Volunteer Role Descriptions
Choosing your volunteer team
There is a huge range of roles for you to choose from and, for most, you don't need any special skills. You could be screening movies, serving food, putting up marquees or keeping the cyclists heading in the right direction. All teams have a Team Leader link to support them and plan the roster. Read below to help work out your first, second and third team preferences. The headings below have links to PDF documents containing complete role descriptions for each team.
It is important to be flexible during the event as at times you may need to assist other teams or be moved to another team to cover changing needs.
- Cycling Services (limited positions available)
Cycle Queensland is all about cycling so the Cycling Services Team has an important role - keeping the cyclists safe and happy.
Marshals keep the cyclists heading in the right direction, warn them of hazards and generally support them on their ride. Have fun with humorous interaction with the riders and plenty of encouragement. Days can be long and always outside.
The Sign Crew ensures the route is identified and the traffic aware so the riders don't lose their way and the motorists are careful. This crew starts early in the morning and then collects the signs again at the end of the day.
The SAG Wagon travels behind the last rider and picks up any weary or injured riders and bikes. Plenty of encouragement needed and good people skills.
Water & Rubbish are needed & produced along the route. For cyclists, water is life, and like everybody they produce rubbish.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Setout & Access
This all-action team sets up the campsite each day using signs, flags and conversation to efficiently direct support crews, vehicles and cyclists to the correct areas of the campsite.
You'll also control access at the site entries. It's our home so it needs to look good and be planned well. Each site is different so your problem solving is new every day.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Logistics
Put up marquees, load trucks and coordinate equipment. This team builds the site each day from the ground up. A job for those who like manual work and a great team environment.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Services
Keep the campsite alive with power, water and wastewater. Set up specialist equipment unique to the event for dishwashing and laundry.
Being fit and handy are good attributes and you will get dirty.
Interested?Click here for more info.
- Luggage
Riders load and unload their luggage at each campsite but they need encouragement and light-hearted direction. Some bag-lifting involved.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Clean Up
We try to minimise it, but rubbish is a reality. This team distributes and maintains bins around the site and keeps the campsite clean. We like to impress the towns we go through by leaving a spotless site. Catering and Cafe at meal times is where most of the action is.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Catering
Meet the riders as you serve them breakfast and dinner prepared by our chefs. A great meal served with a smiling face makes people happy. Assist with preparation of lunch and dinner each day and help with the kitchen wash-up.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Cafe
Serve drinks and snacks in our licensed café. Serve customers, maintain stock and assist with the set-up each day. This is where the cyclists put their feet up from mid afternoon to 9.30pm.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Easy Campese
This team puts up tents for those riders who really want to relax. Good exercise and a great team environment.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Ride Reception
The font of all knowledge about the event and the local town. People come here for directions, help and information. We run a small shop selling all those things people forget, lose or break. This happy, helpful team gets to meet all the participants.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Medical
Doctors, physios, nurses and paramedics are needed for this team to work with the support of St John Ambulance. The team covers the route and campsite for mainly minor injuries and ailments. Doctors and physios are also able to ride and volunteer. Call BQ for more details and the great incentives.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Massage
We try to provide the opportunity for riders and volunteers to have a 15-minute therapeutic massage on the ride. Team members need to have massage qualifications or be in training. Your hands will do their thing for 6 hours a day.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Good Times
If you're into fun and excitement then this is the team for you. Screening movies, coordinating live bands and background music, organising the parties and competitions will allow you to dispense Good Times to all. Plenty of creative spirits and improvisation here.
Interested? Click here for more info.
- Volunteer Support/TLC Camping
Working with the volunteer coordinator, this team makes sure our volunteers have smiles on their faces and also sets up the TLC camping.
Interested? Click here for more info
- Start/Finish
There are large lumps in our workload on the first day in Mission Beach and last day in Port Douglas so there are opportunities for locals or rider friends and family to help out. There are a huge variety of small and large tasks so we're sure to have something that suits you.
- Odds and Ends
There are a huge variety of small and large tasks to be completed pre & post-ride. Please let us know if you can help.
