Statement of Purposes.
The Cornish Association Of Bendigo and District Inc.
To promote fellowship and to foster goodwill among Cornish people in Bendigo and district.
To stimulate interest in the history, family history, antiquities, traditions and social conditions of Cornwall.
To aid approved cultural movements in, and connected with, Cornwall.
To endeavour to arrange contacts between relatives and friends of Cornish people in both Victoria and Cornwall, and with other Cornish Associations.
To further awareness in the Victorian community of the importance of the Cornish emigration in the development of Australia.
To assist and encourage, in conjunction with state organisations, local government and the National Trust, the restoration and maintenance of buildings / areas of importance to the Cornish heritage in Bendigo and district.
To be a non-political, non-sectarian, cultural organisation.
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