Mission Australia was formed in Brisbane in 1859, but became active in Western Australia from 1997 when a number of city missions around Australia merged. Since 1997 in WA, Mission Australia has been the continuation of Jesus People (Inc), the legal entity that was sometimes known as 'Perth City Mission' and which ran refuges and youth welfare centres. Mission Australia inherited the records of Jesus People (Inc).
Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Commerce, AssociationsOnline, Government of Western Australia, 2012, https://associations.commerce.wa.gov.au/associations/public/publicHomePage.jspx; Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx; Our journey, Mission Australia, 2014, https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/our-journey.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 23 July 2015
Last updated: 17 October 2023
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