Volunteering opportunities
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.
Displaying 58 volunteer projects
Volunteer your time to help maintain and construct mountain bike trails on the Sunshine Coast.
- Where
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Parklands Conservation Park
Tewantin National Park - When
- Year round
Greet visitors and help maintain facilities in return for free camping.
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- Capricornia Cays National Park
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Year round
Queensland holidays and peak visitor periods.
Help rangers greet visitors and maintain visitor facilities in return for free camping in one of Queensland’s most iconic national parks.
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- Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park
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Year round
Queensland school holidays (Easter, June/July and September).
Be a part of this annual event to clean-up the beaches and tracks of iconic Fraser Island.
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- K'gari (Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park
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Annual event.
Help remove and monitor rainforest-invading coffee infestations near crater lakes on the Atherton Tablelands.
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- Crater Lakes National Park
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Spring Autumn Winter
Usually only in dry weather months (May–October).
Help to manage and conserve the natural environment of Daisy Hill Conservation Park and surrounding areas.
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- Daisy Hill Conservation Park
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Year round
One Saturday per month and regular mid-week activities.
Assist rangers with visitor and natural resource management programs.
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Crows Nest National Park
Ravensbourne National Park
Bunya Mountains National Park
Girraween National Park
Sundown National Park - When
- Occasional dependent on work programs
Help care for wildlife and visitor facilities at David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast.
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- David Fleay Wildlife Park
- When
- Year round Occasional dependent on work programs
Find out about staying and volunteering at Double Island Point in Great Sandy National Park.
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- Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park
- When
- Year round
Help with guiding, interpretation, maintenance and restoration of historic structures at Fort Lytton on Brisbane’s bayside.
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- Fort Lytton National Park
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Year round
Guided tours every Sunday. Weekday tours and other projects as required.
Join a volunteer program helping remove weeds and revegetate Burleigh Head National Park.
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- Burleigh Head National Park
- When
- Year round
Lend a hand with weed removal on Heron, Mast Head, Tryon or Lady Musgrave Islands.
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- Capricornia Cays National Park
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Winter
For 4–5 weeks.
Join locals in caring for this small remnant of wallum heath on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
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- Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
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Year round
1st Wednesday of month, 8.30–11.00am.
Local volunteers are caring for coastal wetlands in the state’s busy south-east.
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- Deception Bay Conservation Park
- When
- Year round
Friends of Nerang National Park is a volunteer group dedicated to promotion, protection, and enhancement of Nerang National Park.
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- Nerang National Park
- When
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Year round
We meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Join in CVA’s regular grounds maintenance program at Townsville’s historic Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station.
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- Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park
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Year round
Once a fortnight, starting at 8am.
Join a long-running volunteer programs helping remove weeds and revegetate historic Tamborine National Park.
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- Tamborine National Park
- When
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Year round
Working bees held each month at various locations.
Join a volunteer program dedicated to showcasing the World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park by assisting rangers greet visitors and maintain the park’s natural and cultural values.
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- Lamington National Park
- When
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Year round
Mostly weekends and school holidays.
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
Join a volunteer program dedicated to showcasing the World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park by assisting rangers greet visitors and maintain the park’s natural and cultural values.
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- Lamington National Park
- When
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Year round
Mostly weekends and school holidays.
Experience working in the Outback on visitor and natural resource management programs.
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Diamantina National Park
Bladensburg National Park
Lochern National Park
Idalia National Park
Welford National Park - When
- Year round Occasional dependent on work programs
Volunteers are helping weed and revegetate beautiful Florence, Nelly and Horseshoe Bays on magnificent Magnetic Island.
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- Magnetic Island National Park
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Spring Autumn Winter
Saturday mornings (7.30am to 12.30pm) fortnightly March to November.
Volunteers helping care for Magnetic Island with a focus on Bolger Bay.
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- Magnetic Island National Park
- When
- Year round
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
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Bowen region
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - BSTAR in Bowen region
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Cairns region
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Gladstone region
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Magnetic Island
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in turtle research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Townsville to Cardwell
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Whitsunday national park islands
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Join in the clean-up of beautiful and remote beaches in far north Queensland.
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Cape York Peninsula parks
Jardine River National Park, Heathlands Resources Reserve and Jardine River Resources Reserve
Daintree National Park (CYPAL)
Mangkalba (Cedar Bay), Ngalba Bulal National Park
Lizard Island National Park
Hope Islands National Park (CYPAL) - When
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Year round
Regular events scheduled.
Help care and rehabilitate injured marine animals and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Mackay region
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.
Help to manage and conserve the natural environment of Moggill Conservation Park and surrounding areas.
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- Moggill Conservation Park
- When
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Year round
One Saturday per month.
Help deliver educational information to visitors at this important Pacific turtle rookery. This volunteer program focusses on supporting the most significant loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific region, and the program is directly related to the nesting season.
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- Mon Repos Conservation Park
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Summer
November to March. Usually 1–2 nights per week from 6.45pm to 11pm. Some promotional activities may occur outside summer season.
Help deliver educational information to visitors at this important Pacific turtle rookery. This volunteer program supports the running of the Mon Repos Turtle Centre.
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- Mon Repos Conservation Park
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Year round
Usually 1 day per week from 9.30am to 1.00pm. Some promotional activities may occur on weekends at community festivals and events.
Help deliver revegetation and weed control projects at this important Pacific turtle rookery.
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- Mon Repos Conservation Park
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Year round
Usually 1 day per week from 7.30am to 10.00am.
Support rangers in a remote area by helping look after the park’s homestead complex.
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- Moorrinya National Park
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- Year round
Help visitors enjoy magnificent Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) and contribute to important conservation and regeneration projects.
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- Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park and Moreton Island Recreation Area
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Year round
Monthly through autumn and spring, Friday to Sunday.
Support rangers in remote areas by helping look after the park and homestead complex.
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- Nairana National Park
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- Spring Autumn Winter
Join a volunteer program helping to create sustainable mountain bike trails in Nerang National Park.
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- Nerang National Park
- When
- Year round
Provide information to visitors at one of Queensland's best-loved national parks.
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- Noosa National Park
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- Year round
Volunteer to help maintain and construct mountain bike trails near Noosa.
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Parklands Conservation Park
Tewantin National Park - When
- Year round
Help meet the challenges that being surrounded by suburban neighbours present.
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- Noosa National Park
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- Year round
Get involved in coral reef and seagrass monitoring, underwater clean-ups and community education projects in the wonderful Whitsundays region.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
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Year round
Activities scheduled regularly, depending on weather.
Assist rangers with visitor and natural resource management programs.
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Mon Repos Conservation Park
Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park
Burrum Coast National Park - When
- Year round Occasional dependent on work programs
Marine and Freshwater Turtle research and monitoring.
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- Mon Repos Conservation Park
Help monitor shorebirds at key sites along Queensland’s coast.
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- Various
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- Year round
Volunteers monitor and report on the health of Queensland’s coral reefs.
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- Various
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- Year round
Join this global, scientific and long-term sea-grass assessment and monitoring program.
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- Various
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- Year round
Assist rangers with visitor and natural resource management programs in a World Heritage Area.
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- Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park
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- Year round Occasional dependent on work programs
Four wheel drive club members give rangers near Mackay a helping hand.
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Crediton State Forest
Eungella National Park - When
- Year round
Volunteer at the Lake Eacham nursery and with planting projects or education programs promoting natural corridors for native wildlife.
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- Crater Lakes National Park
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- Year round
Help the Tableland National Park Volunteers rehabilitate, protect and provide access to a key forest environment.
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- Tumoulin State Forest and Tumoulin Forest Reserve
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Year round
Activities held weekly.
Help to manage and conserve the natural environment of D’Aguilar National Park and surrounding areas.
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Boombana
Jollys Lookout - When
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Year round
One Saturday per month.
Information about volunteering at the Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre to help care and rehabilitate sick and injured koalas.
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- Moggill Koala Research Centre, 55 Priors Pocket Road, Moggill QLD 4070
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Year round
One day a week for a maximum of 6 months placement.
Help keep wonderful Whitsunday beaches clean.
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Whitsunday national park islands
Mackay Islands National Parks - When
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Year round
Clean-ups scheduled regularly, depending on weather.
Help care and rehabilitate injured, sick or orphaned native wildlife and get involved in research and education projects.
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- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Mission Beach
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Year round
Volunteers respond as needed.