Volunteering across Australia

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Search verified volunteering opportunities across Australia. Filter by cause, suburb, and the days you are free, then join in a tap and keep every hour you give in one place.

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People who started with one shift.

Volunteers across Australia, in their own words.

A clean-up crew collecting plastic waste from a shoreline
I literally found a beach clean-up 10 mins from my place and now I go every month. So easy!

Eddy

UTS Student

Two volunteers hugging and laughing at a community event
Moved to Sydney last year. Signed up to volunteer and met half my friends through Ripple opportunities.

Georgia

Young Professional

Two young volunteers with shovels, smiling on a planting day
I used Ripple for Duke of Ed hours and stayed for the good people. 10/10 would recommend.

Matilda

High School Student

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For every volunteer

No fees, no premium tier, no catch.

One tap

To join an opportunity

Answer an organiser’s questions once, not every time.

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Organisations only

We check every organiser before they can list a shift.

How it works

Signed up in five minutes.

01

Search your suburb

Start with your postcode or suburb. Filter volunteering opportunities by cause, distance, and the days you are actually free.

02

Join in a tap

Most opportunities are one-tap RSVP. Where an organiser needs more, you answer once and it saves to your profile for next time.

03

Turn up together

Bring a friend, or meet people who care about the same things you do. Address, parking, and reminders land before the day.

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Keep the credit

Your hours are logged as you go, ready for Duke of Ed, AHEGS, WDO, or simply your own record.

It counts

Yep, it actually counts. See the note about the accreditation logos

Here is where your hours can go.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

Copy your hours straight into Duke of Ed

Every shift is logged and timestamped as you go, so your Voluntary Service section is ready the moment your assessor asks for it.

Australian Government, Department of Education

Keep a record for your uni transcript

One verified history of your co-curricular volunteering, ready to put forward for your Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

NSW Government

Pay off eligible fines in NSW

Track hours with approved NSW organisations and export them straight into your Work and Development Order paperwork.

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Show what you have done, anywhere

Download certificates, share a public profile of everything you have given, and pick up in-app rewards along the way.

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, the Australian Government, and the NSW Government are named here, and their logos shown, only to identify the programmes your volunteering hours can count towards. None of them is affiliated with Ripple or endorses it, and each sets its own rules about which hours it accepts.