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Examples of FOMI’s volunteer activities include:

Annual working bees to:
- Undertake restoration works and maintenance on the lighthouse tower and historic buildings.
- Remove weeds (Blackberry, Montbretia, Californian Thistle, and Veronica elliptica).
- Monitor the island’s short-tailed shearwater population.
Documenting historic objects on the island relating to the lighthouse station.
Supporting the PWS volunteer caretaker program.
Attending community events and public speaking to promote the island’s unique values and to increase awareness and understanding.
Fundraising to support our activities.

A FOMI volunteer checks short-tailed shearwater burrows (photo Sheryl Hamilton) FOMI host exhibitions to showcase our activities. Exhibitions have been held at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Rosny Farm Arts Centre and 10 Days on the Island. You will see us regularly at local Tasmanian events such as the Wooden Boat Festival and Bellerive Seafarer’s Festival. FOMI welcomes public speaking opportunities and has spoken at the Royal Society of Tasmania, University for the Third Age (U3A) and on local radio. If your community, school or special interest group would like to learn more about what FOMI does you are invited to contact us. Our contact details are below.

Special Projects | Some of FOMI's special projects in recent years include:

Off-island Yarning 2025 - an afternoon of connection, storytelling and music to celebrate our wild offshore islands: Maatsuyker and Tasman.
Biosecurity Procedures - guidance about how to avoid introducing pests and diseases to Maatsuyker Island.
Historic Objects - FOMI has completed a project to catalogue all the known historic objects on Maatsuyker Island.

Our Contacts

Email: wildcaremaatsuyker@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfMaatsuykerIsland/

Friends of Maatsuyker Island