Event Volunteering
Take a moment to think of all the volunteers who support the festivals and events in SA and NT to make them possible:
Volunteers at the Fringe, organising seating and event management; volunteers at WOMAD promoting environmental sustainability; volunteers at Glendi making sure there is plenty of support for all the stall holders; volunteers at the Festival supporting artists week, writers week and numerous installations; volunteers at the High Beam festival making sure everyone is entertained; volunteers at Oakbank, ensuring thousands of visitors enjoy the picnic race meeting; Arafura Games ... and the list goes on and on.
Anyone who volunteers or wants to volunteer can be an event volunteer if they have interest, a useful skill and the time.
For current Event Volunteering positions - go to Finding a Position (on left hand side menu) and type Event in the Keyword search field.
Events in South Australia
Events South Australia is the major events division of the South Australian Tourism Commission. The site has a calendar of leading events held in South Australia.
Join High School Students to Walk through Morialta Falls Park Tuesday 21 September 2010. Volunteers are needed to assist 4 teachers with the supervision and guidance of approximately 50 students on a 2 hour walk through Morialta. Bus departs Glenunga International High School at 9.15am and returns 12.20pm. Volunteers can meet the group at Morialta. Contact Jay Ayling on 8379 5629 or email [unrecognized tag: {email jay.ayling@gihs.sa.edu.au}] for more information.
Unity Walk for Parkinson's Event Volunteers The first ever Unity Walk will be held on Sunday 12 September starting at 11am. (Volunteers are required from 9am to 2pm)
Volunteers are needed for:
Orientation and training provided. Volunteers will be required to undertake a police check. For more information or to apply, contact Christine Belford on 8357 8909 or email chirstine@parkinsonssa.org.au
Lend a Hand at the Feast Festival
Feast is a major event on the festival calendar in South Australia. It is a truly international event from 13 - 28 November, bringing performers from all over the world and attracting visitors from near and far.
Feast is always looking for volunteers, and not just during the festival. Roles that volunteers engage in include:
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Office work
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Venue hosting including front of house, information booth and merchandising
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Bar service and runners
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Operations including some production, bump in and bump out
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Driving
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Artists services
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Other tasks as requested.
The majority of volunteer roles and tasks occur in the lead up to and during the festival, however some roles operate year round. For example, Feast has a talented band of office volunteers that volunteer their services year round, generally for one day per week. If you are interested in volunteering in the Feast office please click here to email the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@feast.org.au.
Volunteers needed for Leukaemia Foundation Light The Night event Wed 15 September 2010 at Elder Park, Adelaide from 5.30pm - 8.30pm (volunteers required from 4pm on the day for a volunteer briefing)
Help create a sea of twinkling lights at twilight and switch on a gold balloon to remember a loved one, a white balloon to celebrate a blood cancer survivor and a blue balloon to give hope and support through much needed donations. People will walk along a marshalled route with their illuminated balloon to Light the Night.
Event Volunteers are needed to fill roles including:
Contact Rachel Carson, Event Coordinator on 8273 3509 or email rcarson@leukaemia.org.au and go to lightthenight.org.au for more information
Volunteer for SA's wackiest team challenge!
On Friday 15 and Saturday 16 October 2010, 35 teams from businesses around Adelaide will hit the ground running in the CanDo Caper - a two day Amazing Race around South Australia!
The event was a great success in 2009 with heaps of fund and activities like go-karting, zorb-balling and kayaking. Most importantly, the Caper raised over $131,000 for CanDo4Kids and Deaf CanDo - helping South Aussies who are Deaf, Blind or sensory impaired.
A spin-off from the highly successful and award winning Amazing Race Around Adelaide, the event provides excellent opportunities for team building and is interactive, fun and entertaining
This year the race promises to be even bigger and better, with a sensational overnight location and all new and exciting activities. If you would like to volunteer as
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Pit Stop Crew
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Pit Stop managers
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Photography & Video Crew
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Catering Staff
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Drivers
Contact sasha.kountouri@candogroup.com.au or call 08 8100 8227. Go to www.candocaper.com.au for more information.
Volunteer for the Australian Mountain Bike Championships 22 - 26 Feb 2011
Help make this event at Eagle on the Hill even more successful than last year. Volunteers receive a pack and training. Areas that need to be filled are registration, safety marshalls, event infrastructure, event closure, cooks, car park/traffic management. If you are interested, please contact Sandra Chambers on sach101@internode.on.net or phone 0411191276
Events in the Northern Territory
DARWIN
Volunteers needed for Leukaemia Foundation Light The Night event Friday 10 September 2010 at Liberty Square, The Esplanade (Adjacent to Parliament House & Supreme Court) from 5.30pm - 8.30pm (volunteers required from 4pm on the day for a volunteer briefing)
Help create a sea of twinkling lights at twilight and switch on a gold balloon to remember a loved one, a white balloon to celebrate a blood cancer survivor and a blue balloon to give hope and support through much needed donations. People will walk along a marshalled route with their illuminated balloon to Light the Night.
Event Volunteers are needed to fill roles including:
Contact Shelly Ryan, Community Relationships Manager on 08 8927 5677 or email sryan@leukaemia.org.au and go to lightthenight.org.au/darwin for more information
ALICE SPRINGS
Alice Springs Desert Festival
10 - 19 September
Volunteers needed: Artists, painters, decorators and flag sewers/makers and volunteers are needed to look after the Kids Corner and to assist at workshops, production, stage management and assisting backstage - plus more! A national Police Check is required for all positions.
Contact (08) 8953 6111 or email production@redhotarts.com.au if you are interested in hleping out or for more information}1
Alice Springs Tennis International
18 - 26 September - Red Centre Tennis Courts, Traeger Ave Alice Springs
11- 19 September - The Gardens Tennis Complex, Gilruth Ave, Darwin.
Tennis NT are seeking a number of volunteers in the following positions:
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Ball kids. Training will be conducted prior to the event. All Ball kids receive a uniform and water bottle.
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Lines People to ensure outsie/inside rules are adhered to. 20/20 vision is requuired. Training courses conducted in lead up to the competition. Red.
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Canteen Assistance: snadwich making, handling money and serving soft drinks.
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Courtesy Car Drivers to assist officials and competitors
For more information, contact 08 8981 5609 or email tournaments@tennis.com.au
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