Volunteer portal ›
Come along, and see if it suits you.
The Waterwheel runs on volunteers — front desk, working bees, working groups, redwood walks, school inductions. Pick a working group below; come along and see.
Volunteer documents
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Code of Conduct
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Complaint Handling Policy
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Grievance Policy
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Induction and Onboarding Guide (Volunteering Victoria)
Volunteering Victoria’s guide to inducting new volunteers (2024).
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Rules of Association — Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012
The Rules of the incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic), being Part 3 of the Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2023. Rules 1–3 set the name, purposes and financial year; rules 4–77 are the statutory model rules.
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Volunteer — Membership Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions for Volunteer membership.
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Volunteer Handbook
Vision, values, operations, standards and key contacts for Waterwheel volunteers. Version 1.0.
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Volunteer Statement of Understanding
The form every volunteer fills in and signs: what you agree to, your contact details and your shift preferences.
What volunteering looks like
Three hours a month, or three hours a week. Both work.
Our volunteers range from once-a-quarter regulars to half-the-week stalwarts. Most do one of three things: cover a shift on the front desk, turn up to the Saturday working bee, or sit on a working group. Some do all three.
There’s no formal sign-up to “be a volunteer” — you come along to one thing, see if it suits you, and we’ll add you to the relevant Slack / Signal / email list afterwards. Everything else you can pick up as you go.
Six working groups · pick one
The shape of a volunteering year.
Each group has a chair you can email, a meeting cadence you can match to your week, and a current set of projects you can join.
Four ways in ›
Stand a little closer to the wheel.
Build your own plan, visit on a weekend, become a member, or stand a shift.