HELP BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY

 

                

The Fraser Coast Regional Council recognises that VOLUNTEERS are the life blood of our community.

We have a variety of volunteer positions available including:

  • VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES
  • LIBRARIES
  • MUSEUMS
  • COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
  • HERVEY BAY REGIONAL GALLERY

 

Benefits of volunteering:

FOR YOU

  • Training and skill development - some projects require specific training which can include plant identification, workplace health and safety and administration tasks
  • Work Experience
  • Fitness and a sense of wellbeing
  • Networking - develop a network of contacts that can provide you with support, information and guidance for both social and career building purposes
  • Develop team work and leadership skills
  • Friendship

 

FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

  • Enables an increase in the variety and level of services 
  • Keeps costs down
  • Provides access to skills and knowledge that might not otherwise be available
  • Provides access to mentors and community leaders
  • Engenders a sense of community pride which translates into benefits such as increased community safey, improved amenity, connectivity and inclusiveness

 

If you would like to join our volunteer register please click here to download and print a form or click here to fill the form in on-line.

 

Volunteering Queensland

'Volunteering is central to the effective functioning of our communities and at the core of our efforts to strengthen our communities and address social inequities. It is at the heart of an engaged citizenry and an active civil society.'

For more information about volunteering, visit the Volunteering Queensland website.