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Volunteering

A great way to contribute to your community is through volunteer work. Visit Volunteering Queensland to find opportunities in your area.

Choose the type of volunteering that suits you

A good way to decide on the type of volunteer work is to consider your interests and situation:

  • Are you looking for a regular weekly commitment, a short-term project or a one-off event?
  • How much time do you want to spend volunteering each week?
  • Can you give your time during the day, after work or on weekends?
  • Do you want to learn a new skill or share a current interest?
  • Do you want to volunteer with family and friends or alone?
  • Will there be costs involved for you? What reimbursements are available?
  • Will you need to travel to get there and is there public transport or free parking nearby?

Volunteer to help with disaster recovery

To make sure you can help during a disaster, volunteer with an emergency organisation now. During a disaster, many emergency organisations can’t take on new volunteers because they haven’t done the necessary training.

To volunteer your time and help those affected recover after a disaster, you can:

We’re also looking for businesses and not-for-profit and community groups to get ready for natural disasters and support local disaster management. Register your interest on the community emergency inventory.

Get qualified to help

Learn the skills that might be important to help people in a disaster, and keep them up to date. You could:

  • enrol in a first aid course
  • undertake a telephone counselling training program
  • register with a professional organisation relevant to your skills.

Resources for volunteers

Resources for volunteer managers

Free smartphone app for volunteering

Volunteering Queensland has launched the ReadyQld smartphone app, to update Queenslanders about emergency volunteering opportunities, disaster news and tips for natural disaster preparation.

More about the free ReadyQld application.

Last updated:
2 April 2012

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