Get Involved
The ocean gives us so much – the air we breathe, a suitable climate, and a whole lot of joy – but sometimes it can be hard to know how we can give back. Join us at an event or workshop to get trained in hands-on actions you can do to help conserve and regenerate our coast and ocean.
From Ocean Lover, to Ocean Champion.
The ocean gives us so much – the air we breathe, a suitable climate, and a whole lot of joy – but sometimes it can be hard to know how we can give back. Join us at an event or workshop to get trained in hands-on actions you can do to help conserve and regenerate our coast and ocean.
Volunteering
Get involved and be part of regenerating and conserving our amazing coast, waterways and ocean.
Project/Organisation
Activity
Location
Bird Monitoring Program
Byron Bird Buddies
Citizen Science & Volunteering - Monitoring and education activities with the aim of improving the conservation and knowledge of birds within our Shire
Byron Shire & Ballina
East Coast Dolphin Watch Program
Dolphin Research Australia
Citizen Science - Observing & monitoring dolphin & whale populations - submit your own sightings, join a training workshop or community survey
Australia wide
Happy Whale Marine Mammal Research
Happy Whale
Citizen Science - Submit your photographs of humpback whales & other cetaceans
Worldwide
iNaturalist Biodiversity Project
Byron Bay Hope Spot
Citizen science - help to monitor the species and habitats in the region by logging sightings of marine and coastal fauna and flora, providing a record of biodiversity over time.
Byron Shire & Ballina
Join the Ozfish Richmond River chapter
Ozfish Unlimited
Volunteering - A group of passionate recfishers and community members working to achieving a goal of improving their local waterways.
Richmond River
Northern Rivers Conservation Community Hub
Positive Change For Marine Life
Volunteering - A community hub for passionate marine conservation volunteers in the Northern Rivers, run by PCFML
Northern NSW & QLD
NSW TurtleWatch
Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue
Citizen Science - walk your local beaches from November to March, looking for the presence or absence of sea turtle tracks and nest
NSW coast
Project Manta
University of Queensland & University of the Sunshine Coast
Citizen Science - Submit your identification photographs of manta rays to support the long-term conservation of manta rays and their relatives.
All locations
Volunteer with ASTR
Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue
Volunteering - check out the website to see what roles are available at the Seabird and Turtle Hospital to help in the rescue & rehabilitation of local marine wildlife
Ballina
Volunteer with Brunswick Valley Landcare
Brunswick Valley Landcare
Volunteering - play a vital role in ongoing efforts to protect and restore the natural environment of Byron Shire
Byron Shire
Volunteer with PCFML
Positive Change For Marine Life
Volunteering - Data collection, GIS mapping, riparian revegetation, water quality and mangrove monitoring, kayak surveys, beach clean-ups, events, fundraising…and more!
Northern NSW & QLD
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We send out seasonal newsletters (four a year) plus occasional events or updates.
Online Courses
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