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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.
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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Cecil Plains, QLD (posted 3/3/08)
My name is Alain Colfs, my wife, Kate, and I are artists/ project manager
working on a mosaic project in Millmerran (60kms south of Toowoomba). The project has been running for 2 years and in that time some beautiful mosaic has been created with the help of a lot of volunteers. From the 7th of April we will be in Cecil Plains, part of the Millmerran Shirefor an other fortnight and we will be creating a sun dial from PEBBLE Mosaic, the sun dial work with the person standing on a particular spot for the time of the year and the shadow of the person will give accurate time within 5 minutes. If any one is interested in doing something different we can always teach the fun of pebble mosaic to interested people. I can be contacted via email wildash@halenet.com.au if more info are required.
Barcaldine, QLD (posted 3/3/08)
Join the Grey Nomads Action Group to take part in volunteer programs in Barcaldine during the dry season. Contact the Barcaldine Shire Council either by email or by phone on (07) 4651 5603 for more information.
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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