• Rozelle New South Wales
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Sydney Heritage Fleet is voluntary group dedicated to preserving, restoring and operating vessels representing our Maritime history. We own in addition to many smaller boats, the former VIP steam yacht Lady Hopetoun, steam tug Waratah (1902, Cockatoo Island), !,000 passenger double-ended Sydney Harbour Ferry Kanangra, and ex-Moreton Bay pilot steamer John Oxley, for which we need deck hands.

• Rozelle New South Wales
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Sydney Heritage Fleet owns, restores and operates historic steam ships, sailing ships and many smaller launches. Our current major project is the restoration to full ocean-going condition of John Oxley a former Moreton Bay pilot steamer, 760 tons. You, the volunteer will be a skilled welder and steel fabricator to aid in the final stages of hull restoration, particularly the forecastle. Your team leader is gentle giant whose welding surpasses marine standard for boiler work.

• South Brisbane Queensland
• Category: Museums & Heritage

Queensland Maritime Museum attracts more than 40,000 visitors per year including families, school groups, tour groups, inter-state and international visitors. The QMM is presently seeking an administrative support officer to assist Museum management with general clerical work and with day-to-day tasks which may arise.

• South Brisbane Queensland
• Category: Museums & Heritage

Queensland Maritime Museum attracts more than 40,000 visitors per year including families, school groups, tour groups, inner-state and international visitors. The museum is open Wednesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday and Sunday 9:30am to 4:00pm. We are close to both bus and train access.

• Caboolture Queensland
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Fundraising & Events

The Abbey Museum welcomes thousands of visitors to our Medieval Festival to experience life in the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East, from 600 to 1600AD. A Joust Coordinator is required to assist with organising the joust volunteers in the months leading up to and at the Abbey Medieval Festival to be held on 5,6 & 7 July 2024.

• Westbury Tasmania
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

An opportunity for those who love model/miniature railways. We have a 7 ¼” gauge railway around the grounds that is available to visitors most days we are open. We have 3 locomotives (Steam, petrol, hydraulic). We are looking for someone who will be a practical leading-hand for this museum activity: From driving to track-work. The line has opportunities for development and a range of projects are possible with the right person to take the lead.

• Westbury Tasmania
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Pearn's Steam World has one of the best collection of agricultural steam engines, tractors and other farming artifacts in Australia. These need maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rebuilding depending on their condition. We welcome anyone with the skills and/or aptitude to join the team who care for the collection. The collection ranges from large steam engines to small items such as hand-cranked seeders and butter churns.

• Westbury Tasmania
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Welcoming visitors to the museum, collecting the entry fee, giving a brief outline of the museum and its layout, selling items from the shop. Opening and closing the museum. Other opportunities include: Driving the miniature train, assisting in the museum's administration, and researching the stories behind the objects.

• Pyrmont New South Wales
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

Sydney Heritage Fleet owns world-famous barque James Craig a fully rigged iron ship built 1874. From a rusted skeletal hulk in Recherche Bay Tasmania, she has been completely rebuilt by the volunteers at Sydney Heritage Fleet and now makes harbour and ocean voyages for the public often setting all of her 21 sails. Keeping her seaworthy needs constant attention , to paintwork, woodwork, rigging and deck caulking. We need you to join the happy team who carry out this work regularly on the ship.

• Dwellingup Western Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Retail & Sales, Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

This is a multi-tasking position providing customer service, information, and sales.

• Bridgetown Western Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Do you love history? The Bridgetown Historical Society is seeking volunteer Museum Attendants for the Bridgetown Police Station Museum so that we can continue showcasing the history of Bridgetown to local residents as well as visitors to our beautiful town.

• Whiteman Western Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Tour Guides, Information & Heritage, Trades & Maintenance

Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a Jack / Jan of all trades? Join our restoration team, which you would join, is tasked with the responsibility of restoring and maintaining the train collection at Bennett Brook Railway. Tradies and non tradies welcome!

• Largs Bay South Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Accounting & Finance, Fundraising & Events, Governance, Boards & Committees

As an orginisation the Historic Ketch Falie requires a committee to maintain the orginisation and require a succession plan of recruitment to go forward into the future.

• Birkenhead South Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Trades & Maintenance

This unique unpaid role of a Maintenance Volunteer crew member will support the team at the Historic Ketch Falie, by assisting with a wide range of important maintenance and restoration tasks.

• Birkenhead South Australia
• Category: Museums & Heritage
• Types of work: Administration & Office Management, Governance, Boards & Committees

A unique unpaid experience as an Administration and Support Volunteer required to support the team at the Historic Ketch Falie office, by assisting with a wide range of important administrational and support service desk tasks and supporting our crew for 1-2 days per week (Wednesdays and Thursdays weekly).