Become a Member

Earthcare St Kilda is always on the lookout for new members to assist us with current and new projects. It is a great way to study local ecologies while giving back to the community and working with other enthusiastic volunteers of all ages.

Membership provides you with access to all Earthcare St Kilda activities, quarterly newsletter and email notification of upcoming events.

The membership fee supports Earthcare St Kilda’s running costs (such as the website, insurance and admin) and the costs of running activities (such as Penguin microchips, Penguin Guide vests and other equipment).

Membership Options

Please select the appropriate Membership for you:

Members are subject to Earthcare St Kilda’s rules for an Incorporated Association which are available here

Donate to Earthcare St Kilda

Why should I help?

Earthcare St Kilda is a not-for-profit organisation with over 180 volunteers dedicated to protecting the penguins. Every night of the year penguin guides educate the public and ensure visitors are behaving in the correct manner. Once a fortnight penguin researchers monitor the colony to ensure the population is healthy, investigate breeding success and remove entanglements and pollution from penguin nests. To do this, 4 teams of volunteers microchip, weigh and sex each penguin caught along the breakwater. Earthcare St Kilda also run other programs including a monthly breakwater clean up to remove rubbish from the St Kilda breakwater.

How can I help?

Donating any amount will assist us, but as a guide:

By donating $10 you can help Earthcare purchase one microchip so that we can identify one penguin (there are 1400 living in St Kilda).

By donating $15 you can help Earthcare purchase one high visibility vest for a penguin guide.

By donating $30 you can help Earthcare purchase equipment (e.g. vest, gloves, grabber, bag) for a volunteer to remove rubbish from the breakwater.

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Make a Donation

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Alternatively, pay your donation directly into the Earthcare St Kilda bank account:

Bank: Bendigo
Account: Earthcare of St Kilda
BSB: 633000
Account Number: 101369809

When making a donation please put ‘donation‘ in the payment description

Thank you!

Donations Policy

1. Earthcare St Kilda is grateful for the support of our generous in-kind and financial donors. As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on donations from the public, and we commit to use those donations efficiently.
2. Earthcare St Kilda is independent and apolitical. We accept donations only for the purposes of Earthcare St Kilda; we will not allow any donation to dictate our positions and priorities, nor compromise our independence and dedication to our mission.
3. Earthcare St Kilda may refuse or refund donations at any time.
4. The acceptance of any donation by Earthcare St Kilda does not imply endorsement of other activities, undertakings or processes of the donor.
5. Any donations solicited or accepted on behalf of the Earthcare St Kilda by its members must be used for Earthcare St Kilda endorsed activities.
6. Any donations accepted on behalf of Earthcare St Kilda should be directed to the Earthcare St Kilda and not to individual members. They will be directly deposited into the Earthcare St Kilda bank account.