General News
27 June, 2025
Park rangers wanted
Locals interested in becoming a ranger are in luck with Parks Victoria recruiting for ranger roles across the state.
Park Victoria’s 12 advertised roles are based at work centres across the state.
The organisation said the roles span the banks of the Murray to the waters of Port Phillip Bay, and from the beaches of Portland to Bendoc in the East Gippsland mountains, the 12 roles are spread across regional centres, focused on frontline field work.
Successful applicants can expect to collaborate with communities doing a large range of work essential to more than four million hectares of public lands and waters, protecting native landscapes, plants and animals.
There are also opportunities in Greater Melbourne, including at Albert Park in central Melbourne, Brimbank Park in the west and Braeside Park in the east.
Although these roles aren’t in the heart of the natural landscape they cover urban parks that offer an array of outdoor opportunities for communities, alongside natural and cultural heritage, within Melbourne’s concrete jungle.
No matter where rangers find themselves, Parks Victoria CEO Lee Miezis said the organisation’s people are passionate about the state’s outdoors.
“Parks Victoria is full of passionate, committed people who move mountains to keep parks open, safe and clean, and protect our environment – this is your chance to join them and help protect our state’s great outdoors,” he said.
“Our rangers are so important to Victoria – whether it’s in one of our urban parks, a marine sanctuary, a campground or a wilderness area, everyone benefits from the work they do.”
Parks Victoria is also seeking two ranger team leaders, one based at Serendip and the other a horticultural expert at Albert Park, along with an area chief ranger based at Alexandra. These more senior roles manage teams of rangers and oversee maintenance programs.
For details on the positions, visit Parks Victoria’s website, then careers.