Volunteer at the Gardens

The Gardens are designed, developed and managed by Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Ltd, a non-profit company of volunteers. We are always looking for more people to be part of our team. We have 100 active volunteers, coming to the Gardens on Mondays and Tuesdays and weekends. We have lunch and tea breaks together, as well as monthly guest speakers and social events. We also all help out on our annual special events such as Children's Discovery Day and Spring Fair.

Gain new skills
Make new friends
Stay active
Do something for the community
Volunteer in a beautiful location!

What You Can Do ....

Be a guide: join the Community Education team taking visitors on guided tours of the Gardens

Help in the nursery: propagate and cultivate plants for the gardens and for sale

Join the maintenance team: help keep the Gardens looking great and in good repair

Hands-on gardening: be part of a team maintaining the Theme Gardens

Serve in the Café: meet, greet and serve the gardens visitors

Office work: a few hours here and there, assisting with photocopying, mail-outs etc

Path maintenance: keep the Gardens paths and walking trails in good order

Conservation management: take part in maintaining the hundred hectares of land that comprise the Gardens Conservation Area

Click here to download a copy of our Volunteering At Hunter Region Botanic Gardens brochure. This form is in Adobe pdf format. To view it you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have a copy installed on your computer, click here to go to the Adobe site to download a copy.

Click here for information about membership, corporate and individual sponsorship, and other ways of supporting the Gardens.