The festival would not be possible without the generosity of volunteers.  This year we are specifically looking for someone to help run our festival registration and merchandise sales desk.  If you have experience in either of these areas, please indicate this when you submit your application.

In exchange for approximately 8 hours of work, volunteers receive a weekend ticket to the Mountaingrass festival.

Volunteer at Mountaingrass

Friday 9 am to 5 pm

• Set up chairs in the three venues & grounds
• Dress the stage areas
• Put up banners, bunting & outdoor lights
• Put up signage around the festival sites
• Erect soft fencing for site management.
• Set up registration desk area
• Other jobs as required

Set up prior to the event 

Various Shifts from Friday 3 pm to Sunday 8 pm 

• Scan online tickets, issue and apply wristbands*.
• Hand out programs and provide directions to attendees as required.
• Some ticket volunteers will receive box office application training and handle door ticket sales.

 * Volunteers are required to use their mobile phone and download the scanning app.

Ticket Registration & Information Desk

Various Shifts from Friday 3 pm to Sunday 8 pm

• Work under the supervision of the ABOTMA treasurer to manage and run the artists' merchandise sales. 

• Experience in using Square EFTPOS terminals and merchandise sales in live music settings is desirable.

• Volunteers may be asked to provide verifiable references.

Merchandise Sales Desk

Workshops
9 am to 12 noon Saturday 

10 am to 12 noon Sunday

• Monitor entry doors and check everyone has a valid Mountaingrass wristband. 
• Assist our festival patrons with directions and festival information. 

• Volunteers may be required to monitor a mix of workshops and concerts.
• Volunteers are also asked to assist with directing patrons during an emergency.

Wristband checking

Wristband checking

Concerts
Friday evening 6 pm to 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday 12 Noon to 5.30 pm

Saturday & Sunday night 6.30 to 11 pm

• Monitor entry doors and check everyone has a valid Mountaingrass wristband. 
• Assist our festival patrons with directions and festival information. 

• Volunteers may be required to monitor a mix of workshops and concerts.

• Volunteers are also asked to assist with directing patrons during an emergency.

Concerts
Friday night 6 pm to 11 pm or concert end
Saturday & Sunday afternoon 12 noon to 5.30 or concert end

Saturday & Sunday night 6.30 pm to 

11 pm or concert end

• Stage Managers & Emcees work together to keep concerts running on time in accordance with the program.
• Manage performers' stage readiness.   (Performers are asked to be present at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled performance, dressed, tuned up and ready to go on). 
• Ensure performers are informed of backstage housekeeping - toilet locations, where to refill water bottles, that we ask for no open drink containers on stage, where they can store cases, etc.
• Stage managers are expected to wear a “hi-vis vest” to indicate their role. 
• Prevent all unauthorised access to the back-stage area, green room or stages at the venues during concerts. 
• Manage issues or emergencies that arise in consultation with the venue manager, event manager or independently in accordance with emergency management guidelines.

Venue Management: Stage Managers and Emcees

Throughout the festival.

• Keep venues and grounds clear of rubbish.

• Tidy and return chairs after workshops and jams in time for concerts.
• Advise patrons on correct use of recycling bins.
• Promote use of 10c container scheme which is to raise funds to support the ABOTMA Young Performer's yearly grant.
• Regularly empty waste bins.
• Some members of the site tidy team may also be rostered to keep bathrooms in the venues clean and tidy.  In recognition, less rostered on hours are assigned to volunteers who agree to help with this role.

Recycling bins Picture designed by Photoroyalty / Freepik

Site Tidy Team

Sunday evening and Monday morning

This role includes:

• Collecting & packing banners, bunting & signage
• Collect and stack all hired chairs and take to the nearest collection point 
• Pick up rubbish and put it in the Council bins and Cash for Cans bins. 
• Delivering Container Deposit bags to Crispy's Hardware
• Clean up stages and backstage areas and other various jobs.

Images of actual volunteers thanks to Susan Gordon-Brown

Pack Down After The Event

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