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Bendigo Easter Festival
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Bendigo Easter Festival The Major Events team is responsible for the coordination of activities relating to the attraction and support of major events to Bendigo. Over the Easter long weekend, Bendigo’s beautiful Rosalind Park and surrounding streets will be transformed into a vibrant precinct bursting with family-friendly entertainment. An extensive program of activities and attractions offers something for all ages. Be in the hunt for Easter Eggs on Good Friday, experience the thrills of Carnival Central, find a treasure at the Rotary Market, rock along to live music or keep the kids busy in a park filled with hands-on activities and performances Volunteers have the ability to choose from a number of roles during the festival including (but not limited to);
You can volunteer for one shift (four hours), or the whole weekend! Volunteer Positions for the 2026 Bendigo Easter Festival are now open. |
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Bendigo Venues & Events
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Welcome to Bendigo Venues & Events - a business unit of the City of Greater Bendigo and responsible for the management of a suite of venues including Ulumbarra Theatre, The Capital Theatre, the Bendigo Town Hall, Dudley House and The Engine Room.
This Unit presents a broad range of community, state, national and international events including live theatre, dance, fine and contemporary music and other performing arts activities across a varied suite of venues.
BV&E’s venues have an equally busy commercial life through the hosting of weddings, conferences, seminars, celebrations, ceremonies, classes and community events and by offering professional theatres, fully supported ticketing and box office, first-class function facilities, exclusive catering, exhibition spaces and dedicated community access venues.
Volunteer Opportunities
Student Work Placement Program
The City of Greater Bendigo is proud of it's Student Work Placement Program. The program offers work experience placements for year 10 to 12 secondary students, Unpaid University Placements for students seeking to practically complement their qualification. Programs are subject to the City's business unit’s ability to resource, supervise and conduct them.
- The City is unable to guarantee a placement.
- Student Work Placements are sought after and limited.
- When answering the application questions use examples where possible in your response.
- Use your response to every question as an opportunity to standout from everyone else.
- If you have a resume, this will help us learn more about you and your skills.
- You may also have to meet with us in person to discuss your application further.
- Refer to this checklist before you start the application form as you may need to obtain further information.
Clicking on this yellow information icon next to the questions on the application form will give you further information and helpful tips.- Preference will be given to students living and studying at schools in the City of Greater Bendigo.
- The Student Handbook and quiz forms part of your induction.
- The processing of your application can take a minimum of two weeks
- All students need to be attending an educational institution or an approved home schooled program that is secondary school equivalent.
- Work Experience only students are paid at $5.00 a day for the five days via Electronic Funds Transfer, so you will need to provide us with your account details including your Bank's BSB number.
Please note: We are unable take Student Work Placements in the following areas in 2026.
BARC, Early Childhood Learning Centres, Information and Technology, Bendigo Art Gallery,
Bendigo Venues and Events, Bendigo Airport
PLACEMENT INFORMATION
Parks and Open Space
The Parks and Open Space Unit manages the parks, gardens, creek corridors, bushland and sporting reserves as well as streets, plazas and road reserves. Work Experience tasks could include, weeding, mulching, blowing down paths and observing and shadowing qualified professionals.
