Become a backcountry festival volunteer
Event committee
Do you want to be in the middle of the Backcountry festival action? Maybe you want to gain event management experience, or make connections in the backcountry community?
The ABCF is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who plan out all of the behind-the-scenes cogs that make the festival run smoothly, and we’re looking to fill some roles for the 2026 event!
Logistics Pro
With 300+ attendees to the festival each year, there’s a lot of moving parts when it comes to managing venues, vendors and transport. Are you familiar (or willing to become familiar) with the Hotham area, and good at thinking on your feet when Plan A doesn’t quite work out? Please join our team!
Workshop coordinator
The ABCF weekend is jam-packed full of educational, inspiring workshops, led by a variety of expert hosts and members of the backcountry community. We need someone to seek out those experts, contribute workshop ideas, and work with the rest of the team to schedule sessions throughout the weekend.
If you’re organised, a good communicator, and are a pro when it comes to networking, this could be the role for you!
Marketing & Communication.
Social Media
Our Instagram and Facebook content doesn’t create itself! Our social platforms are one of the main ways we deliver important information to our audience, and promote the brands and vendors that make the festival possible. We’re looking for someone to handle our social channels, so if you have creative flair, initative, and a keen eye for detail apply below!
Copywriting
If you have a way with words and an interest in creating engaging newsletters and press releases, we need you!
We connect with journalists and publications and keep our newsletter subscribers in the loop leading up to the festival, so we need a wordsmith to help us get the word out.
Poster Distribution
We have 200+ posters that need to be distributed and put up around Hotham and surrounds. This role suits someone who is a Hotham seasoner and lives in the area/up on the mountain.
Merchandise
The folks love our festival and want a souvenir to remember their experience! We are looking for volunteers to help design clothing, stickers and other relevant merchandise to sell to our festival participants (and raise money to help fund festival costs at the same time)! You will also work with local business printers to get the merch created, and delivered to Hotham to hand out to festival folks.
Event management.
Join the Event Committee
We are recruiting new volunteers to join the core event committee. If you want to be in the centre of all the backcountry festival action or want to gain event management experience, then we have a spot for you!
Insurance, Risk Management Plans
Do you have experience writing risk management plans and induction protocols? You will assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of an effective Operational Risk Management Framework. We would love someone of your experience to help us get event insurance to cover all the volunteers in the festival.
Grant Application Writing
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced volunteer to research and submit grant applications to government and community organisations on our behalf so we can receive funding to pay for necessary costs to run a backcountry festival and support volunteers for out of pocket expenses.
Logistics coordinator
With 300+ attendees each year, there’s some behind-the-scenes work that goes into securing venues, vendors and transport for ABCF. If you’re organised, have great attention to detail and are a stellar communicator, we want you on our team!
Business opportunities.
Outdoor Bar
If you are a local food vendor who would like to be part of the Backcountry Festival outdoor bar, send us a message.
Please note it’s a ski-in outdoor bar. No electricity will be available. There is Telstra and Optus reception at the site so you can operate Square payment. There will be a designated bump in time on Saturday for all bar stakeholders to meet at the car park, and a Hotham snow truck will transport equipment to the site for you. Reverse will happen for bump out on Sunday.
See video of 2019 outdoor bar from Crepe Collective to understand what conditions you’ll be working in.
Demo Village
If you are a brand with product or services to showcase and want to be part of the Backcountry Festival demo village, please get in touch with Gavin Bufton gavin.bufton@backcountryfestival.com.au
Sponsorship
Are you a brand interested in getting your product or services in front of a targeted backcountry audience?
We would love cash donations to help with necessary costs such as insurance. We will certainly promote your goodwill to our email database and social channels.
The festival also greatly appreciates products/gift vouchers/discounts to raffle off or giveaway to attract volunteers and festival participants to register and attend the event.
Get in touch with Amber to discuss how your brand can get involved with the festival amber.deveridge@backcountryfestival.com.au
