Corporate Volunteers
You make a difference!
We are hugely grateful to our corporate volunteers. We’re a small team looking after 80 acres of wild bushland, almost 400 animals in care, and all our buildings and equipment.
Volunteers’ time and effort makes it possible for us do what we do for animals, people and “caring for country” in the Aboriginal sense. We also rely on income from visitors and program participants to cover our sanctuary’s operational costs.
Corporate volunteers’ contributions
There are many ways that your organisation can help.
Some organisations want their team to work on the ground with us alongside our team. We always have more work than we have hands and hours in the day, so extra help is usually welcomed. But ours is a complex workplace with risks for animals, people and property, so one-off and short-term volunteers need close supervision to ensure they can work safely in our sanctuary – safely for animals and people. We ask short-term volunteers to pay a fee to contribute to our animals’ care as well as to cover the close supervision needed while working with our team.
Some organisations prefer to be a financial sponsor, or to donate goods or services.
Volunteering at Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park
What a volunteering day might look like
- Example: 6-hour program Day Plan with 4 hours of project work.
| 9:30am | Arrive, gather in carpark until all participants are here. | Walk up to Visitor Centre together. |
| 9:45am | Safety briefing. | Safety for animals and people. |
| 10:00am | Join the Emu and Kangaroo Roundup. | A very Australian take on “the running of the horses” |
| 10:15am-10:45am | A walk around the animal loop with your ranger. | Meet the animals you will be helping. |
| 10:45am | 15-minute break. | Fill up water bottles. |
| 11:00am-1:00pm | Your project work begins. | Collect tools. Safety briefing. Head out to worksite. |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break. Bring a picnic, or we can cater for you. | Choices include Aussie pies or a sausage sizzle. |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm | Your project work continues. | Head back to the worksite. |
| 3:30pm | The workday is done. | Down tools and relax! |
| 3:45pm-5:00pm | Unwind with the animals. Head home when you are ready. | Or you can hire the campsite and stay overnight! |
- Program fee for the sample program described above
- Some organisations donate goods instead of paying a program fee. Ideas for goods we need include project materials (e.g. paint, fencing, tools) and animal supplies (e.g. feed, medications).
- Please talk to us if you would like to replace your program fee with donated goods instead.
| Project and ranger-led activities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Core program 6-hours (no catering) | Up to 15 participants | $1,155 per group |
| More than 15 participants | $77 per person | |
| Optional extras and add-ons | ||
| add catering (for whole group) | Sausage sizzle and soft drinks, tea and coffee (up to 15 participants) | +$330 per group |
| Aussie pies and soft drinks, tea and coffee (up to 15 participants) | +$330 per group | |
| More than 15 participants | +$22 per person | |
| add private space hire (undercover with BBQ, fridge, fenced to keep the animal out) | Day-hire of camp kitchen – at campsite with lunchroom-style tables | +$95 |
| Day-hire of Barn Outdoors – on “Animal Loop” with private toilets and cafe-style seating | +$145 | |
| add your corporate signage at Walkabout | A 150mm x 250mm plaque with your logo, acknowledging your team’s contribution | +$550 |
| add overnight in campsite | Click the red button for more information | follow link for pricing |
Group Volunteering Enquiry
Group Volunteering
2-day projects
Groups of 5 or more. Projects are designed for teams wanting to leave a legacy. Projects usually involve building or fixing something, so the team finishes the day with something tangible that they have achieved, that they can ‘own’.