Found 113 volunteering opportunities in Australia

We currently require Volunteer Foster Carers' to open their homes to cats & kittens, to give them a home while we search for their forever homes! If you have a love of cats and a spare room, this could be the purr-fect opportunity to help us out!

YPRL is seeking a new **Reading Dogs team** to join Thomastown Library. Our Reading Dogs program promotes children’s literacy by having children read aloud to dogs at the library. Our mission is to make reading fun and enjoyable for children so that they become confident and lifelong readers. Reading Dogs are accredited companion animals who volunteer with their owner/handler as a team by facilitating reading sessions. If your dog is calm, patient, and loveable, get in touch with us today!

Volunteering at the Brisbane Portrait Prize is a great way to immerse yourself in the local creative community, make connections and share your passion for the Arts. It’s also a great way to gain insight into the behind-the-scenes operations of a public exhibition.

The Rockingham Visitor Centre is comprised of a handful of dedicated volunteers who provide advice and information on the best attractions, accommodation, places to eat and upcoming events in the area.

The Library Reception Desk Volunteer is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA. They provide guidance to members, visitors and those who call us to use the Society’s family history information resources. In this role, volunteers will find themselves assisting a variety of people with their genealogical research, providing them with a great opportunity for growth in their own learning.

Do you like being a welcoming face, meeting people, and giving directions while keeping people safe? The residents living in our modern and vibrant John Wesley Gardens Aged Care Community at Geebung are seeking warm and sincere volunteers to assist in welcoming their weekend visitors.

It’s all here, tourism, history, holiday programs and events! Opportunities exist for volunteers in multiple roles: heritage guides, customer service, visitor information assistants, and village “stollers” in heritage costume. If you enjoy a social chat, promoting our city, maybe a bit of local history or helping out in a school holiday program – contact us to find out more.

The mission of Diverse Voices is to provide an anonymous peer support telephone, web chat and referral service that listens to and supports the diverse voices that make up the community; aiming to make useful referrals, improve the mental health and overall wellbeing of those who contact us with unconditional positive regard.

Join the 'Friends of Parks' volunteers at Mapleton Falls National Park and help the local Rangers with a variety of activities that will benefit a much-loved rainforest ecosystem on the Blackall Range. Tasks may include: manual weed removal, maintenance and repairs to tracks and other infrastructure, revegetation/tree planting, rubbish collection, recording of wildlife sightings, and more.

Join the 'Friends of Parks' volunteers at Kondalilla Falls National Park and help the local Rangers with a variety of activities that will benefit a much-loved rainforest ecosystem on the Blackall Range. Tasks may include: manual weed removal, maintenance and repairs of the walking track and other infrastructure, revegetation/tree planting, rubbish collection, recording of wildlife sightings, and more.

Join the 'Friends of Ferny Forest' volunteer group and help the local Rangers with a variety of activities that will benefit the much-loved mountain bike track and ecosystem in Mooloolah River Conservation Park, at Ewen Maddock Dam. Tasks may include: manual weed removal, maintenance and repairs of the mountain bike track, revegetation/tree planting, rubbish collection, recording of wildlife sightings, and more.

Join the 'Friends of Currimundi Lake' volunteer group and help the local Rangers control invasive weeds in this small remnant of wallum heath on the Sunshine Coast. Tasks typically include manual weed removal and with the occasional opportunity to assist with revegetation, rubbish collection and minor maintenance of the Heath circuit walking track.

Make a positive impact on the lives of our elderly in aged care! Gregory Lodge located in Flemington requires volunteers to come in with their friendly pet dog to interact with the residents.

The helpline was established in 2009, and is the only such service in Australia helping people living with pain. Guides have a personal connection to chronic pain and are able to support callers with chronic pain.

Are you a good listener and want to learn critical skills to support someone who is struggling or experiencing crisis? Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury, based in Gordon, is recruiting now for new volunteers to join their training course in August 2023.

Henry Kendall Museum and Cottage is situated at West Gosford. It contains a variety of resources and information about the history of the Central Coast. ***To be referred to this role an interview with Volunteering Central Coast is required. You will be contacted soon to arrange a mutually convenient time and place. ***

Henry Kendall Museum and Cottage is situated at West Gosford. It contains a variety of resources and information about the history of the Central Coast. Brisbane Water Historical Society is currently looking for a suitable volunteer as our Committee Secretary who will be responsible for undertaking secretariat duties. ***To be referred to this role an interview with Volunteering Central Coast is required. You will be contacted soon to arrange a mutually convenient time and place. ***

If you have a passion for our native animals come volunteer with us. We'd love to have you on board. You will be caring for our animals, preparing their food, cleaning their environments and getting to love them all.

We are seeking a friendly volunteer to operate as a Museum Guide, to interact with visitors, including groups, by responding to their inquiries, or simply by talking about the various displays.

We are seeking a friendly volunteer to greet and interact with visitors to the Queenscliff Historial Museum. This may include groups, by responding to their enquiries, or simply by talking about various displays.