Volunteering is the making up a lot of people’s traveling itinerary nowadays, and its fast becoming a must do whilst backpacking the globe. Not only do you get a better sense of the community your traveling to, you are also fulfilling self worth and giving back to a place, which at the time is giving you so much.
I hope as travelers you can understand this. I was once working in a place called Atherton, in Far North Queensland and was invited to do some four wheel driving on a work mates parents property, It so happened his parents had taken in a couple of WWOOFERS and we asked them if they wanted to come along. His parent’s property in Herberton was amazing with four-wheel drive tracks to old gold mines, lush rainforest, waterfalls and just beautiful scenery. We ended up at this most beautiful billabong, with dragonflies buzzing through the reeds, it was a sultry humid afternoon, with clean emerald green water to swim in surrounded by a 360 degree view of nothing but nature. Totally awe inspiring experience and I just thought what Karma is playing out here for these WWOOFERS who were volunteering a couple of hours each day, to help my mates elderly parents out on there farm. Its why travelling hands out large doses of good karma to those who deserve it.
Western Australia has loads of good karma out there if you are willing to muck in and get your hands dirty. The Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre is just one example of what’s out there. It is Volunteer based and short term volunteers are usually visitors to the Bunbury region who want to be involved for a short time only. To become a short term volunteer you must be able to spend a minimum of six weeks at the Centre and be available to come in at least five days a week. There is a standard minimum of 4 hours per day. As a volunteer you can expect to be talking to visitors on the beach and explaining what the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre does. You will also be assisting in the management of the Interaction Zone during dolphin visits and participating in “Coast care” activities and generally assisting with various tasks around the center.
WOOFING is another way to help. It generally involves working on a farm for a minimum amount of hours per day in return for your board and meals, its a great way to have fantastic Australian experience and will even count towards your second year visa .It may not be exactly volunteering but will put you on the path towards it. Also visit the local community center of the town your traveling to, they are always in need of people to help out with things like soup kitchens and opportunity shops, you may stumble upon a new fashion or end up in a random hacky sack game. . Slapping the goon with random local people and having an experience that’s unique to you. Its also not about the achievement of being there anymore, its about what your doing while you are there and that’s truly beautiful, and is what traveling and creating your unique tour to Australia should be about… having random experiences that feeds the soul.
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