Volunteer with us
Join the Sustainable Neighbourhoods team!
Get involved in a local project, meet your neighbours and learn new skills.
Volunteers are an invaluable part of our community and vital to creating a sustainable city.
Join our friendly team of more than 270 volunteers. We always welcome new volunteers to help make our neighbourhoods more sustainable.
Meet new people who share your passion for sustainability, gain some work experience and share your knowledge.
We offer a range of roles to suit your availability and interests. You can help irregularly, for example:
  • helping to set up at a workshop,
  • participating in working bees,
  • letterbox drops,
  • fundraising barbeques,
  • clean up events,
  • providing morning tea and more.
We also welcome volunteers who can make a more regular commitment, for example:
  • leading a local or citywide project,
  • organising workshops and other events,
  • helping your local group to run effectively (minute-taking, organising venues, group management),
  • promoting your group through newsletters,
  • managing a local Facebook page and more.
Find a group near you or subscribe to the Sustainable Neighbourhood News to get started.
Specialised roles
We offer a range of specialised volunteer roles.
  • Short term, project based and ongoing roles available
  • An opportunity to offer your professional expertise to a community enterprise, or gain experience with new skills
  • Work with a small, focused team
  • Increase the impact of what we do
  • Join a network of passionate volunteers
We are looking for people with expertise or experience in:
  • Volunteer recruitment, management and support
  • Research skills
  • Strategy development
  • Marketing strategy
  • Promotions and advertising
  • Social media planning and management
  • Training and education
  • Fundraising
  • Business relationships
  • Grant funding applications
  • Working with and engaging with young people
  • Photography, videography and editing
We are developing a number of citywide teams to help us improve:
  • Recruiting volunteers
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Training
  • Sponsorship
  • Engaging with young people
Current opportunities
Minutes secretary
Do you thrive on organisation and record keeping? Help your local Sustainable Neighbourhood group in this straightforward role.
More details
Photographers and videographers
Help us tell the story of Sustainable Neighbourhoods. We are looking for amateur or emerging photographers and videographers to help us create engaging imagery of our people and projects. More details.
Waste to Art Coordinator
An opportunity to combine your passion for sustainability and art to help deliver the 2021 Waste to Art project.
More details
Pop up promotions team
Gain confidence and practical engagement experience as part of our promotions team.
More details
Social media
Are you a social media wiz? Gain some real world experience in applying marketing strategies to foster a more Sustainable Lake Macquarie. More details.

Young Leaders
Choose your own adventure! Connect with your community and get practical experience in engagement, sustainability and other skills. More details.

Marketing Specialist
Looking for a short-term project? Gain some practical experience and help us raise the visibility and profile of Sustainable Neighbourhoods. More details.
Get in touch to find your local group or talk about a role to suit you.
admin@sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au
4921 0117