Lend a helping hand

Want to do a bit more in a practical way? Like getting your hands dirty in the name of making the world a better place? You might want to try short-term volunteering.
Spend an afternoon planting trees or a couple of hours conducting endangered flora and fauna surveys. Get details from Conservation Volunteers Australia or Earthwatch Australia.

There are numerous local conservation initiatives in which you can participate from beach cleaning to building boardwalks, native shorebird monitoring to revegetating coastal areas. You'll find information at Coastcare Australia.