Nature Conservation Across Australia

  Australia

• Melbourne: 
Melbourne
• Sydney: 
Sydney
• Adelaide: 
Adelaide
• Perth: 
Perth
• Brisbane: 
Brisbane
• New South Wales: 
Canberra,  Newcastle,  Bathurst
• Queensland: 
Townsville,  Cairns
• Northern Territory: 
Alice Springs,  Darwin
• Western Australia: 
Broome
• Victoria: 
Geelong,  Bendigo
• Tasmania: 
Hobart,  Launceston

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: various dates available

Description: Be part of it with i-to-i!
Our goal is to achieve 400yrs of combined volunteering all over the world by the end of 2008.

So far we have achieved 325yrs which when broken down means we achieved the following:

- Over 5500 children cared for on our community projects around the world
- A minimum of 13,000 children and adults taught English in schools and community centres
- Hundreds of animals protected including Turtles, Pandas, Elephants, Monkeys and more
- At least 80 homes and structures built for families and communities in need
- More than 8000 trees planted which are enough trees to offset the CO2 emissions of over 2,000 cars

Are you looking for a real Aussie outback adventure?

Working with one of Australia's premier conservation organisations you can choose to base yourself in any of the major gateway cities, or even choose a selection of different locations as you travel around the country. Guided by an experienced team-leader, you will usually work five days on, two days off, visiting a variety of locations and moving to a different project site every week or two. Projects vary but may involve helping to preserve wildlife (including surveys, population monitoring and habitat restoration), planting trees, restoring native landscapes, preserving riverbeds and maintaining walking trails. The activities in which you participate will depend on local conservation priorities when you arrive. You'll need to be flexible, hard-working and happy to go to a variety of locations around your main area depending on where you're needed.

Find out more about i-to-i, watch their short video here: http://video.i-to-i.com/site-videos/video.html

Highlights: What were the highlights of your trip that you couldn't wait to tell your friends about?

"Meeting new people, learning new languages and cuddling a koala!" (Katie Titchmarsh)

Project details:
We work with an Australian conservation charity . Founded in 1982 they are the biggest conservation charity in Australia. With 23 regional offices and smaller bases all over Australia this allows us to give you a massive variety in the type of work available. On-going charity projects include:

- Building walking tracks at Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, NT.
- Assisting Echidna (anteaters) researchers on Kangaroo Island, SA.
- Creating habitat corridors for the Cassowary at Mission Beach, QLD.
- Working in coastal conservation by installing fencing to protect coastal dunes in Waterhouse Conservation Area, TAS.
- Developing urban wetlands in Perth, WA.
- Outback projects in north western Australia starting from Broome
- Radio tracking endangered Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies in the Flinders Ranges, SA

Please note these are just examples you cannot specify or request any of the above projects.

Cost in US$: US$ 790.00 for 2 weeks, US$ 200.00 for every week thereafter

* Accommodation: A wide variety, ranging from lighthouses, shearers' barns, homestays and camping but this is not an exclusive list of possible accommodation available
* Food: Self-catering - food provided
* Training: In-country orientation
* Support: Pre-departure helpdesk, Local in-country team and 24hr emergency support

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The variety of conservation projects is as immense as the island continent. The nature of work will vary depending on the time of year you visit and the choice of your destination. Typical projects include: tree planting and promoting reforestation in Australia, dune regeneration, flora and fauna surveys, path and track maintenance, habitat regeneration, heritage restoration work and native vegetation protection.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

i-to-i Meaningful Travel's Mission Statement: Founded in 1994, i-to-i is an award-winning organization providing unique opportunities for you to travel, work and live abroad. Thousands of travelers aged 18 to 80 have joined our volunteer vacations and over 15,000 have learned to Teach English as a Foreign Language through our tailor-made TEFL courses. With over 300 projects on 4 continents, you can join the worldwide i-to-i volunteer community on an extended adventure in areas such as teaching, community development, sports coaching, conservation, building or internships in tourism, marketing, journalism, or health.

Year Founded: 1994