Get Involved
Volunteer on a Program
Each year Wollangarra provides hundreds of young people with a life changing experience made possible by volunteers.
As a one-off or occasional volunteer Outdoor Leader, you become part of the Wollangarra Staff team for the duration of your visit. You will participate in the Homestead based program, assist with leading a hike in the Victorian High Country, and participate or co-facilitate debriefing sessions with young people as they unpack their experience before departure.
Program volunteers must be over the age of 18 and hold a valid Working With Children check. A full information pack and forms will be provided prior to your volunteering dates.
Volunteer at a Community Event
Wollangarra holds a number of community events throughout the year. Our events are primarily either fundraisers to help support our work, or work parties to harness community labor for the completion of our bigger jobs.
Work parties are held on the Wollangarra Flat, and fundraisers are held at various locations. We welcome volunteers at most events. Volunteer positions at events may come with perks such as free entry or meals, and places are limited, so be sure to book in early.
Volunteer on the Property
Wollangarra is not only an outdoor education centre, but a working off-grid farm property.
We raise chickens and sheep for eggs and meat, have a large vegetable garden, and old style hand tools and human labour to build and maintain fences and buildings, rather than relying on machinery and powered tools.
We welcome volunteers who wish to give their time contributing to the upkeep and improvement of the property, and provide food and accommodation in exchange for your time.
Volunteer as Staff, Director or as a Council Member
Wollangarra’s staff and directors are what keeps the place running from year to year. Working at Wollangarra is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and most of our governing council are ex-staff members who had profound experiences working here and wish to continue to contribute in an ongoing manner.
View our Work With Us page to find out more about volunteering as a staff member, and our Council page to view positions vacant on the Council.
Volunteer Expression of Interest
Please provide as much detail as possible, and we will be in touch to confirm your volunteering dates.
Donate
Fox Flyers
Join our community of regular givers
The Fox Flyers are a community of supporters who are able to make the financial commitment of donating $50 a month. This initiative is vital in giving Wollangarra stability and enables us to keep delivering transformative experiences to young people.
The Fox Flyers are connected to Wollangarra in a range of ways, but all believe in the unique, simple place that it is, and the opportunities and experiences it offers both young people and its far-reaching community.
Donations
Make a donation or sponsor a student
As a non-profit organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission, Wollangarra is eligible for tax deductable donations.
We rely on the generosity of our community and supports to assist us in the delivery of our programs, maintaining a stock of hiking equipment, managing our property, and offering sponsored and subsidised places for those who cannot afford it.
A donation of $550 will sponsor a student for one of our 5 day programs.
Wish List
Contribute an item from our wish list
Wollangarra gratefully accepts practical donations!
You can find our wish list in our quarterly newsletter, or call us to find out what other resources we are in need of.
If you have any items off our wish list, new or used, that you are happy to part with, we can organise the best way to get them off you.
We would particularly love to give your second hand goodies a new lease on life!
Keen to join the Wollangarra team?
Wollangarra’s live-in volunteer Outdoor Leaders are normally recruited between September and December each year. If you are interested in applying for this once in a lifetime opportunity, find out more below, or call our Directors to have a chat.
