Found 30 volunteering opportunities in Australia

Do you love being part of an organisation making a difference to people doing it tough? Your help will make the difference for pensioners and their pets - help keep these best friends together by joining the Pet Medical Crisis team. We are looking for volunteer social workers to help vulnerable pensioners and their pets in crisis.

Wildlife Rescue Australia (WRA) is a not-for-profit voluntary association, operating throughout Australia and staffed exclusively by home-based volunteers. It is dedicated to the rescue of Australian native animals, including birds and reptiles. WRA operates a national 24/7 emergency call centre for the rescue of native wildlife.

Do you enjoy pottering around in the garden and being outdoors? As a not for profit organisation, we rely on the support of the community to help find our shelter animals forever homes. This rewarding volunteer role involves maintaining already established gardens including watering, weeding, mulching, hedge trimming, and may also include some small maintenance tasks, depending on the individual needs of the Rehoming Centre.

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.

Diamond In The Ruff Rescue is a Rehoming Organisation with an all-time high number of animals in care. The high numbers multiply the tasks at hand and your help is needed more than ever!

If you are a person who loves animals and has the time and energy to be involved in the care and maintenance of rescue horses while they rehabilitate through our program to their true identity, we need your support.

If you are an person who loves animals and has the time and energy to be in involved in the care and maintenance of rescue horses while they rehabilitate through our program to their true identity, we need your support.

Do you have a passion for gardening and enjoy being outdoors? Would you like a challenge and at the same time help a great organisation? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

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.

The Kokoda Youth Foundation is a dedicated and passionate non-profit organisation committed to running experiential youth programs, which help young people gain physical and mental resilience, confidence, and instill in them the values of Courage, Endurance, Mateship and Sacrifice through the story of the Kokoda Campaign in 1942. The Kokoda Challenge is a signature event that embodies these values and is the main fundrasing avenue for the Kokoda Youth Foundation.

36 jump wings and jump poles to be sanded back and painted Metal jump wings are needing some love. They need to be sanded back and painted. Wooden poles need a base paint put on them, and then painted with different colours.

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.

This dynamic team install wildlife and possum boxes for our Wildlife Carers. The boxes in which we release our wildlife / possums are made of 19mm pine to provide the best insulation during our hotter summers but are therefore 6.5kg plus wildlife weight (up to 2kg). Ladders and harnesses are used to ensure safety for our installation team and training in best practice WH&S is also provided.

🐾 Calling All Animal Lovers! Volunteer Opportunity at our Sanctuary 🐾 Are you passionate about animals and the environment? Do you have a desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of rescued animals? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

If you are passionate about animal welfare, and have skills and experience with gardening and general maintenance, this is the role for you!

Need someone to mow, slash and whipper snip and weed manage the property owned by Happy Paws Haven. We have koala, roos, and all sorts of Australian natives living on the property so land conservation management methods need to be used to preserve these inhabitants.

Do you like effecting hands on, tangible change? Results you can see? Not afraid of a little hard work? Yes, yes and yes – cool! Want to use these superpowers for good and have a positive impact on the rescue and rehabilitation of domestic companion animals and wildlife. The Rescue Collective is looking for passionate people to help us with our working bees and transporting of supplies.

​Do you love wildlife, and would like to help, but cannot care for animals at home? Are you a good communicator and have good problem-solving skills? Are you available to answer wildlife rescue calls from home on set shifts? This SOWFI Wildlife Rescue phone team takes calls from members of the public who are concerned about a native bird or animal and helps find the quickest and best solution. A satisfying role for people who love wildlife, love to help and are good at problem-solving.

Are you handy around the home and yard? We need your skills to cover a range of repairs and maintenance to our centre, both inside and out, including animal enclosures and fencing.

We are seeking someone capable of completing some carpentry work to our Animal Sanctuary. This will offer a chance to get hands on and creative with the team, sharing your experience for a good cause. Your donation of time and skills will help us to complete the construction of a comfortable Animal Sanctuary with ample spaces for senior dogs and dogs with special needs.