Found 16 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Join the team at Candlebark Community Nursery selling local native plants to enhance biodiversity and wildlife habitat in our area.

Want hands-on work that actually helps the environment? We grow local native (indigenous) plants from seed or cuttings for revegetation projects or local gardens. Our retail area is open to the public for plant sales. More indigenous plants in gardens and larger revegetation projects provide habitat for native animals, birds and insects, and reduce species loss. We rely on volunteers but lockdowns hit us hard. Please help us get back to the thriving nursery from before the pandemic!

Do you love Australia’s built heritage and social history? Are you looking to increase your skills in providing excellent customer service and guiding? The National Trust (NSW) is currently recruiting volunteers the beautiful Dubbo property!

Interested in bookkeeping and financials and have two hours a week to spare? We need a suitable person to undertake financial requirements for the Environment Centre. This position is 80% Bookkeeping and reporting to the BDEC committee at bi-monthly meetings and the AGM. Volunteer needs to attend meetings in person.

Would you be aged over 18, have good spoken English, and have at least two hours spare to mind our paint shop in St Peters on a regular or semi-regular basis? We'd love your help. Some knowledge of paint (or willingness to learn) is highly valued.

Do you live in or near our shop at 83 Princes Hwy, St Peters and have a flexible schedule on one or more days of the week? If you do, we'd LOVE your help to open up our depot for customers who are collecting their paint saved from landfill.

Based at 83 Princes Highway in St Peters, Circle Paints is Australia's first paint rescue charity. We would LOVE your help to sort and catalogue donated paint, so people who need cheap and environmentally friendly paint can find what they need.

Brentwood Village Town Team is a group of locals who run activities to connect the community. Buy Nothing Market Day is the face-to-face version of a Facebook Buy Nothing group and has been running in Brentwood since June 2021.

The National Trust Australia (Victoria) (NTAV) is calling for applications for appointment to the NTAV Governance & Risk Committee. The role of the Committee is to work with others to ensure the organisation's corporate governance standards and internal controls are maintained.

The role of the secretary is to prepare, distribute and ensure copies of all the information that is provided by and for the committee are safely stored. This includes the agendas, minutes of previous meetings, reports, the constitution, policies and procedures and membership lists. The secretary is a position elected from the Committee of Management.

When money gets tight, you need to have a garage sale! We are looking for an assistant who can help with our preparations and running the sale (tentatively Nov 18th) in Innisfail.

Do you want to make a difference to our planet? Are you environmentally aware and uphold the values of reduce, reuse and recycle? Then we want to hear from you!! Our shop gives recyclable items a second chance at life by recovering and selling them for a bargain.

LCN Native Plant Nursery is a Bunbury based native plant nursery that propagates and supplies quality native plants to gardens and rehabilitation projects in South West WA. We are currently seeking a Volunteer Retail Assistant to assist the retail team with maintaining plant displays, plant health and general shop duties.

We are looking for a Treasurer to become a committee member for our not-for- profit organisation, Lakelands Community Garden.

Knox Environment Society is looking for nursery volunteers to help propogate and sell native plants. The Knox Environment Society (KES) is a membership-based organization of like-minded individuals that have a concern for the environment. KES work closely with Knox Council, other Environmental Groups, Friends Groups and individuals to achieve the Society's objectives.

Containers for Change is the 10c refund recycling scheme that has been introduced to Western Australia. The Care for Hedland depot receives eligible recyclables for the Hedland region, keeping them out of landfill. In this role you will be sorting and counting eligible drink containers and providing refunds to customers. The depot received both small and large returns of containers so extra hands to help sort, count and serve the community are always welcome.