Everyone is welcome
If you've got a smile and are keen, we want you! No experience is required, but if you do have skills like first aid, retail, traffic management or social media let us know and we'll try to use them. You'll have a team leader, and get briefed so you have everything you need to have a great day. We have roles where you don't need to be very active such as our medal team, all the way up to cycling as a tail-end Charlie ensuring all our athletes are safe.
If you've got a smile and are keen, we want you! No experience is required, but if you do have skills like first aid, retail, traffic management or social media let us know and we'll try to use them. You'll have a team leader, and get briefed so you have everything you need to have a great day. We have roles where you don't need to be very active such as our medal team, all the way up to cycling as a tail-end Charlie ensuring all our athletes are safe.
Volunteer as a group
The Hanmer Half is a great fundraising opportunity for your community group, or club. Please contact us HERE to learn more about group roles |
Volunteer benefits
Our volunteers are rewarded with an awesome event merch pack, which includes a Hanmer Half Volunteer tee plus much much more soon to be announced. |
Volunteer roles available
The shifts listed below are for the 2-3 May 2025, sign up through Race Roster, our volunteer portal, if you see something you like!
Need help with your entry
Our office team is available during business hours on 07 213 1040 or [email protected]
The shifts listed below are for the 2-3 May 2025, sign up through Race Roster, our volunteer portal, if you see something you like!
Need help with your entry
Our office team is available during business hours on 07 213 1040 or [email protected]
Participant Check-in
This is the face of the event, you will be part of the friendly team who help participants pick up their rego packs and bib before their events!
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21km Start Line
In this role, you will join our wider event operations team to ensure a smooth Start Line to the event! You’ll be the friendly face first thing in the morning to help steady peoples nerves, direct them to the right place and be the first to cheer them on! |
21km Start Line
In this role, you will join our wider event operations team to ensure a smooth Start Line to the event! You’ll be the friendly face first thing in the morning to help steady peoples nerves, direct them to the right place and be the first to cheer them on! |
Finish Line Team
This is one of the most amazing experiences you can have volunteering at the Hanmer Half! Not only will you be awarding finisher medals and congratulating the participants who make it to the finish line, you will also share in the emotional celebration of finishing! |
Course Water Station Team
This role is based at our on course water station. The water station role leaves a lasting memory in the participants' experience, it is in the heart of the course, and a vital part of helping participants with hydration, providing encouragement & high fives! |
Lead Bike
This role involves leading out in front of the participants throughout the whole course, ensuring the leaders go the right direction, warning marshals of oncoming participants and any obstacles that have come onto the course overnight! Choose your distance of either 21km or 10.5km! Must have own bike and confident in riding the terrain (see course map) |
Venue Assistant
This may be one of the best volunteer roles. You will be working alongside our experienced event team behind the scenes to make the event awesome for participants and spectators. |
Course Marshal
This role is the life blood of the event! You will be stationed at a marshal point and helping direct participants in the correct direction and cheering them on! You do not need to worry if you don’t know where to go, we can transport you there! Volunteer shifts can vary in time, and are within the time allotments below.
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Tail End Charlie
You do not need to be named Charlie for this role! You will get to walk the course of your choice tailing along behind the last participant on the course and giving them the encouragement they need to get to the finish line! Choose your distance of either 21km or 10.5km! Requirements: Minimum age of 18, in an outdoor environment. |
Course Sweep
Become part of our core course team! Walk/run the entire course and help our team collect trail course markings. Requirement: Minimum age of 18, in an outdoor environment. |
Event Parking
Be the first point of contact for participants and their supporters when they arrive! Help direct people into the car park and ensure cars are parked neatly! |
Shuttle Bus Assistant
In this role, you will help excited participants get on and off their shuttle bus, calming nerves and helping direct people to the start line. |