The Briars

A range of opportunities are available at the Briars for those passionate about local history, wildlife and agriculture. Volunteer tour guides take our visitors through the Heritage Homestead, while our Heritage Garden Volunteers help care for the gardens surrounding the homestead and heritage seed garden. Nursery volunteers work on propagation, seed cleaning and sorting, planting, potting, weeding and the preparation of materials for nursery staff. 

Please see more information on the volunteering opportunities listed below: 

• The Briars Homestead
  There are three volunteer roles available, including Gardening Volunteers, Homestead Guides and Historic Collections Cleaners. 
• The Briars Nursery
  There are a variety of tasks available for Nursery volunteers including propagation, seed cleaning and sorting, planting, potting, weeding and the preparation of materials for nursery staff. 

All Shire volunteers will be required to complete:

• Working with Children’s Check (no fee for a volunteer check)
• Police Check Applicants (paid for by MPS)
• eLearn modules

Volunteers must be willing to access various technological platforms such as My Impact, our Volunteer Management Platform.