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HHR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - THE OCEAN NEEDS YOU!
Want an exciting life-time experience volunteering with animals? Want to get close to whales like no one else, learn about one of the largest animals on earth and assist in vital research at the same time? You can have this and all in an amazing environmental setting at the sunny Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. We have trained over 400 volunteers and reached out to thousands of people to make a difference for the ocean and marine life. Be part of it and just send us an email for more information.
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Consider an internship with us
You can join us for an internship for periods between 2 and 6 month. You'll be volunteering with animals and can choose to work on a wide range of task - data collection, data entry & analyses, community engagement, ocean education, design, software development and fluke matching.
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The following INTERNS and Students joined us over the past years
- Petra Kaaria, Finland (2009)
- Hilde van de Sande, Griffith University (2010)
- Bettina Lottes, Germany (2011)
- Elise Cave, Griffith University (2011)
- Jenna Parker, Griffith University (2011)
- Katrina Fredericksen, Griffith University (2011)
- Kyra St Pierre, Canada (2011)
- Erica Mak, University of Ottawa Canada (2012)
- Fabian Bracco, Griffith University (2012)
- Ronald Urbano, Griffith University (2012)
- Sandra Albert, Institute of Engineering Sciences Toulon, France (2012)
- Giulia Pavani, Griffith University (2013)
- Jordy Neubauer, Griffith University (2013)
- Rhye Stevens, Griffith University (2014)
- Victoria Waldren, Griffith University (2014)
- Katie Walters, Griffith University (2015)
- Lachlan Barter, Griffith University (2015)
- Gina McGuire, Stanford University, USA (2016)
- Parissa Reynolds, USA (2016)
- Jamie Holmstrom, USA (2017)
- Holly Richmond, Griffith University (2018)
- Mila Varola, Italy (2018)
- Rebecca Valani, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2018)
- Jill Corey, New Brunswick University, Canda (2019) (watch her Tedx Talk)
- Natalie Huggins, USA (2019)
- Sarah Kim, Stanford University (2019)
- Andrew Abood, Griffith University (2020)
- Sarah McCulloch, Hons - Griffith University (2021)
- Georgia Boyd, Hons - Griffith University (2021)
- Natalia Urrea, Envirotech (2021)
- Olivia Lems, WIL - Griffith University (2021)
- Jana Dujaric, Master - Stockholm University (2021)
Hall of fame
Our HHR award winners
- Surveyor Award 2016 Paul Farrel
- Campaigner Award 2016 Holly Richmond
- Research Award 2016 Fiona Skeggs
- Surveyor Award 2017 Brendan Lumley
- Campaigner Award 2017 Teleri Ewe
- Research Award 2017 Nicole Clarke
- Surveyor Award 2018 Viv Kalas
- Campaigner Award 2018 Jasmine Rusmussen
- Researcher Award 2018 Mila Varola
- Surveyor Award 2019 Jo McGrory
- Campaigner Award 2019 Reggie de Santis
- Researcher Award 2019 Jill Corey
Become a hhr member
Become a HHR member (membership form). You get updates on marine mammal research, reduced prices to our events, workshops and seminars and you can help make a difference for our whales with just $5 AUD.
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