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Volunteer

Discover more about your local park by becoming a volunteer or joining a friends group.

You’ll meet new people, connect with your community, learn new skills and feel great, all while helping the environment.

Anyone can volunteer or become a friend.

Volunteers are involved in a range of activities such as:

  • seed collecting and plant propagation
  • fencing
  • garden bed maintenance
  • litter collection
  • GPS monitoring and data collection
  • track inspections
  • administration
  • research and survey work
  • communication and awareness raising
  • providing visitor information
  • guided walks.

Parks Victoria runs a number of volunteer programs that you can get involved in such as our campground host program and bilingual guides program.

Further information about volunteering with Parks Victoria is available from the Volunteer Park Note or by calling 13 1963.

Other ways to volunteer

There are also many other community groups and organisations that provide opportunities to volunteer and help look after Victoria’s parks and bays.

For example, you can volunteer with:

For a more detailed listing of volunteer opportunities in Victoria, visit I can do that

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Maintenance works continues at Fry’s Hut

14 Feb 2012

Another collaborative effort between Parks Victoria and the Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCHA) was held recently at the Fry’s Flat in the Howqua Hills Historic Area. A working bee was held last weekend as part of the continuation of works from similar events that have been held at …

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Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 Winner’s Solo Exhibition

16 Feb 2012 10:00am - 15 Apr 2012 5:00pm

Artist Ma Late, winner of the 2011 Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize, will bring her first solo exhibition to the Point Nepean National Park from 16 February – 15 April 2012. The exhibition will be held in the Point Nepean Information Centre, open from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily Originally from Burma, Ma Late spent twenty …

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Mountain Bike Orienteering

25 Feb 2012 5:00pm-6:30pm

Mountain Bike Orienteering Event. 75 minute score event starting at Flinders Peak car park. Maps supplied with marked course.

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Green Walks in the Park - Woodlands Historic Park

28 Feb 2012 10:00am-11:30am

Explore new green spaces each month with guided Green Walks in different parks across Victoria. Green Walks in the Park is a fun and active way to spend time with family and friends in parklands and open spaces. The walks are free and suitable for all ages. Green Walks in …

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Monthly Flying Fox Count

7 Mar 2012 7:30pm-8:30pm

The bat count is held once a month at dusk when the whole colony of 10,000 -20,000 bats fly out to feed around Melbourne’s suburbs. New counters are very welcome and much appreciated. Experience is not necessary as training is provided on the night. Wear comfortable shoes for walking, dress …