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Volunteer Working Bees are regular events held on the second weekend of every month (except for May because of Mother’s Day) at the Moorunde Wildlife Reserve. We also hold two Volunteer events each year at Cullen Reserve near Robe. Please see our Calendar for specific dates of upcoming Volunteer events.
Volunteer Weekends are an opportunity for visitors and volunteers (members or non-members alike) to see what is happening on the reserves and to get involved with their care.
Visitors are welcome and encouraged to register to come along and join in our Working Bee Volunteer team. Participating in our volunteer activities gives you a chance to also see and experience the natural beauty of these places.
Volunteers are always appreciated. It’s a great way to learn more about the natural history of our reserves while contributing to the preservation of our unique flora and fauna. This can be your chance to get your hands dirty and help us look after a bit of South Australia! Lots of tasks to suit everyone young and old. No experience required; just an enjoyment of being out in the bush and a willingness to help look after our natural history. Here are some more photos from Volunteer Working Bee events on Facebook.
Removing an old fence and installing a new one at a Volunteer Event.
Do come for one day or stay over the weekend by arrangement! You need to bring your own lunch/snacks, water, chair, waterproof, sun lotion, bug spray/fly net and leather gloves as well as your own latest fashion in “working clothes”. Wire cutters, spade, and/or secateurs may prove useful depending on the job at hand and you may find a compass and/or GPS handy, especially if we’re doing a survey. Oh – you will want your camera and binoculars!
If you do come for the weekend, in addition to the suggestions above, come completely BYO for food/drinks/chair/cooking/light. There’s no problem finding a place to pitch your tent, park your RV; there’s a toilet and some rainwater tanks (not treated). There’s even a shower shed with a stall where you can hang your own camping solar shower bag (wonderful in the summer, but you have to be very brave in cold weather).
There is a static caravan on site that may be available, but you need to check first because it is popular (see contact details below). Come prepared to pitch your tent just in case, but you might well be able to just throw your sleeping bag and gear into the Latifrons Shed (work shelter) as well.
We do have a camp fire space too with loads of dry wood already gathered, so you could cook on that or use coals from it. In the winter, we usually end up all around the camp fire with hot feet and cold bums.
Please do let us know you are coming! We can give you more details, plan what you can do when you arrive and arrange to get you through the locked gate; also Volunteer Working Bee events may be cancelled or deferred for various reasons (e.g. heat, flooding, etc). Please contact us before attending a Volunteer Working Bee by emailing info@wombatssa.org.au.
If you’d like to join in please contact Adrian via info@wombatssa.org.au – best to do so at least the Wednesday before the event.
IMPORTANT: Our volunteers are asked to please download the Volunteer Registration Form (Word DOC or PDF format) – this keeps OH&S and our insurers happy. After downloading the file, open it in your usual PDF reader program. This can then be printed, filled out, scanned and returned online prior to your visit to the Reserves. Don’t worry if you miss this, a paper copy will be available when you get there.
Wombats SA also has a very interesting reserve, Cullen Reserve, near Robe and there are two Volunteer Working Bee events there each year. Please see our Calendar for these dates.
Download the Moorunde Wildlife Reserve Location Map for directions to the reserve and main gate. The gates are locked, so you will need to let us know you are coming so we can make arrangements for your access.