Persy Island Conservation Group Inc.

Thank You for helping us keep Percy open for all to experience a little piece of Australian history from a bygone era. Percy literally runs on honey-money and memberships, to cover the basic running costs (insurance fees), and with thanks to the island caretakers donating their time and expertise to run the island. Between you, me and the bees, the tradition of Percy Island can continue.

PERCY ISLAND CONSERVATION GROUP
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Established 1874, Percy Island is well known by seafarers for it’s hospitality, tradition and history. Seafarers look forward to meeting up at the Percy Island Yacht Club, otherwise known as the A-frame, where people meet to share a story or two, and cook a meal on the open fire.

Percy is also known for it’s wild colonial goats, they were first bought to the island in 1874 to provide food for ship wrecked vessels. The goats are an integral part of Percy’s history, today, the island caretakers continue the tradition of preparing a goat curry to share at the A-frame.

Percy’s rich and adventurous history continues to attract people from around the world. At the A-frame located at West Bay, Middle Percy Island, seafarers frequent the yacht club and purchase Organic Percy Island Honey and Memberships which relies upon each visitor paying at the honesty box using the honor system or contacting the island caretakers to meet at the Percy Homestead, VHF Channnel 73 or contact us.

Alternatively, payment can be made online after picking up your honey or completing the membership form, some prefer to simply make a donation which is always appreciated.

Percy Island Conservation Group is run by a group of volunteers.

Passionate about the environment and Percy’s history, the island caretakers must manage the island, and the Homestead, to live self sufficiently.

The volunteers are continuously busy with daily chores to allow them to live off-grid, including farm life that consists of an orchid, vegetable garden, a hundred or so coconut trees, 30 beehives with approximately 2 million bees, bottling and stocking the Honey Shop, clearing bush tracks, collecting rubbish that drifts ashore, and regularly walking the bush tracks to ensure they are clearly marked for bush walkers.

Care taking an island is surprisingly busy, volunteers are always welcome, every little bit helps!

The island caretakers are also volunteers. They must be completely self sufficient using solar for energy, harvesting rain water for drinking, bathing and cleaning as well as watering the vegetable garden and providing water for the animals. They provide their own transport to and from the island and bring all of the supplies needed to live off grid for around 6 months.

During this time, the generosity of the seafarers greatly helps the volunteers to thrive. Thank You to each and every one who has visited Percy Island, have volunteered, donated or helped in any way, or generously left supplies or traded for Percy’s liquid gold, Organic Honey.

Thank You!!!