Wattle is owned and operated by Bay Steamers Maritime Museum Ltd (ABN 30 005 229 238), a Public Company limited by guarantee registered in September 1997. The Museum is a not-for-profit organisation registered as a Charitable Institution and endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient.
The objects of the Museum are the preservation, restoration and operation of historic ships, and the promotion and encouragement of interest in Australian maritime history.
The Museum is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding and Articles of Association. The Articles stipulate a Board of five Directors elected by the Members, serving one-year terms.
Chairman
Peter McIver
Secretary & Treasurer
Barry Hedley
Board Member
Walter (Wally) Kosiak
Board Member
David Gries
Board Member / Web admin
Kirill Kolesnik
Historian & Photographer
Jeff Malley
The many contributions of the volunteers are essential to the restoration of Wattle. Find out more about volunteering here.