Updated: August 07, 2008
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Suggested Bequest wording for clients that want to leave a bequest to The Wilderness Society Inc.

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Below is the suggested wording for your client to use when writing the specifics of their bequest for The Wilderness Society:

Suggested wording

"I bequeath to The Wilderness Society Inc for the purpose of fostering and restoring wilderness in Australia (a specified sum), or (specified items), or (the residue of my estate) free of all duties, and the receipt of the Secretary or other authorised officer for the time being shall be a complete and sufficient discharge for the executor(s).

Street address of The Wilderness Society: 57 E Brisbane St, HOBART, TAS 7001

ABN of The Wilderness Society Inc: 62 007 508 349

Once your client has written their Will and decided to include The Wilderness Society as a beneficiary, please ask them to let us know so we can thank them personally and invite them to join our next annual Honour roll.

Please let us know if you would like to join our “Friends of Forever Wild “solicitor list by contacting Gaye French on the below contact details. 

These lists are available on our website for each state and are distributed Nationally at our annual bequest events.  Thank you for your support.

Gaye French
National Bequest Manager
Phone: 03 6270 1701
Mobile: 0428 377 164
Email Gaye


Please contact Gaye French or Anneke de Graaf directly if you have any urgent matters or queries regarding a client that would like to leave a bequest, and please let us know if your client is happy to inform us of their bequest, as we would love to send them a thank you card for their foresight.

For more information, please contact:

National Bequest Officer

The Wilderness Society Inc

GPO Box 716, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia
Phone: (03) 6270 1701 | Fax: (03) 6231 6533 | Email: info@wilderness.org.au
Membership enquiries, donations: Freecall 1800 030 641 | Email: members@wilderness.org.au
ABN: 62 007 508 349

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