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Volunteer with us!
Our organisation is supported by the hard work and efforts of our volunteers, and we really value your contributions.
We love to hear from enthusiastic people who have a passion for the environment and making a difference in the Canberra Community.
We advertise specific Volunteer roles that we are looking for below. Please express interest on how you would like to get involved via the form.
Public submission writing volunteer
Do you like researching and connecting with stakeholders on key issues related to government consultations and inquiries affecting our environment? Do you want to build experience writing strong submissions on these important matters? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Biodiversity Working Group Convenor
If you are keen to help protect, conserve and enhance our precious nature, this may be for you. Become the convenor of our biodiversity working group. In this important and meaningful role you will set agendas and chair meetings and work closely with our community members on biodiversity issues, such as protecting threatened ecological communities and species in the ACT.
Join our board
We encourage passionate, engaged, inclusive and diverse individuals in our community to consider joining our board and help us better our organisation. By joining the Board of the Conservation Council, you are provided opportunity to have input and direct involvement with our work, strategic direction and culture.
If you would like to find out more about what is involved or express interest, please use the get involved form. The election of our board is conducted at our Annual General Meeting.
Join a Conservation Council Working Group
Want to get involved in our work? Join one of our Working Groups. The role of the Conservation Council’s policy and campaign working groups is to assist in the delivery of the Conservation Council policy and campaign objectives.
Transport Working Group
The Transport Working Group is chaired by Dr Warwick Cathro. Members of the Board, staff of the Conservation Council, and representatives of member groups with expertise or an interest in sustainable transport may participate. Others with expertise or interest in the agenda may be invited to participate or contribute on particular issues. The Transport Working Group generally meets monthly.
If you are interested in joining please make an enquiry via the ‘Get Involved’ form, select ‘Working Group’ and indicate that you are interested in Transport Working Group.
Biodiversity Working Group
Biodiversity Working Group is chaired by Hugh Coppell and meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm. Biodiversity Working Group is open to anyone interested in biodiversity including member groups, staff and board members.
If you are interested in joining please make an enquiry via the ‘Get Involved’ form, select ‘Working Group’ and indicate that you are interested in Biodiversity Working Group.
Environmental Justice Working Group
The Environmental Justice Working Group aims to build cultural safety within our organisation, recognising the ecological and climate crises as a social and political problem, as well as an environmental one and beginning to decolonise our organisation’s perceptions of the environment. New members are very welcome.
If you are interested in joining, please make an enquiry via the ‘Get Involved’ form, select ‘Working Group’ and indicate that you are interested in Environmental Justice Working Group.
Support our Environmental Justice Learning
The Environmental and Climate Justice sector and space is predominantly occupied by White ideals and perspectives. This lack of inclusion and diversity means that First Nations and People of Colour occupying the Climate and Environment space face cultural unsafety, lack of leadership opportunities, microaggressions and outright exclusion.
Conservation Council acknowledges its role and responsibility to undertake growth and learning as an organisation to exemplify the values of justice, equity and inclusion.
Take Action
As people who value our environment, watching the unfolding climate crisis and destruction of nature in our region can be distressing and make you feel helpless. Support and resources are available – find out more at Psychology for a Safe Climate.
Here are 6 actions you can take:
1. Donate to our work
We are a non-profit, non-government organisation and we rely on your support to be able to important work – like campaigning for a safe climate and protection of nature in our region. With your donation, together we can protect nature in our region, the precious plants and animals that call it home and reduce our emissions for a safe climate.
3. Sign a Petition
We have a number of active campaigns that we need your support for. Signing a petition or sending an email to a decision maker is a great way of showing people power and demonstrating that these issues matter to a huge number of people in our community.
5. Divest your money
We all know that money talks. An important action to show big companies what values matter to us is to divest our money from Banks and Superfunds that invest in fossil fuels.
2. Join a Member Group
Our Member Groups are doing important things in our community and are actively working on campaigns, events and other actions. If you are interested in regularly contributing your time to a worthy cause, why not get involved with the work of our Member Groups? You can find more information and the contact details of our Member Groups from the button below.
4. Attend an Event
Attending events is an important way to get involved with the environment movement, meet like-minded people and to demonstrate people power.
6. Make the Switch
You can personally reduce your carbon emissions by making the switch of gas appliances for heating, hot water and cooking in your home.
Get involved in active Climate groups in Canberra
If you’re looking to volunteer to stop fossil fuel projects and move towards a safe and just climate future, some of our member groups are actively engaged on these issues. Joining one of these groups is a powerful way to create change, have fun and make new friends. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed!
Move Beyond Coal and 350.org Canberra
The #MoveBeyondCoal Canberra working group is part of a bigger national campaign involving 350.org, Tipping Point and other organisations to act for the rapid phase out of coal and gas across Australia.
They meet weekly on a Monday evening and regularly hold actions and protests including Fridays for Future and Pollie Watch.
To create the banners needed for protests across the city, a sub group called Artivism meets every Friday at the Conservation Council office at 2pm. Beautiful banners make a huge difference in getting the message across the community and to decision makers.
Sign up here or drop in to Artivism on a Friday, everyone is welcome.
Extinction Rebellion ACT
Extinction Rebellion ACT is the local group of Extinction Rebellion, a global movement demanding climate and ecological justice to halt mass extinction and minimise risk of social collapse. We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. XR meets monthly and holds regular events and actions for you to get involved with.
To get involved sign up here or email xr-act-admin@protonmail.com
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