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Following the success of the Daintree National Park\u2019s campground host volunteer program, Queensland\u00a0National Parks Minister Steve Dickson has decided to expand the initiative statewide.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Dickson said the Queensland government was seeking new campground hosts who would live and work in North Queensland national parks.<\/span><\/p>\n Park rangers have been exploring locations to expand the initiative in a bid to enhance park experiences, including Elliot Falls at Heathland Resources Reserve, Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, Fraser Island and Lake Tinaroo at Danbulla State Forest and National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/oisp.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wooroonooran_josephine_falls.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ align=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”0px||8px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n Source:\u00a0Wikipedia.org<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Newman Government is building upon our commitment to increase partnerships with park volunteers, as we continue to deliver on our promise to open up national park land for all Queenslanders and visitors to enjoy,\u201d Mr Dickson said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn line with that, we will be seeking suitable people to become campground hosts at a number of locations across north Queensland next year, camping for free in idyllic natural spaces while helping our rangers with everyday maintenance tasks that will free them up for other work.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are looking for volunteers who like the outdoors, enjoy meeting people from around the globe, and are interested in the local environment.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ll be responsible for keeping the campground looking great and general maintenance of the immediate facilities and day-use area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Maureen and Barry Drews, a retired couple who have previously undertaken the volunteer position at Noah Beach campground \u00a0as campsite hosts, have given positive feedback after their three weeks at the Daintree National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe location was just wonderful and there was so much to do and see including informative rainforest treks, fishing at Noah\u2019s Creek and relaxing walks along the beach,\u201d Mrs Drews said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe were also able to pass on the local knowledge we learned from rangers to park visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe had been travelling around Australia and thought the campground host program would be a good opportunity to stay in one place for a few weeks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ text_font=”Roboto||||||||” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”0px||8px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” saved_tabs=”all”]<\/p>\n source: THESOURCENEWS.COM<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following the success of the Daintree National Park\u2019s campground host volunteer program, Queensland National Parks Minister Steve Dickson has decided to expand the initiative statewide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[53,183,126,55,296,295],"class_list":["post-55041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-what-to-study","tag-charity","tag-griffith-university","tag-hcmut","tag-oisp","tag-parttime-job","tag-queensland"],"yoast_head":"\n