Found 19 volunteering opportunities in Australia

The Library Volunteer Coordinator Assistant is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA acting as a delegate for the Genealogy SA Librarian and assisting with the coordination of the library volunteer team. The Library is the public face of Genealogy SA, and therefore it is very important that the library volunteers are skilled appropriately and provide a service that people will want to utilise time and time again.

By volunteering with VICSES, you will: • be part of a dedicated team of individuals who are passionate about helping others. • gain valuable experience, and learn new skills. • meet new people, and • make a positive impact on the community.

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.

Support work that combats antisemitism, racism, & prejudice. Library Assistant role. We are looking for people passionate about volunteering within a museum that’s mission is to combat antisemitism, racism, and prejudice.

Support work that combats antisemitism, racism, & prejudice. Museum sector position We are looking for people passionate about volunteering within a museum that’s mission is to combat antisemitism, racism, and prejudice.

Are you passionate about apps, programs and web coding? Beechboro Library's CoderDojo is a club for self-motivated young people to learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and explore technology in a casual and creative environment. We are looking for mentors to help our participants reach their full potential.

Volunteers form a team to respond to emergencies metro and across the state to provide meals and beverages to first responders across a number of agencies who attend emergency call-outs. Happy multi-generational team to work with. Flexibility to choose to respond to call-out dependent on own availability. Learn new skills. Support community, volunteer with purpose and value. Meet new people.

Assist the Workshop team in the maintenance, repair and restoration of our heritage locomotive fleet.

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.

Beep Beep! Work within a team to provide meals and refreshments for Emergency Workers. We are seeking a reliable person with a MR licence or higher to drive our Catering Truck. The Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) play a critical role in supporting the needs of disaster affected people and the State’s first responders during times of disaster and emergency.

We have a range of exciting artefacts that have been recently donated and need to be photographed and uploaded to our museum collection. If you have your own photography equipment and are interested in supporting this project, please get in touch.

We are excited to be expanding the Sir Donald Bradman research library collection with a donation of a significant personal collection in 2024. We are looking for someone to assist with the organisation and cataloguing of this new collection. We are also looking for assistance with the establishment of research library loan partnerships and processes within our broader library network and research librarian services on an ad-hoc basis.

We are embarking on the digitisation of a large historical collection of photographs into the museum collection. This will involve organising, scanning and saving photographs from the archives, and carefully returning to archives. Get in touch if you would like to have a rare glimpse into history and a hand in making these memorial snapshots accessible to an international audience. This could be an ongoing opportunity.

Volunteers will help with ensuring that the BVHS Collection is managed and conserved in accordance with National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries. The aim is to maintain the physical & electronic collection registers of Photographs and Objects within the museum and the machinery shed. We are gifted many items which need to be recorded so that they can be readily accessible when enquiries are made and when displays/exhibitions are being planned.

Geelong Miniature Railway is a registered Charity organisation made up of railway enthusiasts, who have come together to plan and build Geelong’s first passenger carrying miniature railway and family park. We are looking for like minded club members willing to share their professional and trade-based skills and learn additional skills.

The Tasmanian Sail Training Association (TSTA) is wanting to hear from individuals who have a current Master V or higher marine ticket to help with future sailing programs. Suitable for a marine retiree keen to sail on something a little different or any Masters keen to sail a square rigger and contribute to a fantastic not for profit organisation.

ReStore is a social enterprise of Habitat for Humanity which accepts and sells new and second-hand items donated by businesses and the public to raise money to support our home building program. We sell through our two large second-hand shops in Kilsyth and Rosebud. We are looking for Van Drivers for pick up and deliveries.

Do you have a love of trains? We are looking for versatile volunteers and have several different positions to fill: Driver / Guard / Signaller / Maintenance Crew and the Kiosk. In each of these positions you can also assist with roles such as customer service, public direction, ticket collection, signal operation, guard, maintenance crew etc. and eventually the elevation to 'Train Driver' for those who are interested.

Museum work with a difference! Helping visitors to enjoy an old fashioned tram ride - training supplied.