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Volunteer

No one should have to face hospital alone

We're building a network of caring local volunteers who offer practical, non-clinical help to adult hospital patients with little or no support nearby — starting with a pilot in Townsville and now in Ipswich.

Why volunteer with QHW

Help on your terms

  • No roster

    No minimum commitment. You choose when you're available.

  • Your choice

    Accept only the requests you're comfortable with.

  • Screened & inducted

    Clear boundaries protect patients and volunteers.

  • Never out of pocket

    Volunteers are never expected to spend their own money.

Register your interest

Registering simply starts a conversation — there's no obligation.

Required

Volunteers must be 18 or over.

Anything you would like us to know: past volunteering, work or life experience, languages you speak.

Name, how they know you, and a phone number or email for each. Not family members. We only contact referees after speaking with you.

These are the commitments every QHW volunteer makes. If anything here is unclear or a concern, send the form anyway and we will talk it through with you.

What happens next

  1. We’ll contact you.
  2. Screening and a brief induction.
  3. You’ll receive requests and choose the ones that suit you.

Not in Townsville? Register anyway — it helps us plan where to go next.

Learn about the pilot

  • Pilot underway Pilot program · Townsville

    Townsville Community Support Network

    A pilot connecting caring local volunteers with adult hospital patients in Townsville who have little or no family, friends or support nearby.

    Find out how to help

  • Pilot underway Pilot program · Ipswich

    Ipswich Community Support Network

    A pilot connecting caring local volunteers with adult hospital patients in Ipswich who have little or no family, friends or support nearby.

    Find out how to help