The Sound Preservation Association of Tasmania (SPAT) works to preserve Tasmania’s unique audio history. We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation made up of like-minded people whose interests and aims are to identify, collect, and preserve recorded sound, equipment, literature, memorabilia and oral histories related to Tasmania’s past, present and future. We rely on our members, volunteers, and donors to support our mission.
The National Film and Sound Archive is one of Australia’s national cultural institutions. It is headquartered in Canberra alongside peers such as the National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, National Museum of Australia and National Portrait Gallery.
It is charged with the collection and preservation of all kinds of recorded sound and moving image: an exciting challenge in the age of new and constantly changing online platforms and genres such as video gaming, podcasts and virtual reality.