Found 14 volunteering opportunities in Australia

A volunteer environmental helper is sought to undertake outdoor maintenance.

POOPS WA is an incorporated non-profit association staffed entirely by volunteers. Our volunteers are police-cleared and have a Working with Children Check and provide a range of services including home visits, dog walking and transport to/from vet clinics or boarding kennels. We cater specifically for people over 65 years of age – or palliative-care patients of any age – who have no relatives or friends willing or able to take responsibility for their pets in times of need.

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!

Our reservoir reserves are home to beautiful landscapes and unique flora and fauna. Join a group of like-minded people and help nurture these special places. You'll be actively involved in caring for your local reservoir reserve and enhancing the experience for visitors. Activities include bushcare, revegetation, habitat improvement, biodiversity surveys (e.g. birds, frogs, plants), fish stocking and supporting community events.

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.

Cooinda Aged Care in Gympie has a small café/coffee shop that serves its residents during the day. They are looking to train a cheerful volunteer to make coffees, serve simple food, undertake light cleaning duties and run the cash register.

MACS Boutique provides retail therapy for consumers, their families, staff and outside community groups. If you are passionate about customer service, enjoy sorting and merchandising then this role is for you!

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.

Stella's Café is located on site at our Residential Aged Care and services residents, their families, staff and outside community groups. If you are passionate about customer service and hospitality, then this is the volunteer role for you!

Our Port Kennedy Containers for Change depot is a not-for-profit, this means we are an organisation driven by a purpose, not profit, and our purpose is to create opportunities for people to get into work. Containers for Change is the 10c refund recycling scheme that has been introduced to Western Australia. The Bridging the Gap – Port Kennedy depot receives eligible recyclables for the Rockingham region, keeping them out of landfill.

Naragebup, also known as the Rockingham Regional Environmental Centre is a non-profit community organisation run by volunteers who are our lifeblood. Naragebup is a purpose built education and resource facility to increase the communities understanding and awareness of environmental issues and sustainable lifestyle choices.

To assist the Op Shop Coordinator in .serving customers, sorting goods, and handle cash.

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.

The Ginninderra Catchment Group is an incorporated umbrella group of community volunteers working in the water catchment of the Ginninderra Creek.