To honour and be loyal to our Country — the Commonwealth of Australia; and to honour and acknowledge the Crown and Monarch as the Head of State.

To disseminate a deeper knowledge and create a greater awareness of the part played by those Pioneers who arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet on 26th January 1788; and to ensure the accurate and authentic recording of the history of the members of the First Fleet.

To encourage the celebration of the Country's National Day, being 26th January, in a scale befitting the importance of the event.