ve left behind.
So ways to stay connected
We will always find.

So when the night is cold and
We feel worry and despair.
We know our friends and neighbours
And Pathways will be there.

Many will still find their home
In this land with much to share,
Seeking safety, to live and love –
A place where others care.
But not without some fear and tears
Will they come to our land?
So we commit to give our hearts
And give a helping hand.

Further reading:

• Pathways to Prevention choir make their recording debut (March 2010)
• Recording of The Pathways Song

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Mission Australia opens its doors to the Woodridge community

Mission Australia will officially launch its new Job Services Australia site in the southern Brisbane suburb of Woodridge today.

The opening, to be officiated by Brett Raguse MP, Federal Member for Forde, will celebrate Mission Australia’s commitment to the jobseekers and employers of Woodridge.

Mission Australia Employment Solutions launched the new Woodridge Job Services Australia (JSA) site on 1 July 2009 as a result of the Federal Government’s new JSA scheme, which focuses on a new approach to employment services - tailoring the services offered to the individual jobseeker.

Since opening its doors, Mission Australia’s JSA Woodridge site has helped dozens of local jobseekers find employment in the region.

Mission Australia’s Employment Solutions General Manager QLD, Phil Schultz, said today’s launch reinforced to the local community the commitment of the staff at the Woodridge JSA site to providing the support and guidance required by jobseekers and employers.

“We’re here to help Woodridge’s community by placing as many jobseekers as possible in the job best suited to them,” Mr Schultz said.

“We can offer jobseekers advice on their career options and our employment programs, as well as help them prepare their resumes, enhance their interview techniques and undertake the skill development or professional training they may need to help find and keep a job.

The Woodridge JSA site has so far helped place numerous jobseekers in suitable employment and currently has more than 450 jobseekers on their books.

“We’ve established strong relationships within the Woodridge community and we’re looking forward to building on these relationships to ensure we help as many willing jobseekers as possible.”

Obama owes Americans an apology!

Instant fame for South Carolina GOP congressman who heckled Obama [as Graham defends Obama]

Obama owes America an apology! The president usurper Obama/Soetoro/Obama has YET to prove he is legitimate, that he is a natural born citizen, and doesn't deserve any respect. These sheeple can "respect" the fraud and foreigner all the way to the slaughter, while brave souls will expose Emperor Obama has no clothes!

Ron Paul on Freedom Watch Sept 09 2009

Freedom Watch 29 with Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, Nick Gillespie, Jesse Kelly, Tom Mullen

The final 60 minute weekly episode of Freedom Watch aired today. Watch it below in the embedded playlist. Please note that Freedom Watch begins it’s live daily run next Monday September 14th at a yet to be determined time slot. The daily show will be 30 minutes long.

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Mission Australia thanks the community for their generosity this winter

Australia's coldest, darkest season was made a little warmer this year for many of our homeless clients, thanks to some wonderful organisations and their very generous employees.

During the winter season of 2009, Mission Australia received collections of basics including blankets, grocery items and toiletries to distribute to some of our most marginalised members of society; for these items we owe a resounding and heart-felt THANK YOU!

Something as elementary as seasonal change can pose devastating affects on homeless people's health, especially those that endure rough-sleeping. With many Mission Australia clients surviving without any other support network, these recent donations have been highly sort-after and appreciated.

Below are the very generous organisations involved in this year's Winter Appeal - many thanks to all involved:

• AMP Foundation
• Bayer
• Davis Langdon
• Deutsche Bank
• Hamilton James & Bruce
• Macquarie Bank
• Optus

Without the generous support of the community, Mission Australia wouldnt be able to help so many homeless clients each winter. Last year alone Mission Australia assisted 32,211* homeless pepople to help them transform their lives.

Click here to learn more about Mission Australia Homelessness Services.

*Mission Australia Annual Report 2007-08