Here is a table of volunteers and openings for this year's events. Scroll Down to plan ahead for 2026.
For more information on what volunteering entails see the detaled article on volunteering.
Or if you already know what you want to do,contact the WARA volunteer co-ordinatator via email
Special thanks to all our past volunteers; see our Volunteer Hall of Fame for details.
All WARA activities are carried out by volunteers - that is how we can keep the cost of competing so low.
Anyone can do a job in Administration or the Hash House (for HH min age is 15) - you will receive training
2026 Events - locations TBC
| Upside Down 12hr | Autumn 6hr | Winter 12hr | Winter 24hr State Champs | Spring 12hr | 4hr Novelty |
| 7 March | 2 May | 6 June | 25-26 July | 19 September | 24 October |
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| Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer |
| Ann-Marie Meredith | . | ||||
| First Aid | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid |
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| Admin (5) | Admin (4) | Admin (5) | Admin | Admin (5) | Admin (2) |
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| Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing |
| Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup |
| (No BBQ) | BBQ (3) | Hash House (15) | Hash House (15 minimum) | Hash House (15) | BBQ (2) |
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| Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver |
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| Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver |
Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver |
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| Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager |
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| Truck Loading | Truck Loading at WARA Shed | Truck Loading | Truck Loading | Truck Loading | Truck Loading |
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| Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading |
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Notes:
Volunteering in the Hash House for 12 and 24 hour events:
- Unless other arrangements are made, we require you on-site for the entire time - 9am Sat to 12pm Sun for a 12hr and 930am Sat to 2pm Sun for a 24hr.
- For events that are more than 1.5hrs from Perth it means that ideally you should aim to arrive Friday night.
- With a shift roster you are often able to go out on the course in registered teams of volunteers.
- For minors in the Hash House, we require a minimum of 15yrs with parents on the same shift.
2025 Events
| 4hr Paddle-Foot Rogaine | Autumn 6hr | Winter 12hr | Winter 24hr State Champs | Spring 12hr | 4hr Novelty |
| 5 April | 3 May | 7 June | 9-10 August | 13 September | 30 November |
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1/2 hr of Perth CBD TBC |
1hr East of Perth | 1 hr North/East of Perth | 2hrs South East of Perth | 1 hr East of Perth | Perth |
| Setters | Setters | Setters | Setters | Setters | Setters |
| Cody Pope | Graham Holden | Dave Smith | Bryan McClintock |
Shane Lewis |
Joel Tate |
| . | James Marshall | David Longman | Jeff Conrades | Volker Gartz | Bo Davies |
| . | Alan Kerr | Andre Morkel | |||
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| Vetters | Vetters | Vetters | Vetters | Vetters | |
| David Smith | James Westcott |
Joe Scibiorski |
Geoff Hearne | Alan Ryan | |
| Alan Kerr | Mal Reeson | Eva Scibiorski | Mick Lozyk | Alison Lang | |
| David Longman | . | . | |||
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| Safety Officer (0) | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | Safety Officer | |
| . | Lia Barnett | Rebecca Ginbey | Ann-Marie Merideth | Rebecca Ginbey | |
| First Aid (1) | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid | First Aid/Safety |
| Chris Ryan | Ian Rogers | Claire Penaluna | Kellie Whitfield | Peter Trenaman | Alison Lang |
| Admin (5) | Admin (4) | Admin (5) | Admin | Admin (5) | Admin/BBQ/Setup |
| Greg Andrews | Peter Mann | Alison Lang (Lead) | Jen Graham-Taylor (Lead) | Andre Morkel (Lead) | Andre Morkel |
| Selina Wilson | Selina Wilson | Jenny Dalrymple | Alex Watson | Leanne Lester | Selina Wilson |
| Louise Yeaman | Delia Perrett | Josie Dalrymple | James Earl | Silvia Klemenz | Virginia Abson |
| Kim McMullan | Brian Austin | Naomi Hanna | Selina Wilson | Steve Hearn | Delia Perrett |
| Delia Perrett | Lia Barnett | Greg Andrews | Matt Sims | . | Karee Borland |
| Virginia Abson | Julia Buswell | Gunther Werner | Michael Elias | ||
| . | Margaret Werner | ||||
| Novice Briefing (1) | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing | Novice Briefing |
| Elena Ghergori | Al Jansen | Ann Smithson | Ann Smithson/Bill Baxter | Bec Ginbey | Andre Morkel |
| Event Setup (0) | Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup | Event Setup | |
| Greg Andrews | Silvia Klemenz | ||||
| Julia Hales | Jeremy Knowles | ||||
| (No BBQ) | BBQ (3) | Hash House (15) | Hash House (15 minimum) | Hash House (15) | |
| .Kayak Controller (1 tbc) | Mel Browne | Di Richardson | Pam Bradley (LEAD) | . | . |
| Tony Almond | Jacqui Hamling | Phil Calley | Lucy Fairweather | ||
| Emma Sealy | Alison Daley | Amy Zhu | Matthew White | ||
| Elizabeth Cummins | Mr Bradley | Alan Kerr | |||
| Water Safety Kayaker (1) | Michael Tuffin | Katrina Yang | Matthew Jenkins | . | |
| . | Amy Zhu | Mary Roglich | Virginia Abson | . | |
| . | Eleanor Fairweather | Jo Taylor | Selina Wilson | . | |
| Aden Huen | Emma Firth | Sara Culverhouse | . | ||
| . | Viginia Absen | Kineesha Teasdale | Ellie Fairweather | . | |
| Selina Wilson | Lucile Allegre | Joff Buswell | . | ||
| Rob Tammerijn | Farris Tammerijn | Lucy Buswell | . | ||
| Graham Pattrick | Rebecca Brown | Anthea Feaver | |||
| Angela Hamersley Pattrick | Yue Tong | Yue Tong | . | ||
| . | John Timns | Camille Tan | Aden Huen | . | |
| Mel Hickman | Yu Shan Mah | Bec Cotton | |||
| Murray Telemetry | Jake Barnett | ||||
| Boris Roglich | Steve Watt | ||||
| Truck Driver (1) | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | Truck Driver | |
| Peter Mattner | Malcom Reid | Malcom Reid | Malcom Reid | Malcom Reid | . |
| Trailer Driver (1) | Trailer Driver |
Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver | Trailer Driver | Ute Driver |
| Mark Jones | Graham Braid | David Taylor | James Baxter/Bo Davies | James Baxter | Alan Ryan |
| Camp Manager (0) | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager | Camp Manager |
| na | Mark Jones | Mark Jones | Mark Jones | Mark Jones | . |
| Truck Loading (0) | Truck Loading at WARA Shed | Truck Loading | Truck Loading | Truck Loading | Ute Loading |
| . | . | . | Equipment Team | Nick Dale | Ron Goliver |
| Truck Unloading (0) | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | Truck Unloading | |
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| . | . | . | Volunteers sought at Event | . |