Organisation

Dunedin Environment Centre Trust provides a venue for environmental education; provide a venue for discussion of environmental issues; lead conservation and environmental projects and advocate for the environment. Its objective is to educate and provide networking services for the Dunedin community so as to improve adoption rates for sound environmental practices.

Description

General introduction around gardens and conservation work.

You could be getting up to these activities: Planting veggies, weeding, planting vegetables and herbs, preparing and sowing seeds, tending to seedlings, plant propagating, maintaining seed collections.

Requirements

• Willing to get hands dirty

• Ability to work manually

• Respectful and with friendly manner to others

• Volunteer must respect our Kaupapa, neighbours & other workers on the site whether paid or not.

• Must respect tools and work in a safe manner.

Dress Code: Safe footwear appropriate for tasks being undertaken and clothes suitable to be made dirty

Time commitment

Negotiable to suit volunteer – the garden’s always there!

Location

Shetland Street Community Gardens, 26 Shetland Street, Dunedin

Background check

Police

How to apply

Email Ros Craven at roscraven19@gmail.com

Please copy (CC) volunteer@otago.ac.nz into your application email. Also, we have a great email template and helpful tips on making an effective application here: https://www.unicrewotago.org/aboutpriceless

You might like to check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/catrescuedunedin