Woodside volunteers freshen up YASS for Christmas

Young residents at Mission Australia’s Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS) in Perth are enjoying freshly renovated bedrooms thanks to the generosity of Woodside Energy.

Earlier this month more than 80 generous volunteers from Woodside Energy spent two days redecorating six bedrooms for young residents at the Perth service.

As part of the ‘Beds for Christmas’ project, Woodside Energy volunteers fitted new lighting, floor coverings, beds, linen, desks and blinds that were chosen by professional interior decorator Helena Farrell.

Service Manager Eric Nordberg said he was delighted with the results: “It’s all about providing a pleasing, attractive environment and making the young people using the service feel that Mission Australia cares – which we do.

“Our partnership with Woodside Energy has been a very supportive one, and we are grateful. We would certainly like to extend our thanks to them for helping us.”

This year Mission Australia and Woodside Energy celebrate 10 years of working together to help Australians in need. Mission Australia CEO Toby Hall praised the work of Woodside Energy employees, who have raised an amazing $51,000 this year alone through their Christmas Appeal.

To see the Woodside Energy team in action during the ‘Beds for Christmas’ makeover, see the video below or visit our Youtube channel www.youtube.com/missionaust

Mission Australia's new 'butterfly' ad showing during Antiques Roadshow

A new ad depicting how Mission Australia transforms lives has hit the airwaves during Channel Nine’s popular Antiques Roadshow, which is screened at 5pm from Monday to Saturday.

Tune in to Antiques Roadshow at 5pm on Channel Nine, Monday to Saturday, to see the new ad.



In the commercial, a young man in well-worn jeans, sneakers and an army jacket wades across an urban creek, holding a boxy old PC monitor above the water. Next, he’s kicking in a heavily graffitied warehouse door. Once inside, he rummages through a mound of garbage formed over decades of neglect and picks up a twisted metal pipe.

It’s now night and the young man is foraging through an inner-city bin. He picks up a crushed green softdrink can and inspects, then stows it in his pocket. Back in the warehouse we see the young man perched on a ledge many metres above the littered floor. Gathering all his strength, the young man hurls the monitor, smashing it to the ground.

A voice-over announces that over 44,000 young Australians under 25 are homeless.

Up to this point, the viewer may assume that the young man is a vandal or a vagrant – that’s until we see him welding a metal scrap and using the crushed can to complete a design. The final shot reveals the real reason for his frenzied wandering – gleaming green butterfly wings he has created from the copper wiring, aluminium cans and PC circuit board collected at night.

As the young man walks away from his artwork, the suspended wings angelically frame his body as if a part of him. These brilliant wings made from discarded objects represent the potential that this young man – and thousands like him – has, and the fact he can transform his life with Mission Australia’s help.

The voice-over then announces: “We help people to transform their lives”. Finally, Mission Australia’s website appears on the screen.

This visually arresting TV ad was created by Leo Burnett Sydney, the agency responsible for Mission Australia’s previous two ‘transform’ print campaigns that also feature lovingly crafted butterfly wings.

Mission Australia launches new 'butterfly' campaign television commercial

Mission Australia's 2010 'butterfly' campaign TV advert has been released by Leo Burnett Sydney, the agency responsible for the previous ‘transform’ campaigns that also feature lovingly crafted butterfly wings.

The video will air in late September, but you can view it early at www.youtube/missionaust or here:



Picture a young man in well-worn jeans, sneakers and an army jacket wading across an urban creek, struggling to hold a boxy old PC monitor above the water. Next, we see him kicking-in a heavily graffitied warehouse door. Once inside the abandoned warehouse, he rummages through a mound of garbage formed over decades of neglect and picks up a twisted metal pipe.

It’s now night-time and the young man is foraging through a bin in an inner-city laneway. He inspects a crushed green soft drink can, before stowing it in his pocket. Next, at the abandoned warehouse, he perches on a high ledge then hurls the monitor to the littered ground.

A voice-over announces that over 44,000 young Australians under 25 are homeless.

Up to this point, the viewer may assume that the young man is a vandal or a vagrant until it becomes obvious that he is welding the metal scraps to complete a design. The final shot reveals the reason for his frenzied wandering – gleaming green butterfly wings he has created from the collected copper wiring, aluminium cans and PC. As the young man turns and walks away from his artwork, he is framed angelically by the wings.

The newfound brilliance of the wings represents the inherent potential of the young man (and the thousands like him) and that lives can be transformed with some help from Mission Australia.

Mission Australia launches "Ordinary" campaign, focusing on client transformation

Today Mission Australia has launched the "Ordinary" series of television advertisements featuring the transformation of a former Mission Australia client - Adrian*.

Meet Adrian...

"Not that long ago, you would have thought I was just like everyone else. I was working long hours, but enjoying myself. I was living in a house in the suburbs with my family.

"They were the world to me. Then my wife and I started having problems and she eventually left, taking our two children with her.

"It just hurt so much. It was like I was in a daze and I didn’t know what to do. I never thought something like that would ever happen to me.

"I struggled to get by day to day and the next thing I knew, I was out of a job and on the streets. But thanks to Mission Australia, I now have a appreciation of the 'ordinary' things in my life again."

View the new video at our Youtube channel:  www.youtube/missionaust

Make a commitment to Transform the life of someone like Adrian, call 1800 88 88 68 or visit www.missionaustralia.com.au

*Name and identity has been changed to protect our client's confidentiality

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