Volunteer
Join our team of wonderful volunteers
Join our team of wonderful volunteers
Our volunteers contribute in many different ways across the farm. Most volunteer roles involve hands-on, practical tasks completed within structured sessions alongside supportive staff members — such as weeding, wheelbarrowing compost & mulch, propagating seedlings or helping harvest produce in the market garden.
Other volunteers support Perth City Farm through project-based contributions that align with their skills and interests, including photography, website support, administration, or governance roles such as Board membership.
Volunteer opportunities are open to people aged 18 years and over.
Please follow the link to view our current volunteer opportunities.
Benefits of volunteering with Perth City Farm
Meet new friends
Learn new skills
Be active and healthy
Give back to the community
Meet new friends
Learn new skills
Be active and healthy
Give back to the community
Farm Volunteer
Farm Volunteer
Wednesdays and Fridays at Perth City Farm
9:00am – 10:30am and/or 11:00am – 12:30pm
Join our volunteer team working across the market garden and soil centre to help grow vegetables, herbs and flowers for our community and Saturday markets.
This role is best suited to people who enjoy active, outdoor work and are comfortable participating in physically hands-on tasks in a fast-paced farm environment. Volunteers need to be able to follow instructions, adapt to different tasks, work independently when required, and contribute positively within a team setting. This role involves repetitive movements, extended periods standing or walking, and moderate manual tasks in outdoor conditions.
General duties include:
- Watering, feeding and weeding gardens
- Preparing market garden beds and farm areas under the guidance of the Farm Manager
- Assisting with planting and harvesting
- Working in the soil centre to process organic materials from around farm and making compost
- Working collaboratively with staff and fellow volunteers to support the daily operations of Perth City Farm
- Engaging respectfully with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences
Volunteering FAQs
Please folow the 'Volunteer Positions' link at the top of this page and we’ll get back to you within 5 working days. If it sounds like you suit the position you're interested in we will invite you to our next induction. From then you can start volunteering.
Absolutely. If you are capable of doing one of our available roles safely with the help of your Support Worker then we welcome you to apply.
Sometimes a task can be hard work (like shovelling mulch) or the weather can be bad. That’s the reality of gardening! However your supervisor only gives tasks that are safe for you to do, you can say no to a task and we take regular breaks. But if you don’t like physical work then please only apply for office based roles.
Please refer to the volunteer position descriptions as most roles have set days/times. Most volunteering occurs 9am - 3pm, Wednesday & Friday.
Four months. Please only apply if you can commit to four months of regular volunteering.
Occasionally. We may accept the help of a group of volunteers if we have a suitable project available and your group is ready to work hard. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Yes. We offer a wonderful corporate volunteering/ teambuilding package. Please visit our Corporate Volunteering page for more info - https://perthcityfarm.org.au/volunteer/corporate-volunteering/
Occasionally. We are sometimes able to support tertiary students with an internship placement. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
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