Volunteers

Be part of the group assembly line and help prepare merchandise pre-orders and swimmer packs.

Shift:

• Friday 12 February – 10:00am to 2:00pm

Task:

• Packing swimmer envelopes with swim items e.g. swim cap, swimmer number tattoos
• Packing merchandise pre-orders

Where: Check-in tent, Signal Park

Saturday 13th February – 6 Shifts:

• 8:00am to 11:00am
• 8:30am to 11:30 am
• 11:00am to 2:00pm
• 11:30am to 2:30pm
• 2:00pm to 5:00pm
• 2:30pm to 5:30pm

Sunday 14th February – 2 Shifts:

• 6:30am to 10:00am 
• 8:30am to 12:00pm

Various tasks including:

• Merchandise sales
• Restocking
• Experience with retail sales including electronic payment methods would be an advantage

Where: Merchandise tent at Signal Park

Be part of the go-to team for sunscreen, event information such as the schedule and map, and lost property.

Saturday 13th February – 2 shifts:

• 9:00 am to 1:30 pm 
• 1.15 pm to 5:15 pm 

Sunday 14th February – 1 shift:

• 6:00am to 11:00am 

Various tasks including:

• Provide information to the public
• Set up equipment
• Provide guidance to swimmers applying race number tattoos (swimmers are to apply their own tattoos)
• Distribute sunscreen, Event Programs and flyers

Where: Amphitheatre on foreshore

Assist the operations team with communications, contractor arrivals and general inquiries from every team on site.

Shifts:

• Saturday 13th February – 9:00am to 12:30pm 
• Saturday 13th February – 12:00pm to 3:30 pm 
• Sunday 14th February – 6:00am to 11:00am (preference given to those who volunteered in the same role on Saturday)

Various tasks including:

• Sign radios in/out
• Update record log
• Assist attendees with directions and general information
• Site runner
• General event duties
• Experience with events and use of two-way radios preferred
• Resources, induction, and supervision provided

Where: Event Operations Centre on Signal Park / Various

Saturday 13th February 10:30am to 2:30pm

Various tasks including:

• Cut up watermelon ready for swimmers finishing the swim
• Setting up tables ready for fruit and water distribution
• Setting out fruit and water for swimmers
• Handing out fruit and water to swimmers
• Keeping area clean

Where: Busselton Jetty foreshore, swimmer recovery area

A variety of tasks assisting our Saturday swimmers, from preparing for their swim until they reach the recovery area.

2 Shifts:

• Saturday 13 February – 12:00pm to 4:00pm 

• Saturday 13 February – 12:30pm to 4:30pm 

Various tasks including:

• Assist with marshalling swimmers and spectators around the start lines
• Setting up tables for timing band audit
• Move finisher items to the finish area and prepare for swimmers
• Hand out finisher items and high-fives to swimmers as they exit the water 
• Collect timing bands and return to registration tent
• Wash, sort and pack timing bands into numerical order for swimmer audit
• Packing up tables and equipment

Where: Signal Park & Busselton Jetty foreshore

Be right in the action at the far end of the Jetty.

Shift:

• Sunday 14 February – 6:45am to 11:30am 

Various tasks including:

• Walk the equipment trolley to the landing
• Marshal swimmers along the Jetty
• Assist swimmers in bag drop area
• Control the jump zone
• Assist any swimmers that have left the water early
• Assistance from SES (marshalling) and SLS (water safety)
• Guide entering swimmers over the timing mat and into the jump zone

Where: Busselton Jetty and Observatory Landing area

Congratulate swimmers and give them finisher towels and high fives for their achievement.

Sunday 14th February – 2 Shifts:

• 7:30am to 11:30am
• 8:00am to 12:00pm 

Various tasks including:

• Set up tables for fruit and water distribution
• Set out fruit and water for swimmers
• Hand out fruit and water to swimmers
• Keep area clean
• Setting up tables for timing band audit
• Move finisher towels to finish line
• Issue finisher’s towel to swimmers exiting finish chute
• Collect timing bands as swimmers exit the chute
• Return timing bands to registration tent
• Wash and pack timing bands 
• Pack up tables and equipment

Where: Grassed area, and finish area west of the Kyst