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Becoming a volunteer is a fulfilling and rewarding way to help your community. Volunteering provides an opportunity to socialise with other volunteers and use your experience and personality for the benefit of the community. Volunteering is crucial to many of the City of Holdfast Bay’s programs and services.
Current volunteering opportunities
Bay Discovery Centre
Glenelg’s Museum and Visitor Information Outlet is looking for volunteer guides working across the museum, gallery and Visitor Information Outlet. If you are the sort of person who is happy to help visitors and the general public with information, enjoys assisting in school and community group tours and likes to learn about history and culture we would love to hear from you.
Alwyndor
Alwyndor is an aged care facility, providing hostel and nursing home support to aged persons, such as recreation and social programs, outings and bus trips, taking residents to appointments, morning and afternoon tea, garden maintenance, Alwyndor shop and room trolley service.
Community Bus and Personal Transport
Bus drivers, navigators, Bus Office support team for the community buses. Individual transport for less-able people to local appointments using volunteer's own vehicle.
Environmental Projects
Activities include planting local indigenous plant species in sand dunes or gullies, weeding, team leader duties, committee work and more. No experience is necessary, just enthusiasm and an interest in restoring and protecting our natural assets.
Home Maintenance
Volunteers assist council staff with minor home maintenance, including things such as changing light globes, changing smoke detector batteries, minor gardening, security checks, and limited rubbish removal for aged and disabled people.