At a meeting held at the Santana Coffee Lounge, Crown Street, Wollongong on Saturday 4 May 2002, it was agreed by all those present to form a Friends of the Regent Theatre (FORT) group in order to co-ordinate efforts to preserve the Regent Theatre, Wollongong.

The following individuals supported this cause. Others in the community worked behind the scenes, and their efforts are also recognized on this page.

1. Andrew Anthony, Figtree Resident
2. Van Badham
3. Glenn Barkley, Curator University of Wollongong Art Collection, President, Southern Highlands and Illawarra Chapter of Museums Australia, Board Member, Illawarra Historical Society
4. Sue Barnett - Cultural Worker, Cultural Mapper and Visual Artist
5. Tristram Baumber
6. James Beach
7. David Birch
8. Dr Kate Bowles, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, University of Wollongong
9. Patrick Brownlee, President, Full Montage Film
10. Amanda Buckland, Coordinator Cultural Development, Wollongong City Council
11. Damien Cahill, PhD student, University of Wollongong
12. Anne Collett, Lecturer English Studies Program, University of Wollongong
13. Peter Costigan - Vice Chair Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch of The National Trust, Member Wollongon City Council Heritage Advisory Committee, Long time admirer of the Regent Theatre
14. Leanne Crouch, Public Relations Coordinator, University of Wollongong
15. Mark Dalla Pozza
16. Dr. Joseph Davis
17. Dean Djordjevic
18. Perla Fefey
19. Mark Gearon
20. Sally Gray, Cultural broker, Wollongong City Council
21. Tom Greene
22. Mark Hilder
23. Liz Hilton, Gwynneville
24. Nancy Huggett, Cinema researcher, Wollongong University
25. Theresa Huxtable
26. Susan Jones, Librarian, University of Wollongong
27. Jo Kowalczyk, National Tertiary Education Union, Wollongong Branch
28. Sarah Lambert, CEDIR, University of Wollongong
29. David Kemmery, Director, Short Sited Film Festival
30. Ariane Lewis, Active Wollongong
31. Pia Lindqvist, UOW Faculty of Creative Arts student
32. Jen Lyons, Librarian, University of Wollongong
33. Kate Lyons-Dawson
34. Iris MacKenzie
35. Joyce McCarthy, Illawarra Historical Society
36. Dahna McConnachie
37. John McKay, West Wollongong
38. Annie McNamara, Director, South Coast Writers' Centre
39. Ben Meek, National Trust, Illawarra
40. Dr. Glen Mitchell, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong
41. Sarah Moss, Director of Smashing House Productions
42. Julia Murray
43. Michael Organ, Archivist, University of Wollongong
44. Dr John R. Panter, Staff Office, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
45. Bonnie Porter
46. Daniel Purcell, Resident, City of Wollongong
47. Graham Quint, Deputy Conservation Director, The National Trust of Australia (NSW)
48. Keean Murrell Snape, Relativity Studios and Productions, Filmmaker
49. Kristine Sheridan
50. Ali Smith
51. Megan Sproats
52. Judy Stubbs
53. Sam Wild, Administration Co-ordinator, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre

Site last updated: 8 May 2002. FORT can be contact at the following addresses:

Snail mail – 26 Popes Road Woonona 2517

Email: morgan@uow.edu.au