Volunteer campground hosts give back as they holiday in red desert
Tourist season is underway and so are our volunteer campground hosts!
Tourist season is well and truly underway in the Northern Territory (NT), which means our volunteer campground hosts are busy too! Holidaymakers from around Australia are travelling around the NT, rolling up their sleeves to volunteer in 7 of our most picturesque parks.
Volunteer campground hosts are a mix of locals and interstate tourists who have a community mindset, love a good chinwag and enjoy exploring the great outdoors. This season we have social workers, tour guides, military and mechanics and they’re all switching off to bushwalk, birdwatch and swim in waterfalls. These volunteers camp in our parks for 3-week blocks and show campers to their campsites, care for the amenities, answer any questions and relay important matters to the park rangers. Their contributions are invaluable and really brighten the experience for our regular campers.
If you’re thinking of adding a volunteering stint to your holiday or if you’ve come across our wonderful campground hosts and have a great story to share about our fantastic volunteers, please get in touch. We still have a few places available that might be perfect for you! Campground host season is typically April to September and participating parks include:
- Litchfield National Park
- Keep River National Park
- Judbarra/ Gregory National Park
- Elsey National Park
- Finke Gorge National Park
- Trephina Gorge Nature Park
- Devil’s Marbles (Karlu Karlu) Conservation Reserve.
All our campground hosts must be self-sufficient in their camping set-up and willing to obtain a first aid certificate and a national police check.
For more information on how to apply or to send some appreciation of our current volunteer campground hosts, email Volunteers.Parks@nt.gov.au or go to the Northern Territory Government website.
