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Signup now and if we'll connect you with a local ACF Community group in your area! There are groups in VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS, SA and WA. If there isn't a local group in your area however, we'll be in touch with other volunteer opportunities.

By joining an ACF Community group, you will:

  • be part of a fun local group of people who care about making a real difference
  • meet like-minded community members and work together to run local campaigns to protect nature
  • learn new skills, like engaging with media, stakeholders and decision makers to advocate for policies that are good for the health of planet
  • Be connected to a thriving national network of groups like yours!

 


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  • Deferred until 2nd May - details TBA - Be part of the Canberra Investigations Team for Australian Conservation Foundation

    Deferred until 2nd May - details TBA - Be part of the Canberra Investigations Team for Australian Conservation Foundation

    Thursday 16 Apr 2026 - Saturday 2 May 2026
    Turner, Australia
    Moved to the 2nd of May for ACF Activate training. Want to do something practical for the environment? Join us in-person to meet other people and help the ACF Investigations team identify...
  • ACF Market Stall at Batemans Bay Waterfront

    ACF Market Stall at Batemans Bay Waterfront

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026
    Batemans Bay, Australia
      Join us and help out for an hour or two - or just visit! - at our bright and colouful ACF market stall at the Waterfront, Clyde Street Batemans Bay. We'll...
  • Brisbane Northside, QLD: Informal visit to a verge garden & Casual Coffee - April 2026

    Brisbane Northside, QLD: Informal visit to a verge garden & Casual Coffee - April 2026

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026
    Bridgeman Downs, Australia
    Our monthly verge visits are continuing in 2026. The verge visit is from 10am to 10:30am. We will go to a nearby cafe or coffee shop afterwards. The ACF Community Brisbane Northside...
  • What Lurks Below?

    What Lurks Below?

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026 - Sunday 26 Apr 2026
    Glen Iris, Australia
    Part of our Waterwatch program of measuring water quality in Back Creek includes a program of checking what is actually living in it. The best time for doing this is mid-late Autumn...
  • Launching Friends of Belconnen Oval Wetlands

    Launching Friends of Belconnen Oval Wetlands

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026
    Belconnen, Australia
    We're partering with Jennifer, one of our members and Convenor of Friends of Belconnen oval wetland, to create a protective native flora boundary and understory under the fabulous Candlebark Tree at the...
  • Coffee Catchup

    Coffee Catchup

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026
    Sandy Bay, Australia
    Come and join us for a coffee catchup in a lovely park with fenced playground, lots of grassy space and cafes nearby, as well as plenty of parking. Bring the kids and...
  • Core Group Meeting

    Core Group Meeting

    Sunday 19 Apr 2026
    Online, Australia
    This is our monthly zoom meeting of the core planning group.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP and contact us for the zoom link.
  • People Power at the Pub

    People Power at the Pub

    Monday 20 Apr 2026
    Adelaide, Australia
    Lime Green festival is over - maybe you're still riding the energy from an epic day out, or maybe you're nursing a hangover. Come as you are! ACF's Climate Action Hub doesn't...
  • ACF Griffith Electorate Group - April meeting (Coorparoo)

    ACF Griffith Electorate Group - April meeting (Coorparoo)

    Monday 20 Apr 2026
    Coorparoo, Australia
    ACF Griffith Group is a community group that takes action to protect our beautiful environment and precious climate. We work together on Brisbane's southside, to make a real difference.  New members are...
  • ACF Community Webinar: April

    ACF Community Webinar: April

    Tuesday 21 Apr 2026
    Zoom
    The ACF Community webinar runs every month and is made up of exciting discussion and debate around an important question/topic the community might be facing. Make sure you encourage other group members to...
Deferred until 2nd May - details TBA - Be part of the Canberra Investigations Team for Australian Conservation Foundation

Deferred until 2nd May - details TBA - Be part of the Canberra Investigations Team for Australian Conservation Foundation

Thursday 16 Apr 2026 - Saturday 2 May 2026
Turner, Australia
Moved to the 2nd of May for ACF Activate training. Want to do something practical for the environment? Join us in-person to meet other people and help the ACF Investigations team identify...
ACF Market Stall at Batemans Bay Waterfront

ACF Market Stall at Batemans Bay Waterfront

Sunday 19 Apr 2026
Batemans Bay, Australia
  Join us and help out for an hour or two - or just visit! - at our bright and colouful ACF market stall at the Waterfront, Clyde Street Batemans Bay. We'll...
Brisbane Northside, QLD: Informal visit to a verge garden & Casual Coffee - April 2026

Brisbane Northside, QLD: Informal visit to a verge garden & Casual Coffee - April 2026

Sunday 19 Apr 2026
Bridgeman Downs, Australia
Our monthly verge visits are continuing in 2026. The verge visit is from 10am to 10:30am. We will go to a nearby cafe or coffee shop afterwards. The ACF Community Brisbane Northside...
What Lurks Below?

What Lurks Below?

Sunday 19 Apr 2026 - Sunday 26 Apr 2026
Glen Iris, Australia
Part of our Waterwatch program of measuring water quality in Back Creek includes a program of checking what is actually living in it. The best time for doing this is mid-late Autumn...
Launching Friends of Belconnen Oval Wetlands

Launching Friends of Belconnen Oval Wetlands

Sunday 19 Apr 2026
Belconnen, Australia
We're partering with Jennifer, one of our members and Convenor of Friends of Belconnen oval wetland, to create a protective native flora boundary and understory under the fabulous Candlebark Tree at the...
Coffee Catchup

Coffee Catchup

Sunday 19 Apr 2026
Sandy Bay, Australia
Come and join us for a coffee catchup in a lovely park with fenced playground, lots of grassy space and cafes nearby, as well as plenty of parking. Bring the kids and...
Core Group Meeting

Core Group Meeting

Sunday 19 Apr 2026
Online, Australia
This is our monthly zoom meeting of the core planning group.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP and contact us for the zoom link.
People Power at the Pub

People Power at the Pub

Monday 20 Apr 2026
Adelaide, Australia
Lime Green festival is over - maybe you're still riding the energy from an epic day out, or maybe you're nursing a hangover. Come as you are! ACF's Climate Action Hub doesn't...
ACF Griffith Electorate Group - April meeting (Coorparoo)

ACF Griffith Electorate Group - April meeting (Coorparoo)

Monday 20 Apr 2026
Coorparoo, Australia
ACF Griffith Group is a community group that takes action to protect our beautiful environment and precious climate. We work together on Brisbane's southside, to make a real difference.  New members are...
ACF Community Webinar: April

ACF Community Webinar: April

Tuesday 21 Apr 2026
Zoom
The ACF Community webinar runs every month and is made up of exciting discussion and debate around an important question/topic the community might be facing. Make sure you encourage other group members to...

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