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 51 volunteer projects

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

Bunya Mountains National Park
Year round
Spring
Autumn

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

Parklands Conservation Park
Tewantin National Park
Year round

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

Capricornia Cays National Park
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.

Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park
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 K'gari.

K'gari, Great Sandy National Park

Annual event.

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

Daisy Hill Conservation Park
Year round

Working bee days vary. Every second or third Saturday (8-10am), season dependent. Meeting dates are provided in advance.

Assist rangers with visitor and natural resource management programs.

Crows Nest National Park
Ravensbourne National Park
Bunya Mountains National Park
Girraween National Park
Sundown National Park
Occasional dependent on work programs

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

David Fleay Wildlife Park
Year round
Occasional dependent on work programs

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

Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park
Year round

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

Fort Lytton National Park
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.

Burleigh Head National Park
Year round

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

Capricornia Cays National Park
Winter

For 4–5 weeks.

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

Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park
Year round

1st Wednesday of month, 8.30–11.00am.

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

Deception Bay Conservation Park
Year round

Friends of Nerang National Park is a volunteer group dedicated to promotion, protection, and enhancement of Nerang National Park.

Nerang National Park
Year round

We meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month.

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

Tamborine National Park
Year round

Working bees held each month at various locations.

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

Girraween National Park
Year round
Spring
Autumn

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.

Lamington National Park
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.

Various
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.

Lamington National Park
Year round

Mostly weekends and school holidays.

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

Diamantina National Park
Bladensburg National Park
Lochern National Park
Idalia National Park
Welford National Park
Year round
Occasional dependent on work programs

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

Magnetic Island National Park
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.

Magnetic Island National Park
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.

Various
Year round

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

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Cairns region
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.

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

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Gladstone region
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.

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

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Magnetic Island
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.

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

Whitsunday national park islands
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.

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

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)
Year round

Regular events scheduled.

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

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Mackay region
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.

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

Moggill Conservation Park
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.

Mon Repos Conservation Park
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.

Mon Repos Conservation Park
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.

Mon Repos Conservation Park
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.

Moorrinya National Park
Year round

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

Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park and Moreton Island Recreation Area
Year round

Monthly—generally Friday to Monday with a minimum of 2-day participation.

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

Nerang National Park
Year round

Provide information to visitors at one of Queensland's best-loved national parks.

Noosa National Park
Year round

Volunteer to help maintain and construct mountain bike trails near Noosa.

Parklands Conservation Park
Tewantin National Park
Year round

Noosa Bush Beach and Creek Care volunteers carry out regular bushland rehabilitation.

Noosa National Park

Week days. Every Thursday morning, and the third Wednesday and last Tuesday of the month.

Get involved in coral reef and seagrass monitoring, underwater clean-ups and community education projects in the wonderful Whitsundays region.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Year round

Activities scheduled regularly, depending on weather.

Marine and Freshwater Turtle research and monitoring.

Mon Repos Conservation Park

Help monitor shorebirds at key sites along Queensland’s coast.

Various
Year round

Volunteers monitor and report on the health of Queensland’s coral reefs.

Various
Year round

Join this global, scientific and long-term sea-grass assessment and monitoring program.

Various
Year round

Four wheel drive club members give rangers near Mackay a helping hand.

Crediton State Forest
Eungella National Park
Year round

Volunteer at the Lake Eacham nursery and with planting projects or education programs promoting natural corridors for native wildlife.

Crater Lakes National Park
Year round

Help to manage and conserve the natural environment of D’Aguilar National Park and surrounding areas.

Boombana
Jollys Lookout
Year round

One Saturday per month.

Information about volunteering at the Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre to help care and rehabilitate sick and injured koalas.

Moggill Koala Research Centre, 55 Priors Pocket Road, Moggill QLD 4070
Year round

One day a week for a maximum of 6 months placement.

Help keep wonderful Whitsunday beaches clean.

Whitsunday national park islands
Mackay Islands National Parks
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.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Mission Beach
Year round

Volunteers respond as needed.