Volunteer in Australia

Featured Articles on Volunteering in Australia

Volunteer in Australia Through The Conservation Experience: Travel Down Under at Rock Bottom Prices by Kathy Ludanyi

Volunteer in Australia: The Great Outdoors Promises Great Opportunities by Claire Moss

Mammal Monitoring: Join Conservation Volunteers in Australia’s Grampians National Park by Inger Vandyke

Volunteer to Preserve Rainforests in Australia by Anselm Bradford

Volunteer in Australia with WWOOF for Organic Farming by Coran Lill

Experiencing Australia as a Volunteer by Susan Griffith

Volunteer in Australia to Help Save Wildlife by Raelene Allen

If you do not see the volunteer program you want, look under Worldwide for volunteer programs located in several different regions. Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details (Disclaimer).

Australian Tropical Research Foundation
Volunteers over the age of 23 required for variety of tasks. Contribution of about AU$15 per day.

Contact: PMB 5, Cape Tribulation, Queensland 4873, Australia; 011-61-7-4098-0063; austrop@austrop.org.au; www.austrop.org.au.

Australian Volunteer Search
Provides a new way for Volunteers to search for a Volunteer Opportunity. Our aim is to give all Volunteers the best possible access to the biggest choice of Opportunities. Australian Volunteer Search can help you find a Volunteer Organisation as well as providing links to 'Australian Job Search' and other related websites.

Contact: volunteersearch.gov.au

Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station
Volunteer actively involved in local conservation issues in Australia, as well as biological issues.

Contact: www.austrop.org.au

Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA)
Organizes short- and long-term voluntary conservation projects in Australia. Overseas volunteers participate in a 4 or 6-week package costing from AUS$815 and AUD$1,200 respectively.

Contact: P.O. Box 423, Ballarat, Victoria 3353, Australia; 011-61-3-5333 1483; www.conservationvolunteers.com.au.

Global Crossroad
Experience Australia’s beauty as a Conservation Volunteer
Australia—the “Land Down Under”—offers visitors a cornucopia of natural wonder unlike any in the world. Global Crossroad’s Conservation volunteer in Australia Program takes volunteers to one of the world’s most spectacular continents, one of endless sparkling beaches, dense tropical rainforests, arid desert lands, and the renowned “outback” with its unique animal species.
Through the collaborative efforts of Global Crossroad and its partner grassroots organizations, volunteers enjoy the natural enchantment of Australia while supporting local efforts to preserve its pristine environment. Our unique Conservation Experience in Australia provides volunteers with the rewarding opportunity to protect, preserve, and restore Australia’s enchanting natural sites in locations that are urban, regional, and remote.

Contact: info@globalcrossroad.com, www.globalcrossroad.com/australia/volunteer_in_australia.php

i-to-i
Offers a number of volunteer nature conservation programs in Australia.

Contact: info@i-to-i.com, www.i-to-i.com

International Student Exchange
Voluntary School Work Experience Program allows people to spend 3-12 months working in a field of their interest (e.g. language teaching, animal welfare, theatre) without pay. Accommodations arranged with host families at AUS$55 per night plus AUS$100 application fee.

Contact: Pty. Ltd. Unit 16, 172 Redland Bay Road, Capalaba, Queensland 4157, Australia; 011-61-7-3390 3838; ise@i-s-e.com.au, www.i-s-e.com.au.

Involvement Volunteers Association Inc.
Registration fee is AU$275 ($217), single placement program fee AU$325 ($256) or multiple placement AU$500 ($395) plus extra AU$110 ($86) per project accepted. IVI has links with projects around Australia (and worldwide). Past placements have included assisting zoology research in Queensland, working at a reptile park in South Australia, and social service work with children, elderly, and disabled people.

Contact: P.O. Box 218, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207, Australia; 011-61-3-9646 9392; ivworldwide@volunteering.org.au, www.volunteering.org.au.

LANDSCOPE Expeditions
A nonprofit, self-supporting study and research project since 1992, this volunteer vacation program represents the best possible marriage of resources between government (Dept. of Conservation and Land Management), academic research (Univ. of Western Australia), and the inquiring minds and helping hands of an interested public (vacation volunteers). An excellent introduction to Western Australia’s unique natural surroundings. Seventy-five percent of participants are older adults. (review by Alison Gardner).

Contact: Go to www.naturebase.net to download a free copy of the LANDSCOPE Expeditions tour schedule.

Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Australia. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.

Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com
Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application or www.ivp.org.au for if the Australian branch.

Volunteers for Peace
Offers a variety of summer volunteer workcamps in Australia.

Contact: www.vfp.org

WWOOF-Australia (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
Distributes the Australian WWOOF Book, with the addresses of about 1,600 member farms in Australia looking for short- or long-term voluntary help. Membership costs AU$60 (which includes accident insurance) if bought outside Australia. Also publishes worldwide list of farms and volunteer work opportunities for AU$27.

Contact: 2166 Gelantipy Rd., W Tree, Via Buchan, Victoria 3885, Australia; 011-61-3-5155-0218, wwoof@wwoof.com.au, www.wwoof.com.au.