Creating Glideways at Wombeyan

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Live in and help for 20 days in May 2026 with K2W Link Inc., a regional conservation organisation working to protect wildlife and restore habitat for the endangered Southern Greater Glider.

Join an international team of 10 volunteers to take part in citizen science, tree planting, and community conservation activities across the Wombeyan Valley and Taralga region, NSW.

K2W Link Inc. (Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link Partnership) is a regional conservation organisation based in Goulburn, NSW. It works across the Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala corridor to restore and reconnect native habitats, engaging landholders, communities and partners to protect biodiversity through collaborative landscape-scale initiatives.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteer work: Volunteers will join a local conservation team to help protect the endangered Southern Greater Glider.

Activities include tree planting to restore glider habitat, spotlight surveys for glider monitoring, installation and checking of nest boxes, eDNA sampling of waterbodies, and setting up acoustic and camera traps. Volunteers will also
support community engagement events, assist with citizen science activities, and help local schools learn about wildlife conservation.

No special skills are required to join this project. Volunteers should be comfortable participating in physical activities such as tree planting, light walking and other hands-on conservation work. An interest in nature, conservation and outdoor work is essential. Volunteers will receive on-site training in citizen science and ecological monitoring, including
spotlighting, checking nest boxes, and using acoustic and camera traps. Safety and fieldwork orientation will be provided by K2W Link Inc., with additional guidance from project partners such as EnviroDNA and local First Nations representatives who will share cultural knowledge and perspectives on the land. In case of bad weather, activities may include indoor citizen science training, data entry, nest box maintenance, community workshops, and mapping exercises.

Study theme: How landscape conservation in the Abercrombie Valley works and why it matters. This will be introduced by local Landcare organisers and members of the K2W Link partnership. K2W Link staff, ecologists and
citizen science trainers will supervise and support volunteers throughout the program.

Cultural activities: Volunteers will work closely with local residents, schools and conservation partners. A welcome gathering and community BBQ will be organised, providing an opportunity to share cultural experiences. Other possible
activities include a visit to the Corridor Project, local bushwalks or swimming spots, a trip to Taralga Museum, or excursions to Kanangra Walls, Mt Werong, or Yerranderrie.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The facility includes sleeping areas, basic kitchen and living spaces, showers, fridge and a first aid kit. From there, you will be transported each day to the project site. Internet access will be very limited. If you are used to city living, the site may seem quite isolated. The nearest shop is 7km away and there is no public transport. Bring your medication and other requirements with you as a trip to the shops will need to be specially arranged.

🍲 Food

Meals: Volunteers will cook together, organising a roster for cooking and cleaning. Ingredients will be provided, and vegetarian or special dietary needs can be accommodated. There will be some shared meals with the local community.

📍 About the location

The project site is near Wombeyan Caves, approximately 60 km from Goulburn.

⚠️ Requirements

Special Requirements: The work is generally outdoors and moderately physical, so participants should be comfortable working on uneven ground and in variable weather conditions. For safety reasons, it is of utmost importance to follow instructions, wear appropriate clothing including closed boots, stay together and do not wander off alone.

🤝 Meeting point

The nearest train station is Goulburn. The project site is near Wombeyan Caves, approximately 60 km from Goulburn.
Transport to and from the site will be arranged. The nearest airports are Sydney or Canberra. From either of these you can catch a train to Goulburn Railway Station. This is a journey of approx 3 hours from Sydney or one and a half hours
from Canberra. At Goulburn you will be met by a member of the host team. Specific times and train timetables will be given closer to the date.
It is best if you arrive in Australia at least one day before the start of the workcamp. As you can see from the above information, it will not be easy to return for one volunteer who has missed the train and is not at the arrival point.

ℹ️ Additional information

What to bring: Wide brimmed sun hat, closed work shoes/boots, long sleeved shirt and appropriate work clothes. The weather can be very changeable, one moment very hot and the next, a cold snap, so bring clothes for all climates, including possible rain. We will have some emergency clothes in case you can’t carry clothes for all possibilities. We will also have sunscreen and you must wear it as the sun in Australia can be ferocious, even in May, and you can develop preconditions for skin cancer with 10 mins exposure in the middle of the day.

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