Volunteer Hub
There are loads of awesome organisations in our community that you can volunteer with, and opportunities for you to contribute to influential science with your photos, time or simply by walking on the beach! Get involved and be part of regenerating and conserving our amazing coast, waterways and ocean.
Curious About Volunteering & Citizen Science Opportunities?
Project/Organisation
Activity
Location
Blue Forest Restoration Program
Positive Change for Marine Life
Planting mangroves, collecting rubbish and monitoring restoration of riparian vegetation
Brunswick Heads
Byron Bird Buddies Monitoring Program
Byron Bird Buddies
Monitoring and education activities with the aim of improving the conservation and knowledge of birds within our Shire
Byron Shire & Ballina
Byron Hope Spot Biodiversity iNaturalist Project
Hope Spot
Citizen scientists can 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
East Coast Dolphin Watch Citizen Science Program
Dolphin Research Australia
Observing & monitoring dolphin & whale populations
Australia wide
Happy Whale
Happy Whale
Submit your photographs of humpback whales & other cetaceans
Worldwide
Join the Ozfish Richmond River chapter
Ozfish Unlimited
A group of passionate recfishers and community members working to achieving a goal of improving their local waterways.
Richmond River
Join the Positive Change team
Positive Change For Marine Life
Marine conservation through mangrove monitoring, kayak surveys, beach clean ups, events, fundraising…and more!
Northern NSW & QLD
Project Manta
University of Queensland & University of the Sunshine Coast
Submitting identification photographs of manta rays
All locations
Become an Ocean Champion!
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.
