Update:
Volunteer Guides & Welcomer Recruitment Details
All expressions of interest for prospective Volunteer Guides will need to be emailed please by 31st May 2025.
Information Session for Prospective Guides – Seminar Room Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha – 10 am – 11.30 am RSVP essential
There will be an interview/selection process and eight week training program commencing July 2025.
Email – Volunteers.brisbanebotanicgardens@brisbane.qld.gov.au
All telephone enquiries to Merilyn Williams, Volunteer Programs Coordinator telephone number 3403 8888.
Welcomer positions please also email Merilyn. Timing of Welcomer Recruitment will be at different dates.
Calling for volunteer guides for the botanic gardens, Mt Coot-tha
There are a number of Volunteer Guide positions available at Mt Coot-tha only.
The volunteers of Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens are a dynamic group of people of varying backgrounds with interests in Brisbane’s botany, horticulture and history.
Volunteers all have a love for Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens and a desire to share their passion with visitors. A formal qualification in horticulture or botany is not needed to become a volunteer guide, but good social and communication skills are important.
Volunteer guides offer free guided walks … and vary their guided walks throughout the year to include botanical, ecological, historical, cultural, and scientific interests.
Volunteer guides can also host larger groups who book in for special walks in the botanic gardens. These can be in the form of walking groups and coach tours.
Council trains volunteer guides with the knowledge and skills needed to help make the visitor experience to the gardens enjoyable. Training requires a commitment of one day per week for a duration of nine weeks.
Where do I enquire? Send Expressions of Interest to volunteers.brisbanebotanicgardens@brisbane.qld.gov.au by end of MAY 2025