To represent, showcase, promote and celebrate the research and preservation of Australian punk subculture.

To promote the advancement of Australian punk subculture through recognition of the contribution that it has made to contemporary and historical cultural heritage.

To facilitate cooperation and collaboration between the local, national and international punk community, historians, researchers and museums, through the transfer and exchange of skills, ideas, archives, artefacts and information.

To support the creation and maintenance of digital and physical archives consisting of historical punk material such as photos, music, interviews, footage, flyers, fanzines, letters, clothing and other such punk-related artefacts.

To support community involvement in the preservation and exhibition of Australian punk subculture and encourage equity, access and representation.

To support the ethos of punk as a politically motivated subculture, with its roots in self-governance and a strong belief in the ‘do it yourself’ (DIY) attitude, and to also support projects that are compatible with this ethos.

To act as a supporting organisation or auspice for projects and groups that meet the aims of SOAP.

To support and auspice philanthropic, charitable and fundraising activities that are compatible with the SOAP ethos.