Found 29 volunteering opportunities in Australia

The National Trust is seeking an active and friendly people to join our close community volunteer team in a vital role as Treasurer at historic Labassa Mansion in Caulfield. Are you good with numbers and finance? Now is your chance to join our passionate team of volunteers.

No Experience Required - We Train You - Meet New Friends. Are you interested in working with the public and in the heritage railway carriages? Would you like to help passengers and contribute to their journey, then why not try your hand at becoming a Booking Clerk - Customer Service Guide at Puffing Billy Railway?

Do you want to volunteer from home, have a computer and an interest in science, biodiversity and/or natural history collections? Join DigiVol and volunteer online with flexible hours.

Helping to maintain our manicured gardens and rainforest area. The village sits on 12 acres and provides a beautiful backdrop for weddings, parties and special events.

We are seeking volunteers to help us with a 'hands on' approach to do maintenance work, painting, clearing the grounds, gardening and burning a bonfire or two. This maybe an opportunity for Corporate Volunteering.

Are you passionate about rescued farmed animals? Want to contribute to their daily care? The Sanctuary Assistant role is vital in ensuring the animals at Edgar's Mission are provided with clean, safe and hygienic housing, yards and bedding, and that their environments are enriching and safe.

James Craig is a magnificent operating tall ship – a 3-masted barque built in 1874 so she is now 148 years old – and she needs you to help look after her!

Our animal rescue facility is seeking skilled tradespeople and handypersons to generously volunteer their time and expertise in providing essential maintenance services. From electrical and plumbing tasks to equipment maintenance and general handyman work, these crucial duties ensure the safety and efficiency of our operations. At times, innovative solutions may be required to address unique challenges that arise in our rescue efforts.

Animal Care Volunteers assist with providing care, rehabilitation and enrichment to animals. Our animal care volunteers will interact with animals using positive reinforcement animal handling techniques, learning skills from our experienced team members. Whilst providing support and care to our animals, our volunteers will also positively engage with customers ensuring they receive an engaging and educational experience.

Gardening & Maintenance Volunteers are key to assisting the RSPCA South Australia team in maintaining their outdoor grounds, plants and trees. Their team performs a range of general maintenance tasks, performs routine inspections of premises and equipment. Working with tools and basic light machinery performing preventative maintenance, handling basic repairs, prepare walls and other surfaces for painting etc.

An opportunity for those who love model/miniature railways. We have a 7 ¼” gauge railway around the grounds that is available to visitors most days we are open. We have 3 locomotives (Steam, petrol, hydraulic). We are looking for someone who will be a practical leading-hand for this museum activity: From driving to track-work. The line has opportunities for development and a range of projects are possible with the right person to take the lead.

Pearn's Steam World has one of the best collection of agricultural steam engines, tractors and other farming artifacts in Australia. These need maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rebuilding depending on their condition. We welcome anyone with the skills and/or aptitude to join the team who care for the collection. The collection ranges from large steam engines to small items such as hand-cranked seeders and butter churns.

Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a Jack / Jan of all trades? Join our restoration team, which you would join, is tasked with the responsibility of restoring and maintaining the train collection at Bennett Brook Railway. Tradies and non tradies welcome!

Urgently needed someone to assist us with reviewing and writing up our policies, processes and procedures for Happy Paws Haven and the animals in our care. ideally the person has business administration skills and loves animals. Microsoft word and excel skills will definitely be required.

We require a reliable & competent person with Admin & HR experience to support our Volunteer Coordinator and Admin Staff. You must be • Happy and friendly • Of neat & tidy appearance • Self-motivated with a good work ethic and an eye for detail • Able to work as part of a team, but also work without supervision and use initiative when required. There will be a negotiable period of approx. 4 weeks where you will spend time with the Volunteer team to gain an understanding of the Organisation

The duties of this opportunity are to assist with the maintenance of the Puffing Billy Railways' buildings and infrastructure in accordance with the organisations training regime and safe operating procedures. You may also engage visitors in conversations about Puffing Billy Railway and provide assistance to visitors to enhance their visit.

The Marine Discovery Centre now hosts more than 7000 students from more than 100 schools each year. It also provides school holiday programs, corporate team building days and more. As a tour guide you will be responsible for engaging with customers & giving demonstrations related to our aquariums, science section and craft area. ***This opportunity comes to you via Volunteering Central Coast, the volunteering resource centre for the Central Coast***

Train enthusiasts - this one is for you. Bennett Brook Railway are in search of new Train Drivers to welcome tourists and visitors visiting Whiteman Park for a fun experience. This is a great opportunity to gain qualifications as full training to qualification standard will be provided if required.

Call out for handy persons - are you handy with a passion for helping others - please contact us!

We need volunteers to assist our Collection Manager with the on-going preservation of the Cairns’ important Chinese heritage which includes unique artefacts from the nationally significant Cairns Lit Sung Goong Temple Collection.