Phillip Island and District Historical Society Incorporated is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC). Information regarding our charitable activities can be found on the ACNC website here: https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/1713f4ff-39af-e811-a961-000d3ad24182/profile#p6a66c181-b51d-ec11-b6e6-00224810b881
Our society is an incorporated body registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria, registration number: A 00053950
The society has tax-deductible status for all donations over $2. A separate bank account is kept for donations.
The society is a volunteer-run community organisation based on Phillip Island within the Bass Coast Shire local government area.
The purposes for which the proposed incorporated association is established are:-
To encourage the study of the history of Phillip Island and surrounding district, and to promote the compilation of authentic historical records.
To acquire, either by purchase, donation or otherwise, and preserve for the Society, books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, records, prints, pictures, lantern slides, relics and all such objects and materials as may be considered to have a bearing on local history .
To help and use influence in the preservation of places of historical interest, such as houses, buildings, cemeteries, etc.
To foster interchange of information among members of the Society by lectures, readings, discussions, and exhibitions of historical interest and value
To print, publish, and circulate such journals, information sheets, periodicals, books and other literature as appear conducive to the objects of the Society.
To affiliate or co-operate with other Societies and institutions having objects similar to those of the Society.
To promote and maintain a Museum of historical interest.
To organise excursions, etc, to places of historic interest.
To preserve the records and photographs of current events in the locality for posterity.