Volunteering

Western Downs Regional Council is a strong advocate for volunteerism and is proud of the volunteering culture present within the community.

Council values the significant contribution made by community members who volunteer their time to support several diverse Council programs and services. Council also recognises that it is important for members of the community to have the opportunity to participate more in community life and develop their skills, interests and expertise. Council aspires to make the volunteer experience an enjoyable and rewarding one and to encourage personal and professional growth for volunteers.

Council offers a variety of volunteering opportunities across multiple locations. You can volunteer across a number of areas such as:

Communities

Across the region, Council has a variety of volunteering opportunities that work with and benefit the community. These include:

Parks & Gardens

If you enjoy being in the outdoors and getting your hands dirty, or want to make a contribution to the upkeep and beautification of our natural assets, Council offers volunteering opportunities in the below parks and gardens:

Chinchilla Botanic Parklands
Wandoan Avenue of Honour

Animal Centres

If you enjoy working with and caring for animals, Council offers volunteering opportunities in the below Ranger Services Animal Centres:

Chinchilla Animal Centre
Dalby Animal Centre

If you think you’ve got what it takes, apply to be a Communities Volunteer today!

Events

Volunteers make a significant contribution to the delivery of regional festivals and major events.

Western Downs Regional Council has developed a volunteer database for our Regional Event Committee's to call on volunteers to fill roles at their events.

The Major Events & Festivals of our region include:

Back to the Bush Festival
Chinchilla Melon Festival
Delicious & DeLIGHTful Festival
Jandowae Timbertown
Opera at Jimbour
Tara Festival of Culture & Camel Races
Words Out West

If you think you’ve got what it takes, apply to be an Events Volunteer today!

Libraries & Galleries

Libraries

Library Services volunteers may assist with a variety of tasks; whether you enjoy being hands-on with books, creating displays or shelving books. Volunteers may also assist with routine work performed at branches and participate in special projects and events depending on their skills, interest and the availability of suitable tasks.

Locations include:

Chinchilla Library
Dalby Library
Jandowae Library
Tara Library

Galleries

Volunteers can assist at Dogwood Crossing, Miles in a variety of ways including:

Plan the annual exhibition program and associated public programs
The demount and installation of exhibitions
Preparing and presenting Dogwood Crossing public programs and special events

If you think you’ve got what it takes, apply to be a Libraries & Galleries Volunteer today!

Tourism

Across the region, Council's Visitor Information Centre (VIC) Ambassadors provide effective and comprehensive travel information, promote local and regional experiences, events and tourism products to visitors.

Locations include: