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Get stuck in with hands-on conservation in the great outdoors. Outback experts will teach you all about the environment you’re working in, local wildlife and the importance of conservation.

If you’re passionate about conservation and the environment the Conservation Volunteer Australia (CVA) programme is a great way to combine travel and worthwhile volunteer work.

As a volunteer you will be generally working from 8am - 4pm, 5 days a week, with some changes depending on your project. Your activities will be many and varied and will include some of the following:

• Environmental monitoring
• Tree planting
• Construction and maintenance of walking tracks
• Erosion and salinity control
• Habitat restoration
• Endangered-species protection
• Seed collection
• Planting of native species

To give you the opportunity to see as much of Australia as possible and conserve a range of Australian scenery, you will be moved to a different conservation project every week or so depending on the seasonal conditions and conservation priorities; wherever help is needed, that’s where you’ll be off to!

Saturday in the bush

As long as the weather behaves itself and there are no fire bans there will be bush walks one Saturday each month where you can become an outdoor expert and feast your eyes on the local sights.

What's included?

Meals whilst on the project
Accommodation whilst on the project
Detailed orientation
CVA membership
CVA wildlife book
Nature Saturdays

What's not included?

Flights
Insurance
Visas
Transfer to the CVA office
Accommodation before programme starts

Duration

2 - 11 weeks

Start Dates

Every Friday

Costs / Benefits

From £599 for 2 weeks. Includes accommodation, some food, transfers, support and back up in-country and 24/7 emergency contact numbers. Before you leave full comprehensive information is provided through an Online Accounts and our expert travel advisers are always available to give help and advice.

Requirements

There are no specific qualifications or requirements needed to take part on this trip. We do however require that all travellers have a sense responsibility for other travellers, project staff and local community and most importantly... a sense of fun and adventure!