join the q-crew - VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS Now Open
Team Descriptions and Important Information below.
- Age Requirement: Volunteers must be 18 years or older (except AMPLIFY Youth Committee volunteers).
- Shifts: Volunteers may be rostered any time during the Festival from 12:00pm on Friday 27 November until 7:00pm Sunday 29 November, unless you are volunteering in a team working before or after the event weekend. See Team Descriptions for details of teams working outside of the Festival operating times.
- Hours & Perks: You’ll be required to contribute between 8-10 hours across the event to receive a 3 Day Festival wristband.
- Code of Conduct: All Volunteers must agree to the Code of Conduct and must complete a mandatory safety induction prior to the event.
- Registration Fee: A $20 registration fee is payable upon application. This goes towards covering costs of Volunteer Insurance and other OHS, administrative and safety costs.
- Unsuccessful Applications: Please note that volunteer positions are limited, and submission of an application does not guarantee a spot. If your volunteer application is unsuccessful, your Registration Fee will be refunded.
- Accommodation: Volunteer accommodation is NOT provided. Local accommodation options are here or Festival Camping is the best value way to stay in the heart of Queenscliff on the festival weekend.
Enquires:
Key duties
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Prep and distribute linen to accommodation pre‑festival, and collect it post‑event
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Prepare artist accommodation, including making beds
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Manage accommodation changeovers during the Festival
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Oversee operations at Whitehall Guesthouse, including the information desk and breakfast service
About you
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Bring a high level of customer service and professionalism to support our artists and their privacy
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Able to travel between accommodation locations in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale
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Some volunteers will need to be available in the days pre‑ and post‑event
Key duties
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Ensure artists are comfortable and supported backstage
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Prepare and clean dressing rooms
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Pack and distribute artist riders
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Support Stage Managers to ensure smooth backstage operations
About you
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Bring a high level of customer service and professionalism to support our artists and their privacy
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Ideally have prior back‑of‑house experience — this is a highly sought‑after role and returning QMF volunteers will be prioritised
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Some volunteers will need to be available in the days pre and post‑event
Key duties
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Provide drinks service at bars within the Festival precinct, at the Town Hall venue, or at additional bar activations
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Use QMF point‑of‑sale terminals
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Maintain bar areas to be clean and tidy
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Work within the requirements of our Liquor Licence
About you
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Enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment
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Able to work on your feet for the duration of your shift
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MUST have a current RSA
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Hospitality experience is a bonus but not essential
Key duties
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Greet festival attendees as they arrive
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Manage queues to ensure smooth entry through the gates
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Conduct visual wristband checks
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Support Security to enforce our prohibited items & unaccompanied Youth policies
About you
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Bring high energy and enthusiasm
- Comfortable engaging with attendees and can hold a friendly but firm line to enforce our entry requirements
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Able to work on your feet for the duration of your shift
Key duties:
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Ensure attendees are queueing and boarding the Ferry safely and on time for each session
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Ride the Ferry to monitor operations
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Support artists performing on the Ferry stage
About you:
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High level of customer service, confident engaging with attendees and working alongside Ferry operator
Key duties
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Scan Festival bus tickets and exchange for wristband
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Sell Festival bus tickets at the Bus Tent and on the Loop bus service
- Manage queues, particalrly for late night services
About you
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Comfortable riding the bus service during peak times
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Proactive to support smooth and efficient bus operations
Key duties
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Support the Site Manager to coordinate vendors during bump‑in and bump‑out
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Monitor vendor operations to ensure compliance with QMF requirements
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Liaise between vendors and the Event Control Centre during the Festival weekend
About you
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Highly organised and confident working with vendors and site crew contractors
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Experience in food safety is a bonus but not essential
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Some volunteers will need to be available in the days pre and post‑event
Key duties
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Help us meet our environmental goals by monitoring bin hubs across the Festival
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Assist festival attendees to sort rubbish into correct streams — you do not sort rubbish; you help attendees do it themselves
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Promote our War on Waste initiatives
About you
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Bring high energy
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Enthusiastic about sustainability and our War on Waste
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Able to work in the elements for the duration of your shift
Key duties
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Provide high‑level customer service
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Offer general advice, manage Lost & Found & mobile phone charging services
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Support Volunteer Registration, including issuing wristbands and t‑shirts and overseeing smooth operations at the Volunteer Hub
About you
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Willingness to learn extra Festival information to assist others
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Customer‑focused with a friendly, positive attitude
Key duties
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Help run activities as part of our family‑friendly program — mini golf, craft, face painting
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Support artists performing as part of the Kids Program
About you
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Bring high energy to create a fun atmosphere for our youngest festival attendees
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Willingness to participate in activities
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Experience working with children is a bonus but not essential
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MUST have a current Victorian Working with Children Check
Key duties
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Manage sales of QMF and artist merch using QMF point‑of‑sale terminals
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Conduct stocktake and keep merchandise organised
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Facilitate artist signing sessions
About you
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Enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment
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Bring a positive attitude and high level of customer service
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Retail experience is a bonus but not essential
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Some volunteers will need to be available in the days pre and post‑event
Key duties
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Provide catering for crew and volunteers during bump‑in and bump‑out
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Prepare food — ingredients for sandwiches, snacks, drinks
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Maintain the Pavilion as a food service area and general meeting point
About you
- Must be available for at least two daytime shifts in the 2 weeks prior or 1 week post‑Festival
Key duties
- Support the Site Manager and crew to transform Princess Park into the Festival site — fencing, scrim, signage, marquees etc
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Create festival décor
- Prepare Town Venues
About you
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Must be available for daytime shifts during the 2 weeks prior or 1 week post‑Festival
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Physically fit and able to work on your feet, in the elements
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Building, trade, décor, or art experience is a bonus
Key duties
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Scan printed or mobile tickets and exchange for wristbands
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Sell box‑office tickets
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Support festival attendees with ticketing enquiries
About you
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Bring a positive attitude and high level of customer service
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Able to work in a fast‑paced environment
