Spring Bay Maritime Discovery Centre Inc (SBMDC)

SBMDC celebrates local history and the creative arts in the Spring Bay region of Tasmania’s beautiful east coast. 

Providing creative, practical and social spaces for members and visitors to enjoy. 

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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’.

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  • Spring Bay Maritime & Discovery Centre Inc (SBMDC) is a volunteer-run Association
  • We're a registered charity, with deductible gift recipient status for donations over $2.00. Monies raised go towards running costs and towards funding a permanent site
  • SBMDC currently operates from an old fish-processing factory on Triabunna's wharf, on a temporary lease basis
  • New members welcome - CLICK HERE to download our membership form.

Visit the Museum’s Facebook page for the latest news and updates on our maritime heritage and activities.

The Maritime Museum houses several wooden boats, built by renowned local boatbuilders. Bernard Wilson is one of these, who, along with help from a small and dedicated team, have restored and built wooden dinghies, including ‘The Last One’ a Huon Pine dinghy. Built from scratch, this boat was displayed at the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival. ‘The Last One’ is now displayed in the Maritime Museum along with the ‘Teba,  the ‘Mavis Pearl’ and the ‘Lizard’.

We Are Here...

SMS is on Tasmania’s east coast, on the marina at 17 Esplanade West, Triabunna (near the Maria Island Ferry Terminal)  

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If you have any comments, feedback, or want more information,
please send us a message and we'll respond as quick as we can.

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