Good writing and communications skills are recommended. Work involves direct contact with the media, setting up and supervising press interviews, editing press releases and related materials, assisting in special event planning, and general office duties such as answering the phone, filing, mailing, running errands. Lunch expenses covered, free attendance at shows and events. Minimum commitment of 3 months. Trained leaders take teams of Australian and overseas volunteers into bush and urban locations, passing on useful techniques and organizing them to carry out the important work required for rehabilitation, restoration, and reforestation of the Australian environment.
Projects take place all over Australia all year round.
Volunteers should be prepared to work in all weather conditions, and should be aware that projects are designed to perform the labor-intensive work that the Australian environment so urgently needs, and may not necessarily involve direct contact with endangered species of either fauna or flora, nor necessarily work in outback or remote locations. Volunteers work in teams of 6-10 people. Projects usually run from Monday to Friday, with hours of work 8am-4pm. Part of each weekend may be spent traveling to the next project site. Accommodation will vary because of the wide variation in the nature of the projects and locations.