Exhibition – Several Mondays
Spring Bay Maritime & Discovery Centre Inc (SMS)
Welcome! SMS is about celebrating local history and the creative arts in the Spring Bay region of Tasmania’s beautiful east coast.
SMS is made up of 3 groups, providing creative, practical and informative spaces for members and visitors to participate in and enjoy.
museum
Maritime Museum
Our Museum celebrates the history and maritime legacy of the Spring Bay region through local artefacts, storytelling events and exhibitions. Among our exhibits are restored small wooden boats, made by local boatbuilders of renown, a rare indigenous bark canoe, navigation artefacts, and Crimean-themed pottery rescued from 1850 shipwreck of the ‘Katherine Shearer’.
shed
Community Shed
Celebrating local wooden
boat-building heritage
Sourcing
Boats that have fallen on hard times are sourced and brought to the Shed
Restoring
Shed members work together to bring sad old wooden boats back to life
Finishing
With time, skill and effort, restoration is complete and boats are set to go
Enjoying
We have fun along the way and enjoy getting together to share
studio
Studio & Gallery
The Studio encourages creativity through a vibrant art space, with classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and much more. The Studio is led by a professional artist.
Open every Monday 9.30am to 1.00pm and through January, when our yearly exhibition is on show. Also open by appointment. Visitors and new members are most welcome.
about
Maritime Museum – refreshed!
The Maritime Museum underwent a major refresh in 2023, as a tribute to the maritime industry and its people on Tasmania’s east coast. The Museum is focused on local traditional boat building, restoration, and design. This includes the maritime traditions of the First Nations people of the area. Also highlighted are the early whaling industry, and the many shipwrecks and salvage along the east coast.
The Museum is open Mondays and Wednesdays 10.00-2.00pm and for advertised events.
Wooden Boat Restoration
Our Community Shed team, lead by renowned local boat builder Bernard, are working on a beautiful old wooden dinghy that will be a wonderful addition to to our Maritime Museum. Shed members can learn and develop the many skills required to restore such a vessel and enjoy what will be a significant achievement. Previously restored local boats such as ‘Teba’ and ‘Mavis Pearl’ can be viewed in the Maritime Museum.
A bit more about SMS
- SMS (Spring Bay Maritime & Discovery Centre Inc) is a volunteer-run Association
- We operate from an old fish-processing factory on Triabunna's wharf, on a temporary lease basis
- The Executive Committee comprises the President, Vice President; Group representatives; Secretary, Treasurer and Public Officer. Monthly meetings are held to share ideas and ensure that the Centre is running smoothly. The AGM is held each September
- We're a registered charity, with deductible gift recipient status for donations over $2.00. We fundraise to raise operating costs and also to enable progress to our own site in the future
- New members are most welcome - click here to download our membership form
Sue Nettlefold
President
Greg Crump
Vice President
Linda Davoren
Secretary
Trish Kirk
Treasurer
Murray Watson
Community Shed rep
Clive Parr
Community Shed rep
Eugene Alexander
Public Officer / Committee rep
We Are Here...
We’re situated on Tasmania’s east coast on the marina at 17 Esplanade West, Triabunna (near the Maria Island Ferry Terminal)
Spring Bay Maritime & Discovery Centre Inc
ABN 29 601 920 913
17 Esplanade West, Triabunna, Tasmania 7190
PO Box 264, Orford, Tasmania 7190
sbmdc.at.triabunna@gmail.com
