Volunteers needed for Noosa Alive! Festival

A LOCAL not-for-profit festival is calling for volunteers to help run its annual event. Noosa Alive! Festival 2023 is a 10-day festival being held from 21 to 30 July.

receive, and the effort that is put into applications for projects and events that benefit our community is enormous.

“In this grant round, there’s $21,367 for various projects, $4,000 for community events, $70,122 for new equipment requests, and $45,300 for infrastructure development,” Cr Stewart said.

The next round of Community Grants will open on 1 August 2023. For more information on the list of recipients and the Council’s Community Grants program, visit: noosa.qld.gov.au/ community/grants/council-grants.

Festival administrator Synda Turnbull said this year’s festival is packed full of exciting events and features an impressive line-up of Australian icons, internationally renowned artists and local legends –and volunteers are needed to help at all events, both during the day and evening right across the Noosa region.

“Volunteers provide invaluable time, skills, experience, energy, a sense of community and so much more.

“Volunteers are needed to assist with festival promotions such as distribution of posters and programs across the Noosa region, fundraising, database management, sending out MailChimp newsletters, Eventbrite ticketing at events, meet and greet festival attendees, ushering at ticketed events, setting up marketing materials at venues, hospitality services and more.

“The festival is particularly interested in finding a coordinator for the 50-plus volunteers to assist with scheduling. Some ticketing experience in Eventbrite would be a bonus.”

Line up for this year’s festival includes Queensland Ballet with the world premiere of their new work

‘Tartan & Tchaikovsky

Mash’; Australian music icons Kate Ceberano, Rhonda Burchmore, the Australian Chamber Orchestra; Indigenous hip-hop, reggae, funk musicians TJAKA; darlings of the Australian music industry Vika & Linda Bull; renowned jazz vocalist Emma Pask; Cirque Bon Bon; multi ARIA-award-win- ners Meg Washington and Paul Grabowsky; TENORI; Ingrid James Quintet; author Anna Funder; Dr Norman Swan; Sunshine Coast Screen Collective; plus the popular Seaside Vibes Raw Ordio and Bobby Alu. Noosa Alive!, now in its 21st year, is proudly presented by 2023 Principal Partners Wilson Foundation and Trevor and Judith St Baker Family Foundation. To register your interest as a volunteer, please visit noosaalive.com.au/volunteers or visit the information session on Monday 26 June at 5 pm at The Boarding Office, upstairs at Noosa Lakes Resort, 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin.

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Pomona Meals on Wheels is a volunteer-based

Volunteers have been part of our team for many years. Roles range from administration, helping in the kitchen to delivering meals. Our client base is growing and we all need holiday leave, so it is essential we increase our volunteer base.

We are URGENTLY seeking a volunteer in administration as well as a part-time cook.