Volunteer with us

Hollywood comes to the homestead at this 1860s country house revamped for an Australian millionaire and his movie star wife. Mooramong is a stunning slice of Hollywood in the Victorian countryside that recaptures the life and times of Claire & Scobie Mackinnon from the 1930s to the 1960s. The house features their photographs and curios, while the grounds boast farmland. 

What’s involved in volunteering?

The National Trust is search for volunteers in a variety of different capacities:

• Conduct tours through the house 
• Assisting the  public with questions 
• Cash handling on Open Days 
• Gardening
• Event assistance
• Preventative Conservation Housekeepers
• General maintenance

Orientation and training is provided. 

In return, you can extend your experience, learn new skills and enrich your life by becoming involved as a volunteer with the National Trust. 

Sound like you?

To volunteer with us we ask you to submit an online expression of interest to hradmin@nattrust.com.au or volunteers@nattrust.com.au

As part of the application process, we will ask you to agree to register/sign up as a National Trust Volunteer.

Thank you for considering helping the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). The National Trust is built on the power of the community. Volunteering with the National Trust of Australia (Vic) will be subject to a satisfactory Police Records check and/or Working with Children check.

We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Company:

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (NTAV) is an independent, non-profit organisation supported by a large community base. We are Victoria’s premier heritage and conservation organisation and the major operator of historic properties and sites open to the public across Victoria.

About the property:

Established in the 1850s, Gulf Station was farmed for nearly 100 years by the Bell family. Scottish settlers Agnes and William Bell were the first to lease the land upon which the property was established. From the 1850s to the 1950s, it supplied produce to gold miners of the district.

The National Trust acquired stewardship of the property in 1976, and has restored its buildings and cottage garden.

What’s involved in volunteering?

The National Trust is search for volunteers in a variety of different capacities:

• Gardeners – Duties include general gardening in the historic cottage/kitchen garden and orchard.
  • Every Thursday, 9:00am to 2:00pm

• Grounds Maintenance – Duties include general grounds maintenance of managing large open agricultural space, mowing, and timber fence repairs for example.
  • Every Thursday, 9:00am to 2:00pm

• Tour Guides – Duties include welcoming guests to the property and telling the story of the Bell family and the workings of this historic station.
  • Every Thursday, 9:00am to 2:00pm, and hold open days on the first Thursday of every month

Sound like you?

To volunteer with us we ask you to submit an online expression of interest to hradmin@nattrust.com.au.

As part of the application process, we will ask you to agree to register/sign up as a National Trust Volunteer.

Thank you for considering helping the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). The National Trust is built on the power of the community. Volunteering with the National Trust of Australia (Vic) will be subject to a satisfactory Police Records check and/or Working with Children check.

We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Company:

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (NTAV) is an independent, non-profit organisation supported by a large community base. We are Victoria’s premier heritage and conservation organisation and the major operator of historic properties and sites open to the public across Victoria.

About the property:

Mulberry Hill is renowned as the home of Sir Daryl and Lady Joan Lindsay. Designed by Harold Desbrowe Annear, this magnificent American Colonial style-home was built in 1926 as an extension to a pre-existing 1880s weatherboard cottage.

Sir Daryl Lindsay was the Director of the National Gallery of Victoria from 1941-1956, and was knighted for his services to Australian Art in 1957. In addition, he was an accomplished artist, and assisted in founding the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) in 1956, being its inaugural president for seven years.

Lady Joan Lindsay is most recognised for her novel, “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” and wrote several publications, as well as being an artist. Lady Lindsay’s autobiographical text, “Time without Clocks,” is a reminiscent text detailing the Lindsay’s lives together with wonderful descriptions of Mulberry Hill and social commentary about the arts and social history of the time.

The house and its contents, a collection of Australian art, Georgian furniture and glassware, and Staffordshire ceramics, was bequeathed to the National Trust by Sir Daryl and Lady Joan Lindsay.

What’s involved in volunteering?

The National Trust is search for volunteers in a variety of different capacities:

• Gardeners – Duties include general garden maintenance in the historic walled garden and on the grounds of this 15-acre property.
  • Friday fortnightly, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

• Conservation Cleaners – Duties include best practices in preventative cleaning of heritage objects and materials associated with Mulberry Hill. Training will be provided
  • Friday fortnightly, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

• Tour Guides – Duties include welcoming guests to the property and telling the story of Sir Daryl and Lady Joan Lindsay’s time at Mulberry Hill
  • Second Sunday of every month, 10:30am to 4:00pm. Morning or afternoon shifts available

Sound like you?

To volunteer with us we ask you to submit an online expression of interest to hradmin@nattrust.com.au.

As part of the application process, we will ask you to agree to register/sign up as a National Trust Volunteer.

Thank you for considering helping the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). The National Trust is built on the power of the community. Volunteering with the National Trust of Australia (Vic) will be subject to a satisfactory Police Records check and/or Working with Children check.

We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Volunteer at a stunning heritage property! Listed on the National Heritage Register as one of the finest examples of original suburban estate in Australia, Rippon Lea Estate is comprised of a large Victorian mansion and 7 hectares of gardens. Built in 1868 the mansion now comprises of 33 rooms. Rippon Lea was home to the Sargood & Nathan/Jones families. With its own swimming pool, tennis courts, fernery and lavish decor Rippon Lea was the place to be seen for over a century.

Louise Jones, the last inhabitant of Rippon Lea, left it to the National Trust and in 1972 we opened the doors to the public for the first time. Nearly 50 years later we continue to tell the story of those who lived and worked here and invite the public to learn about Melbourne high society over the years.

We are currently searching for House Guides, Garden Guides, and Wednesday Gardening Volunteers at Rippon Lea Estate.

Orientation and training are provided.

If you are interested please send your expression of interest to volunteers@nattrust.com.au

As part of the application process, we will ask you to agree to register as a National Trust Volunteer.

Thank you for considering volunteering with us. We believe in inclusiveness, diversity, and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of that. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies.

‘We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply’.