Volunteers are the back-bone of Nutcote, and enable us to carry out our calendar of events, staff the House Museum and Tea Rooms and maintain the magnificent garden. Our volunteers are motivated to join us because of an interest in May Gibbs and her house, or their wish to do something worthwhile in the community, or from a desire to enrich their lives. Full and on-going training for volunteers is provided through induction modules.

May Gibbs’ Nutcote provides an opportunity for Volunteers in five main areas :

• Museum Guide Volunteer
• Garden Volunteer
• Tea Room Volunteer
• Speaker Volunteer
• Visitor Services Volunteer

Museum Guide Volunteer: Volunteers in this role welcome and guide visitors around May Gibb’s house and the Nutcote property
Garden Volunteer: Volunteers manage and maintain the Nutcote Garden throughout the seasons. Bed preparation, plantings and maintenance are carried out by Nutcote Garden Volunteers. North Sydney Council’s Open Spaces Directorate and their Garden Contractors carry out lawn mowing, arboreal work and other heavy maintenance tasks.

Tea-room Volunteer: Volunteers help in the Bib and Bub Tea Room and provide refreshments to visitors to Nutcote.
Speaker Volunteer: Volunteer Speakers are ambassadors for May Gibbs and Nutcote and usually have extensive experience as Museum Guides prior to undertaking this role.
Visitor Services Volunteer: Visitor Services Volunteers have a key role in helping visitors have an enjoyable experience at Nutcote. They welcome groups and individual visitors to Nutcote, escort groups to points around the site, assist Tea Room volunteers and House Guides with large groups, provide support for events and public programs, and undertake a range of customer service and administrative tasks that support Nutcote.

Please note: All Volunteers are required to be Friends of Nutcote.