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Volunteer positions
There are a number of organisations throughout Australia seeking reliable
and trustworthy folk to help out in the community. It's not only a great way to put your expertise to work for a good cause but also to meet some interesting people along the way.
Do any of the adverts
below seem right for you? Although we try to keep our listings up
to date, we cannot guarantee that these positions are still available.
Southern Queensland (posted 1/2/12)
Aussie Helpers www.aussiehelpers.org.au is a non profit registered charity operated by volunteers that has been operating for ten years. We need volunteers to help us with the ongoing flood recovery work from the floods of one year ago in the Goondiwindi/Texas areas in southern Queensland
Grey nomads with their own caravans would be ideal to help on the many farms in this area to help them get back on their feet
Please call Aussie Helpers 1300 665 232 anytime
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Want to be an energy and climate change leader in your local community (NSW)?
Volunteer for Energymark and reduce your carbon footprint and power bills CSIRO and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage are looking for volunteers to lead small group discussions on energy, climate change, water and waste. You don’t need to know a lot about energy and climate change – simply gather a small group of people (family, friends, neighbours, workmates) for discussions using support and discussion material from CSIRO and NSW Government.
To register or for more information visit www.energymark.com.au or call 1300 119 003
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Library Volunteer Position (Toowoomba)(posted 27/9/11)
Do you have a few hours to spare each week? We need a little volunteer help to get the Landcare Discovery Centre library database up to date. Located in the QMDC Toowoomba office, the library is a great resource for residents of the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin. Tasks include entering books into the library database. Training will be provided for this very flexible volunteer position. For further information contact Tricia Gowdie at QMDC on 07 4637 6200 or info@qmdc.org.au.
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Volunteers needed, Cairns region (updated 31/8/11; ongoing opportunities available)
The Wilderness Society’s Cairns campaign centre is always eager to meet people with an interest in our campaigns and/or in volunteering. If you are not currently around Cairns, but would like to learn more about campaigns, volunteering or becoming involved with The Wilderness Society, now or later, please call or visit your nearest Campaign Centre - they'll give you a warm welcome!. The Wilderness Society is a national, community-based, environmental advocacy organisation.
For more info on the Cairns opportunities, contact Community Campaigner Di Horsburgh on 0740 416666 or email di.horsburgh@wilderness.org.au
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Longreach region (posted 2/8/11); ongoing opportunities available.
The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame needs volunteers to help preserve the history at the Hall
Location: The Australian Stockman’s hall of Fame is located in Central Western Qld, Landsborough Highway, Longreach.
No previous skills needed—we will provide training on site
- Maintain display cases in the Galleries
- Scan historical photographs
- Catalogue historic items
- Index museum storeroom shelving
- Man the Art Gallery
- Help with new exhibitions
For more information or details when to start: Call Cameron Mace 0419 715 322 or email: gm@stockmanshalloffame.com.au
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Volunteers needed in Victoria (posted 16/6/11)
Conservation Volunteers needed to help Victoria’s battling farmers on these dates: 18th-29th July / 8th-19th August / 29th August-9th September / 19th-30th September. After recent floods Victoria's farmers are battling to protect the environment and make a living. Join Conservation Volunteers, Australia's leading practical conservation organisation, to put a smile on their faces by doing something as simple as helping to build a fence, clear flood debris or plant a tree. No previous experience or skills needed - we provide all training on-site.
The project will depart Melbourne on Mondays and return on Friday two weeks later. Transport can be arranged for alternative dates.
Contact Heidi on (03) 9326 8250 or email melbourne@cva.org.au for more information. Check out our website for other opportunities: www.conservationvolunteers.com.au
*Charges apply if you require food, accommodation and transport.
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Hughendon, QLD region. Iconic Country Race Meet Needs Volunteers! (posted 10/6/11)
Location: Stamford, 60km South of Hughenden QLD on the Kennedy Development Rd
Dates: July 1st-3rd, with Race day being on Saturday the 2nd
Help wanted: Race day set-up (tents, bar, kitchen, general set-up) Bar Work -selling drinks on the day
Kitchen work- preparing and selling the homestyle meals on the day
Pack-up
Volunteers: Free camping for the weekend, a Volunteers BBQ on the friday night and a complimentary breakfast on the Sunday morning and not to mention the great Country Racing atmosphere of the weekend! Contact details: for any details in regard to the event please dont hesitate to send an email to Alli at ogg.eldorado@clearmail.com.au or phone cooindinator Helen Ogg on (07) 474 111 25.
About the event: Every year on the first weekend of July is the Iconic Stamford Races and Community Fun Day. It is great country racing meeting, with many specialty events such as the stockmens challenge, foot races, family entertainment and good country hospitality. The local grazing community basically run the event which draws large crowds to the remote area, therefore it can become quite a task to put it on. So we would love your help, and it really is a great weekend, with many coming back year after year. You can read more on the event on www.hughenden.com/Document1.aspx?id=1014. Hope to see you there.
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Katherine, NT (posted 30/5/11)
On the weekend 24-25-26 June, 2011 Katherine will hold its inaugural Fringe Festival.
There will be a number of performances arts at various venues throughout the township of Katherine from Friday evening to Sunday.
Volunteers are required for:
- general hosting (directions, time table queries etc)
- set up and breakdown of infrastructure for events
- delivery of PR to accommodation venues
- Box office
- Bar staff (major events on Saturday night/Sunday afternoon)
- Assistance with setup (bump in and bump out)
Volunteers will be provided with t-shirts as well as light meals and refreshments during working hours.
Be part of this first Fringe Festival for Katherine and take advantage of all the wonderful sights and experiences Katherine has to offer.
Great place to stop on your way to and from Darwin or Broome. To register please contact Heather Querin on 0889710928 or email projects2@kathregionarts.org.au
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Cairns and Townsville region (posted 25/5/11)
Volunteers wanted for HMB Endeavour’s forthcoming circumnavigation of Australia and her planned port visit to Townsville and Cairns. We are looking for volunteer guides to assist the Endeavour team with crowd control, customer service and re-interpreting accurate information about the ship to our visitors. Volunteers need to be 18 years or over and are required to complete a Federal Police Check and a Working With Children Check. Volunteers will be given a half day training session on operations, historical and interpretive information about the ship and a handy pocket sized Endeavour Handbook to refer to while on duty. Volunteers are also given a hat, a water bottle, free pass to visit the ANMM in Sydney for one year and access to the ANMM Volunteer Website NING. Volunteers are required from 9.00am to 5.00pm while Endeavour is in port. At 9.00am, a morning briefing will be held and rosters distributed. A familiarization tour will be held onboard the ship before Endeavour is open to the public. Overnight shipkeepers are required from 7.30pm to 7.30am for duty and are supervised by Endeavour Crew members on watch, breakfast is also provided. I am hoping to recruit approximately 45 volunteers for duty as Guides and Overnight Shipkeepers in Townsville and Cairns. There are also other ports and dates in the coming year. Please see website below for details. All volunteers need to register either online at the ANMM website at: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1731. Or alternatively, volunteers can call me or send the team an email zcollins@anmm.gov.au or pwood@anmm.gov.au
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Caretaker wanted - Perth Hills (posted 23/5/11)
The Shire of Mundaring has a volunteer live on site Caretaker Position available at LakeLeschenaultia on
Rosedale Rd. in the scenic Perth Hills suburb of Chidlow.
A site behind the Parks Office with use of power and water is provided in lieu of service. This is a beautiful location in a hills suburb close to all conveniences. We are looking for a caretaker to fill the role and live on site for 1-6 months. Ideal for a responsible person or couple with their own caravan / campervan. The area reserved for the caretaker lies behind the rangers office enclosed by a 2.5 metre high privacy fence. The area is 6 metres wide by 20 metres long, ideal for even the longest vans.
The caretaker position mainly involves looking after campers after hours (between 6-12pm as required – most nights there will be no need) and keeping an eye out for disruptive behaviour in the campgrounds and providing contact with emergency services or an emergency evacuation at night if required. This is a non-interventional role. The campers can be reminded of the rules they have agreed to and if they continue disturbing the peace then the caretaker rings the Coordinator, security company or police to attend. There is no maintenance or cleaning required as we have maintenance and Parks officers on duty every day of the year. We are currently in our off peak season so it is not very busy and the campers we have here are mainly families and very friendly. Throughout the year the campsite is normally most busy on Friday and Saturday nights, while week nights are quiet or deserted. School holiday periods are constantly fully booked.
The position was recently reviewed and now does not require after hours patrols of the park, although we do ask the caretaker to keep details of any disturbance they may observe. For more information please contact the Coordinator, Lake Lescenaultia, Mr
Andrew Lee on (08) 95724248 or send an email to cll@mundaring.wa.gov.au
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NSW Camp Hosting Opportunities (updated 9/4/11)
Looking for a new camping experience that involves meeting new people and travelling somewhere new? You can do both with the NSW National Parks Campground Host program.
New adventures are waiting for you as a Campground Host at parks throughout NSW. You’ll be a campground “ambassador” for other visiting campers and get a chance do to some exploring of your own. The state-wide program will launch over the Easter Holidays at locations such as Ben Boyd, Bournda, Bundjalung, Blue Mountains, Kosciuszko, and
Hill
End
National Parks and Munmorah State Conservation Area. NPWS will continue the program over the summer holidays to other interested camp sites and volunteer applications will open in September.
Meet new people; discover a new National Park; and volunteer your time as a NSW Campground Host! Interested campers and volunteers can find out more information and register their interest by clicking on our website here.
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Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station (posted 2/9/10)
(Australian Tropical Research Foundation - www.austrop.org.au) Volunteering includes rainforest regeneration and replanting, general research station maintenance, education, provision of information to
tourists, looking after flying foxes, community development. Those with a suitable
practical or research background could be involved in Station research
activities - everything from low energy building technologies to fate of
herbicides in the environment. We can use people with skills in areas
ranging from gardening to computers to electronics to building! - we have a
well equipped workshop (and kitchen!).
No specific dates - we take volunteers all year. Email hugh@austrop.org.au
or phone (07 6098 0063)
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Timber Creek, NT region (posted 22/7/10)
The historic 'Timber Creek Police Museum' is badly in need of volunteers. All that is required is to open up the Museum, hours and days negotiable. Allow people to wander through, gold coin donation. Free camping, power and water for duration of stay, and on site. Toilet block behind building. Large area to park caravans etc.More than one van is OK, if two couples are travelling together.The area is safe and secure, actually 50m away from current Police station.You get to enjoy this area, perfect if you love fishing or bush walking. Contact: B/SGT Michael LUNNEY either by email at michael.lunney@nt.gov.au or by telephone on (08) 8975 0733.
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Camooweal, Qld region (posted 23/6/10)
Do you have your own van or mobile home? The Drovers Camp is a small non profit org based in Camooweal, NW Qld preserving the droving history of
Australia (check us out on www.droverscamp.com.au). We are looking for
volunteers to help with running of small, informal group guided tours
through our memorabilia shed 8am - 5pm. Or are you a retired tradesperson
who can do small jobs around the site? We can offer free of charge a
powered site, hot and cold water with showers and toilets. While you are
here we can show you around Camooweal and surrounds. Camooweal is a great
place to pull up stumps for a while on your way to or from the NT.
Applicants will be required to undergo a Criminal History Check by the Qld
and Federal Police. If you are interested please call Liz on (07) 4748 2022 or email info@droverscamp.com.au
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Top End of the Northern Territory (posted 24/5/10)
The North Australia Railway started off as the Palmerston (Darwin) to Pine Creek Railway in 1888. It eventually reached 500km inland to Birdum in 1929 in its quest to become the north-south railway. This is when it took on the label of being the NEVER NEVER LINE. Sadly it all folded in 1976 but it left a fantastic legacy of stories and historic sites. Our community based volunteer group FRIENDS OF THE NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY cares for some of the historic sites and conducts events such as Rail Trail walks and the Annual Railway Picnic in August. Grey nomad caretakers look after some of the sites and do a fantastic job hosting visitors and generally caring for these historic sites. Some stay for 3 weeks and some stay on for 12 months or more. Some return year after year. Everyone has different skills and different talents.
We'd love to hear from grey nomads who could assist us at historic places such as Katherine, Pine Creek, Adelaide RIver and Timber Creek. Having your own van, a positive attitude and a smile are the essentail criteria. See our website www.northernexposure.com.au/rail for more background information. For enquiries please phone Trevor on (0417 838 578) or send him an email at t.horman@bigpond.com
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Kilmore East, Victoria (updated 7/9/09)
Experienced sheep farmer(s) required to help run a 1,500 acre farm with 3,000 fine merino wool sheep and prime lambs.
The farm owners are the founders of Blaze Aid, a volunteer-based organisation established to help rebuild fences after the Black Saturday fires. (For more information, go to www.blazeaid.com) Since February, Rhonda and Kevin have been working seven days a week coordinating Blaze Aid (a full-time commitment) and running their sheep farm. They are hoping that a suitable person or couple can assist them in the day-to-day running of their property. Duties would include feeding sheep, monitoring lambing, checking water dams and troughs, fence maintenance, etc.Blaze Aid will continue until the end of October 09, so we are hoping to find volunteers for a few weeks or a couple of months to help out. At the completion of the Blaze Aid fencing program, Rhonda and Kevin would then like the volunteers to stay on for a short time while they take a holiday.We can organize caravan accommodation for you or you can bring a caravan, motorhome, etc to park on the farm. We have portable toilets and showers on site, with some power available through generators.
Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal can also be provided. The town of Kilmore is located 3 km away, with a large supermarket, medical facilities, banks and a number of other shops and services. Kilmore East is only a 40 minute drive from Melbourne, and there is also a train station a short walking distance from the farm.
If you are interested in volunteering in this position, please contact Kevin at kevrhon@gmail.com or on 0418 530 471.
Anyone interested in volunteering to build fences with Blaze Aid would also be most welcome – anything from a day to a few months. Go to www.blazeaid.com for information, or email kevrhon@gmail.com.
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Barcaldine, QLD (posting revised 3/7/09)
Join the Grey Nomads Action Group to take part in volunteer programs in Barcaldine during the dry season. Check out the Barcaldine Grey Nomads Volunteer website at http://greynomadproject.jimdo.com/ for further information.
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Far North Queensland (posted 4/1/09)
FNQ Volunteers Inc. supports and is encouraging employers to recognise
the value of life experience that mature-age people bring to the
workplace. Experience has shown that the majority of volunteers trained
and mentored by us move on to paid work with their host employer.
Our strong links with government, business and the community services
sectors will be used to match individual volunteers experience and
skills with each employer's requirements. FNQ Volunteers Inc. are situated in Cairns and we cover the region
between Cardwell and Mossman. Please check out our website to get more information or to volunteer www.fnqvolunteers.org
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Katherine, NT (posted 12/6/08)
Travelling through Katherine? The VIEW Club of Katherine is scollecting pre-loved children's picture books to distribute to disadvantaged children in the region. We're keen to help Indigenous children learn
to love books! If you would like to donate a picture book (no novels please) it would be greatly appreciated and put to good use. You can drop off books with Petrena at Katherine Art Gallery on the main street of Katherine as you drive through.
Most of the students who will be supported by the donation of picture
books are Indigenous students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Literacy and numeracy levels for Indigenous people in the NT are
appalling - 40% of children enrolled for school in the NT are
Indigenous, and of these only around 40% reach the national benchmarks.
Many parents are illiterate, so are unable to provide their children
with the basic reading foundation of one on one reading aloud to prepare
them for school. So the kids enter school way behind the national
levels and teachers struggle to get them even close. Your donation would be much appreciated. We hope you have a great trip.
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Camp Hosting
There are a number of national parks seeking reliable
and trustworthy folk to camp host and/or to perform other conservation duties. Sometimes the work includes free camping in some beautiful locations and other times it may just provide the opportunity to do something worthwhile for the environment and to meet a mixture of interesting people along the way. Each state conducts its own camp hosting program which may involve interviews and training programs. To find out more, contact:
Northern Territory: (08) 8999 4555
South Australia: (08) 8124 4840
Tasmania: (03) 6264 8463
Victoria: 131963
Western Australia: (08) 9334 0251
Australia Wide
General Volunteering
There are quite a few websites which will help you find volunteer positions throughout Australia. 'Go Volunteer' is just one to check out: www.govolunteer.com.au.
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