Council Volunteers

The Archie Graham Community Centre is a friendly and relaxed environment where people of all ages and abilities can join in with community activities — keeping them fit, healthy, independent and socially connected.

Archie Graham Centre offers many fun and social volunteer opportunities including Café roles, Garden programs, IT support volunteers, Walking Groups, and Craft/Art and creative projects.

Flagstaff Hill welcomes volunteers with a wide range of interests, skills and experience.

Use your people skills and love of history to bring the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village & heritage precinct to life.

There are many village roles available - including welcoming members of the public, wearing heritage costumes and being part of living displays, providing heritage tours, assisting at events, participating in the school holiday programs, gardening around the village, or working behind the scenes in documenting & researching the museum collection items.

Flagstaff Hill also includes the Visitor Information Centre, where volunteers can share local knowledge and provide valuable information to visitors. 

Meals on Wheels provides support to those in the community, delivering pre-packed meals 5 days per week in Warrnambool.  This is a great opportunity to volunteer  – to meet others, share a smile and a chat, and assist in the delivery of this essential community service.

Volunteer opportunities exist for Meals on Wheels individuals, family & friends teams and corporate groups.

The Lighthouse Theatre includes a terrific theatre space, plus meeting and function rooms.  This is home to many different performances, events and functions in Warrnambool.

Volunteers at the Theatre are rostered as “ushers”, which has been a tradition since the opening of the Performing Arts Centre in the 1980s.  Ushers at the Theatre provide support to staff, audiences and performances during day and evening sessions.

The Wbool Art Gallery began in 1886, and has developed and grown into the current site next to the Civic Green. Today it is home to a large permanent art collection as well as hosting a large array of touring exhibitions.

WAG volunteers have assisted on the site for many years, and this volunteer role provides opportunity to share a love of arts and working with the public, in a team effort to provide great service.

Download Liv Rees Volunteer Case Study here

The Library offers a number of public programs that are enhanced by the contributions of volunteers. 

Volunteer opportunities include: providing homework support, facilitating english talking groups, delivering english literacy programs, using creative skills for new programs and events, offering family history support, delivery services for Home Library, and more.

Beginning in 2016, Gardens for Wildlife for Victoria is a network of volunteer community members and council/shire officers who support each other to involve local residents, schools and businesses to care for the native plants and animals of our communities.

Volunteers will be supported and trained to become environmental mentors, who will provide community with support in creating better habitat on private land, including in residential backyards.

Volunteers are valued for their contributions to improving habitat, sharing knowledge and resources, and supporting community to engage with the environment.

Children’s Services have a range of Kindergarten and Childcare groups across many locations in Warrnambool, who would love more volunteers to support their daily activities with young people.

This is a fun opportunity to volunteer in a supervised environment - to engage in play, storytelling, day trips, art and craft, gardening and cooking.   

The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation program is also a great inspiration to attract keen volunteer gardeners and volunteer helpers.

West Warrnambool Neighbourhood House in Pecten Avenue, has a wide variety of activities and projects in the community. Some of their weekly activities include school holiday programs, playgroups for children, art and craft, music and information webinars, health and fitness, and environmental awareness.

WWNH is also a registered distribution agency for Food Share. 

There is always a project or two on the go at WWNH, and if you have skills and interests to deliver activities independently or within a group – there is opportunity here to volunteer.

Animal Shelter volunteers are an integral part of the team. They play an active and vital role in helping to improve the welfare of animals.

Animal Shelter Volunteers contribute to the daily operations of the shelter by providing the animals in care with a comfortable and enriching environment. Animal Shelter volunteers assist to maintain animal hygiene, provide daily socialisation and enrichment helping to prepare the animals for their forever home.