Find a volunteer project

Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, some of our volunteering programs are currently operating on a limited basis, in line with social distancing and restrictions on travel. We encourage you to check with the local contact listed for each volunteering program to find out if they are currently operating.

Whatever your interest or experience there’s a volunteer project waiting for you.

You’ll usually be outdoors, so bring drinking water and wear sturdy closed-in shoes, a sun hat and sunscreen. Always talk to the project co-ordinator about what you should bring and chose a project matching your fitness level so that you can enjoy your time as a volunteer.

For general information about volunteering for parks see frequently asked questions.

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Displaying 62 volunteer projects.

Bird surveys of Townsville Town Common

Keen on birds? Lend your support to long-running bird surveys of wetlands and bushland on Townsville’s northern outskirts.

Where?: Townsville Town Common Regional Park
When?: Year round, Meet 1st Sunday each month 6.30am at Townsville Town Common’s main gate.

Brampton, St Bees and Gloucester Island Conservation Projects

Visit a tropical island and help remove weeds from rainforest and plastics from from turtle nesting beaches.

Where?

Brampton Island National Park
Gloucester Islands National Park
Mackay Islands National Parks
South Cumberland Islands National Park

When?

Year round, Activities scheduled from time to time, depending on weather.

Bushrangers Mountain Bike Club

Volunteer your time to help maintain and construct mountainbike trails on the Sunshine Coast.

Where?

Parklands Regional Park
Tewantin National Park

When?

Year round

Capricornia Cays campground host - North West and Lady Musgrave Islands

Greet visitors and help maintain facilities in return for free camping.

Where?: Capricornia Cays National Park
When?: Year round, Queensland holidays and peak visitor periods.

Carnarvon Gorge national park campground hosts

Help rangers greet visitors and maintain visitor facilities in return for free camping in one of Queensland’s most iconic national parks.

Where?: Carnarvon Gorge - Carnarvon National Park
When?: Queensland school holidays (Easter, June/July and September)

Clean-up Fraser Island

Be a part of this annual event to clean-up the beaches and tracks of iconic Fraser Island.

Where?: Great Sandy National Park - Fraser Island Section
When?: Annual event.

Coffee-Breaks - Crater Lakes Habitat restoration project

Help remove and monitor rainforest-invading coffee infestations near crater lakes on the Atherton Tablelands.

Where?: Crater Lakes National Park
When?: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Usually only in dry weather months (May - October).

Daisy Hill natural area volunteers

Help to manage and conserve the natural environment of Daisy Hill Conservation Park and surrounding areas.

Where?: Daisy Hill Conservation Park
When?: Year round, One Saturday per month and regular mid-week activities

Darling Downs and Granite Belt parks volunteers

Assist rangers with visitor and natural resource management programs.

Where?

Bunya Mountains National Park
Crows Nest National Park
Girraween National Park
Ravensbourne National Park
Sundown National Park

When?

Occasional dependent on work programs

David Fleay Wildlife Park volunteers, work experience and Industry placements

Help care for wildlife and visitor facilities at David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast.

Where?: David Fleay Wildlife Park
When?: Year round, Occasional dependent on work programs

Double Island Point caretakers

Find out about staying and volunteering at Double Island Point in Great Sandy National Park.

Where?: Great Sandy National Park - Cooloola Section
When?: Year round

Eliot Falls campground hosts

Greet visitors and help maintain visitor facilities in return for free camping.

Where?: Heathlands Regional Park
When?: Year round, Queensland school holidays and peak visitor periods (usually June to November).

Eumundi Historical Association

Find out how to help the community and rangers care for a popular Sunshine Coast hinterland park.

Where?: Eumundi Conservation Park
When?: Year round

Fort Lytton Historical Association and Fort Lytton Guides

Help with guiding, interpretation, maintenance and restoration of historic structures at Fort Lytton on Brisbane’s bayside.

Where?: Fort Lytton National Park
When?: Year round, Guided tours every Sunday. Weekday tours and other projects as required.

Friends of Burleigh Head National Park

Join a volunteer program helping remove weeds and revegetate Burleigh Head National Park.

Where?: Burleigh Head National Park
When?: Year round

Friends of Capricornia Cays National Park

Lend a hand with weed removal on Heron, Mast Head, Tryon or Lady Musgrave Islands.

Where?: Capricornia Cays National Park
When?: Winter, For 4-5 weeks.

Friends of Currimundi Lake

Join locals in caring for this small remnant of wallum heath on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Where?: Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Regional Park
When?: Year round, 1st Wednesday of month, 8.30am at park entrance eastern end of Crummunda Park, Coongarra Esplanade, Wurtulla.

Friends of Deception Bay Conservation Park

Local volunteers are caring for coastal wetlands in the state’s busy south-east.

Where?: Deception Bay Conservation Park
When?: Year round

Friends of King Island volunteers

Only an island at high tide, King Island just off Brisbane needs your help to be free of weeds and rubbish.

Where?: King Island Conservation Park
When?: Year round

Friends of Parks: Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station

Join in CVA’s regular grounds maintenance program at Townsville’s historic Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station.

Where?: Cape Pallarenda Regional Park
When?: Year round, Once a fortnight, starting at 8am.

Friends of Peel Island

Help maintain heritage sites on a small island in Moreton Bay.

Where?: Teerk Roo Ra National Park
When?: Year round, One trip a month, 10 trips per year, 6 volunteers each time.

Friends of Tamborine National Park

Join a long-running volunteer programs helping remove weeds and revegetate historic Tamborine National Park.

Where?: Tamborine National Park
When?: Year round, Working bees held each month at various locations.

Friends of the Newry Islands

Help rangers weed and maintain Newry and Rabbit Islands.

Where?: Newry Islands National Park
When?: Year round, Dependant on work schedules and weather.

Green Mountains Natural History Association

Volunteer and help celebrate Lamington National Park’s 100th Anniversary in 2015.

Where?: Lamington National Park
When?: Year round, Mostly weekends and school holidays.

Grey Nurse Shark Watch

Recreational divers collect data and take photos of grey nurse sharks when diving in their own time or during scheduled surveys.

Where?: Various
When?: Year round

Lamington Natural History Association

Lend your support to Lamington National Park ahead of its Centenary in 2015.

Where?: Lamington National Park
When?: Year round, Mostly weekends and school holidays.

Longreach District parks volunteers

Experience working in the Outback on visitor and natural resource management programs.

Where?

Bladensburg National Park
Diamantina National Park
Idalia National Park
Lochern National Park
Welford National Park

When?

Year round, Occasional dependent on work programs

Magnetic Island National Park volunteers

Volunteers are helping weed and revegetate beautiful Florence, Nelly and Horseshoe Bays on magnificent Magnetic Island.

Where?: Magnetic Island National Park
When?: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Saturday mornings (7.30am to 12.30pm) fortnightly March to November.

Magnetic Island Nature Care Association

Volunteers helping care for Magnetic Island with a focus on Bolger Bay.

Where?: Magnetic Island Regional Park
When?: Year round

Mangrove Watch

Volunteers and scientists collect data on the health of estuarine and coastal systems around Moreton Bay, the Noosa River and in the Burnett Mary Region.

Where?: Various
When?: Year round

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Bowen Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - BSTAR in Bowen Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Cairns Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Gladstone Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Mackay Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Magnetic Island

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Mission Beach

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Townsville to Cardwell

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.

Where?: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
When?: Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Animal Stranding Response - Whitsunday Region

Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.

Where?

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Whitsunday national park islands

When?

Year round, Volunteers respond as needed.

Marine Debris Removal - Cape York Coast and Islands

Join in the clean-up of beautiful and remote beaches in far north Queensland.

Where?

Cape York Peninsula parks
Cedar Bay National Park
Daintree National Park - Cape Tribulation section
Hope Islands National Park
Jardine National Park
Lizard Island National Park

When?

Year round, Regular events scheduled.

Mon Repos Turtle Conservation volunteers

Volunteer positions

Mon Repos Volunteer positions have been filled for the November 2017 to March 2018 turtle season.
You can apply in August 2018 for volunteer positions for the November 2018 to March 2019 turtle season.

Help deliver educational information to visitors at this important Pacific turtle rookery.

Where?: Mon Repos Conservation Park
When?: Summer, November to March. Usually 1-2 nights per week from 6.45pm to 11pm. Some promotional activities may occur outside summer season.

Moorrinya National Park caretakers

Support rangers in a remote area by helping look after the park’s homestead complex.

Where?: Moorrinya National Park
When?: Year round

Moreton Island Protection Committee

Help visitors enjoy magnificent Moreton Island and contribute to important conservation and regeneration projects.

Where?: Moreton Island National Park
When?: Year round

Nairana National Park caretakers

Support rangers in remote areas by helping look after the park and homestead complex.

Where?: Nairana National Park
When?: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Nerang Trail Care Alliance

Join a volunteer program helping to create sustainable mountain bike trails in Nerang National Park.

Where?: Nerang National Park and Nerang State Forest
When?: Year round

Noah Beach campground hosts

Greet visitors and help maintain visitor facilities in return for free camping.

Where?: Daintree National Park - Cape Tribulation section
When?: Year round, Queensland school holidays and peak visitor periods during the dry season (usually June to November).