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Find a volunteer project: Marine Animal Stranding Response—Townsville to Cardwell

Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, some of our volunteering programs are currentlymay be operating differently or 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.

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.
For?

Volunteer with partner organisation or other government department

The project involves:

  • Animal husbandry, wildlife care and/or rehabilitation
  • Public contact, customer service, education or interpretation
  • Research and monitoring
  • Rubbish clean-up

Training will be provided.

A low to moderate level of fitness is required.

Contact

Websites:

Townsville North Queensland information

Townsville North Queensland is 1457km from Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.

The average summer temperature is 31.3°C.

The average winter temperature is 26°C.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
13 April 2022
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