* to promote good fellowship among all people interested in orchid culture and in horticulture generally;
* to further the knowledge and advancement of all that pertains to orchids particularly their natural history, cultivation and hybridisation and the dissemination of such knowledge;
* to carry out research and educational activities into all aspects of orchidaceae;
* to assist Governments in preventing destruction of our native flora and to conserve by cultivation, species threatened by land development;
* to operate and maintain a judging system that complies with the Australian Orchid Council Inc. judging standards
