Description

Join a team of like-minded volunteers and enjoy unique experiences as you travel from project to project with Conservation Volunteers! Each week, we'll take you to a new site for a new conservation project - typical activities include tree planting, track construction, weed control, wildlife or flora surveys, and heritage protection.

Our Team Leader will provide all the on-site skills training you need, and you'll enjoy being part of a team including volunteers from a range of backgrounds - our program is open to people from all over the world!

We are a not-for-profit and non-political organisation - we're about direct action to help protect, preserve and restore our beautiful environment. You'll enjoy the satisfaction of completing practical conservation tasks, making friends, and seeing plenty of places off the beaten track around Australia.

Our projects take place in urban, rural and remote areas, all year round - just pick a start date (any Friday) and a starting location from any of our 23 offices. When you arrive, we'll assign you to your projects and you'll meet your fellow volunteers along with our staff. Our staff will show you what to do, and how to do it safely.

Highlights

We really do go to the best places, including National Parks, World Heritage areas, beaches and islands, outback and urban. You'll be with a Team Leader, who can interpret the landscape for you and show you the local wildlife, and we'll provide you with a Wildlife Guidebook to help you start spotting birds and animals yourself.

Being part of a team is a huge highlight of our program, and many volunteers make friends for life around the world as a result of the intense experiences they share while volunteering.

Travel Types

• Off Road / 4X4 Driving
• BackPacking Abroad
• Camping
• Eco Tours
• Ecology
• Nature Tours
• Volunteering

Qualifications

Volunteers should be reasonably fit and in good health - volunteers must declare any pre-existing medical conditions, allergies or injuries at the time of booking.

Volunteers must be aged 18+ except if they are part of a school group booked on a tailored program.

Volunteers must be prepared to live and volunteer as a member of a team.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Starting from approx. 1000 USD for 4 weeks

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country

Program Fees Include:

Costs include all meals and accommodation (including on weekends), Australian Wildlife Guide, project-related transport.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

A typical volunteer is someone who is concerned about the environment; wants to do something practical to help; is able to live and volunteer as a member of a team (communal living); is reasonably fit and healthy, and has declared any pre-existing medical conditions or injuries at the time of booking; and is prepared to give their best to the program. It's you! Join us and help make a difference.

Age Range

18 - 70

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of Maximum 10

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

Same day

Conservation Volunteers Australia's Mission Statement

Conservation Volunteers was founded in 1982 to attract and manage a force of volunteers for the betterment of the environment. Volunteers are given all on-site training required - no previous experience is necessary, though volunteers should be prepared to live and work as a member of a team. Projects include hands-on activities such as tree planting, weed control, track construction, wildlife surveys, heritage restoration.

Year Founded

1982