A Volunteer with Elle the EchidnaVolunteering a regular part of your week at the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is one of the most personally rewarding things you can do with your time.
Learn valuable lifeskills and help the environment around you at the same time. Discover the beauty of our native fauna and help ensure they will still be here for future generations.
If you are far away from our Western Australian hospital, you can still help Kanyana save wildlife in many other ways. And remember; we always welcome overseas volunteers.
What's needed to become a Kanyana volunteer ?
- No particular skills needed as we offer on-the-job training
- A weekly commitment of at least four hours
- Is over 16 years old
- Has an up-to-date Tetanus injection
- Fill in volunteer application form and attend an information evening
- Has a paid-up Kanyana membership
- Has completed a DEC Volunteer Registration form which is available from Kanyana
Anyone interested in becoming a Kanyana volunteer is invited to contact us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (08) 9291 3900.
New-volunteer Introduction sessions
The first step in becoming a volunteer is to attend an Information Session for new volunteers. These are held on a regular basis at Kanyana. Please see under "What's coming up?". To book a place at one of these sessions, email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (08) 9291 3900.
Please note: sign up for information sessions closes 5 days prior to session date.
Follow-up training for new Volunteers
Training for new volunteers requires attendance at 2 training days on consecutive Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 1:30pm. These sessions will prepare you to work at Kanyana. Initially, you will work with an experienced volunteer until you are confident of working independently.
Volunteer Benefits
- Insurance coverage, whilst working at Kanyana, under DEC's Riskcover Insurance
- Kanyana's quarterly newsletter
- Voting rights at Kanyana's AGM
- Invitation for you and your partner to Kanyana's annual Thank You party
- Access to all training courses run by Kanyana
No time to volunteer ?
You can still help by becoming an Associate Member; membership fees Kanyana's lifeblood, helping to fund its extensive operations. As we receive no government funding for our lifesaving work, we depend on these annual fees to help with our funding.
Associate Member benefits
- Kanyana's quarterly newsletter
