What the Archive provides

The Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive preserves our regional film and sound heritage.

Formed in 1995 as the The New England Film and Sound Archive and now The Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive houses about 8,000 cans and cassettes of local and regionally produced visual material and over 20,000 items on the database, plus historical audio material.

Tamworth and regional material dates back to 1916 and includes many local collections. Equipment donated by Prime TV and others enables us to play as well as copy most formats.

Search the Archive register

View our extensive film and sound archive register/s here: 

• Audio Tapes
• Vision Grand Master

The Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive objectives are to:

• Encourage the preservation of all visual and audio material and
• Emulate the objectives of the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra

We work closely with the National Film and Sound Archive in preserving both our regional and national historical material.

You are welcome to explore the Archive

You are most welcome to visit our office at Tamworth Regional Council, Ray Walsh House in Peel Street. We operate just like a library so you can borrow or buy material on DVD, video or tape – for research or viewing or listening.

Please make an appointment by contacting us on the numbers below and a friendly volunteer will greet you and show you around.

Volunteers needed

We are always on the lookout for new volunteers to assist with research and cataloguing of our collection, to tend the Archive space and help with copying. The work is very interesting and rewarding, so please contact us on the detials below for more information.

Become a Member

You can join the Archive as a member - you will be rewarded with the experience of preserving our vision and audio history for future generations.

Contact us

The Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive
Postal address: PO Box 184 Tamworth NSW 2340

Chairperson - Ian Austin - telephone 0409 922 123
Deputy Chairperson - Bladen Brook - telephone (02) 6762 0605