Corporate Volunteering
Bring the team together for a day at CERES, located in Melbourne’s inner north, just 7km from the CBD, CERES is the perfect site to host your team’s next team bonding, strategy or volunteering day.
By volunteering at CERES, you can roll up your sleeves, learn from our award-winning educators and help your local environment charity. With two locations available, positioned just 2km from each other on the Merri Creek, CERES has options to fit your team’s needs. Choose the package that suits your team.
Testimonial:
“The day got us closer to nature, empowered us to create and introduced us to a community at the forefront of sustainable enterprise.”
– Kelum, Corporate Volunteer from NAB
option A:
Working Bee
If you’re looking to roll up your sleeves and get some hard work done, this is the package for you.
Your day:
9:00am Gather your team together at your CERES site.
9:30am Join us for a short tour of CERES, its history, and feel a sense of connection to the space.
10:00am You’ll be introduced to one of our horticulturists to get stuck into some work.
11:30am Tools down for a well-earned lunch break.
12:30pm Get back on the tools to finish the job.
2:00pm Hang up your gloves and depart CERES with
a sense of accomplishment.
| Working Bee | Inclusions |
|---|---|
|
Tour of CERES |
Included |
|
Activity |
Volunteering |
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Duration |
5 hours |
|
Morning Tea |
Add on for $10pp |
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Lunch |
Add on for $21pp |
|
Room hire |
Add on for $350 (up to 20 people) |
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TOTAL COST |
$99pp (minimum cost $990) |
option B:
Farm Immersive
We get that off-site days need to be high value for your team. Let us take care of everything.
Your day:
9:00am Gather your team at the Merri Cafe, and drop into your venue for the day.
9:30am-12.30pm Settle in and spend your morning strategising. We’ll take care of morning tea and lunch.
1:30pm Join us for a short tour of CERES, its history, and feel a sense of connection to the space.
2:00pm Learn about food systems with one of our award-winning educators, or get stuck into volunteering with our Site Horticulturist.
4:30pm Leave CERES with a sense of accomplishment, new learnings and renewed connection to your team.
| Farm Immersive | Inclusions |
|---|---|
|
Tour of CERES |
Included |
|
Activity |
Volunteering or Workshop |
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Duration |
Full day |
|
Morning Tea |
Included |
|
Lunch |
Included |
|
Room hire |
Included |
|
TOTAL COST |
$179pp (minimum cost $1790) |
CERES Main Site, Brunswick East
Activities include gardening, weeding, painting, landscaping, composting and masonry across our 4 hectare park which includes an organic farm, environmental education centre and community hub.
CERES Joe’s Market Garden, Merri Creek, Coburg
Our Coburg location, Joe’s Market Garden, located on the lovely Merri Creek. Joes is a beautiful, historic market garden in Coburg cared for by CERES. Activities are all farm-based, including planting, watering, weeding, harvesting.
What to wear: Comfortable clothing, sturdy, closed toe shoes, hat and sunscreen, a water bottle, raincoat, and gardening gloves (optional).
What to bring: Your own picnic lunch, snacks and drinks.
Learn more about what to expect on the day here.
CERES – Brunswick East
Getting there: Take the 96 tram to the end of Nicholson St (from Bourke St). CERES is a 5 minute walk from the tram stop. The main entrance on the corner of Stewart St and Roberts St, Brunswick East. On site parking is available, including bike parking! Please wait at the front of the CERES Visitor Centre via the CERES Main Entrance.
CERES Joe’s Market Garden – Coburg
How to get there: Entrance located at the end of Edna Grove Coburg. Joe’s Garden is located on the Merri Creek bike path. Street parking is available at 131 Harding Street. On public transport: Take the #1 tram from the city to Stop 133 – Harding Street.
CERES facilitators are expert staff with years of experience leading environmental education programs and services. Your financial contribution covers WHS, materials and tools, the time of your facilitator, admin-booking coordination and ongoing development of programs. CERES is a not-for-profit, relying mainly on grants, donations and our social enterprises. Your financial contribution for corporate volunteering helps us keep the lights on at CERES and build resilience as an organisation.
If your business is looking to invest in people and planet, CERES offers many avenues to service an end-to-end partnership.
CERES is a registered charity with ACNC, holds DGR-1 Status, and is a proud non-profit partner of 1% for the Planet.
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