Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize Volunteering 2026
  • Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize & Montville Timber Trail 2026

    Volunteering
  • Barung Landcare and Montville Timber Trails thanks you for your interest in volunteering. Our very 1st Timber Trail in collabortion with the 15th Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize competition.

    The Timber Trail will take place in scenic Montville over the weekend alongside the Wootha Prize being exhibited in the stunning Glass House at Montvale, Montville, from Friday to Monday. 

  • Volunteer Roles

    Below is a description of the roles for volunteers. Our shifts have been split into 2hr blocks at a time. The table below will ask you to select AM or PM availability on your prefered day. Feel free to tick more than one option if you would like volunteer for multiple shifts.

     

    Wootha Exhibition - Entry, Ticketing, Exhibition

    Entry ticketing involves the selling and checking of pre-paid tickets at exhibition entry. It may also involved helping people in the exhibition and taking people's choice award votes on on ipad.

    This involves checking people in, taking cash and completing eftpos transactions,
    managing entry and navigation of the venue, assisting and encouraging People’s Choice Voting.

    Skills Preferred: Customer service, sales ability 

    Skills Required: Cash handling, eftpos, people management, able to stand and concentrate for over 2 hours.

     

    Barung Landcare Nursery Tent 

    The Barung Landcare Nursery Tent sells native plants to Exhibition visitors, and and provides an opportunity to promote the work of Barung Landcare. A number of shifts will be available for nursery volunteers for sales and customer service roles as well as the set up and pack down of the display. 

    Skills preferred: Plant identification 

    Skills required: Cash handling, customer service 

     

    Montville Street Ambassadors

    This role requires volunteers to locate in set positions in Montville to advertise and direct people to the Timber Trail events and Wootha Prize. There will be leaflets available to hand out.

    Skills Required: be able to stand for at least 2 hours and engage actively with the public. 

     

    Raffle Sales

    This role requires selling raffle tickets across the weekend. There will be some excellent prizes available on display. 

    Skills required: Money handling, eftpos, customer service. 

     

    Montville Village Hall Meet and Greet 

    This role requires volunteers to locate at the entry of the Montville Village Hall, warmly welcome people and direct people to the indoor stallholders/exhibitors and workshops on the verandah.


    Skills Required: be able to stand for at least 2 hours and engage actively with the public

     

    Makers Design Fair Gallery Host

    This role requires volunteers to locate at the entry of The Edge Function Room, warmly welcome people and direct people to the indoor stallholders/exhibitors, and also support exhibitors if they need to assistance eg to mind the exhibition a few minutes if they need to step away etc.


    Skills Required: be able to stand for at least 2 hours and engage actively with the public.

     

    Timber Trail Survey Guide

    This role requires volunteers to approach attendees as they exit the Village Hall precinct, explain why the Timber Trail is doing a survey and then administer the short paper survey, or guide people to a QR code so they can complete the survey on-line.


    Skills Required: have an approachable demeanor, be able to stand for at least 2 hours and engage actively with the public.

     

    Parking Greeter (Village Area)

    This role requires volunteers to locate at the entrance of Memorial Close area and guide cars to appropriate parking.


    Skills Required: be pleasantly directive while wearing a hi-vis vest, standing for at least 2 hours.

     

  • Your Details

  • Volunteer Shifts

    Please indicate which shifts would interest you. In the comments below you can also let us know if it one or more shifts you would be happy to take on. 

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  • Next Steps

    Thank you for your interest in volunteering! Once you submit this form, we will be in touch shortly to confirm and provide all the details you need for the weekend. 

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