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  • Gatsby

    Gatsby Fever

    Gatsby fever is well underway with the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s opulent film The Great Gatsby. Experience Fitzgerald's original novel at SMSA.

  • screening-feral-peril

    Feral Peril - 21 May 2013

    Tasmania is one of the world’s last great wildlife havens but its struggling native species are under threat from a feral fox invasion. Or are they?

  • S D Gentill The Blood of Wolves

    S D Gentill: The Blood of Wolves - 27 May 2013

    Sulari Gentill talks about The Blood of Wolves, the third novel in the epic fantasy series she writes as S D Gentill & her challenges as a genre writer.

  • SMSA Debating Club

    The SMSA Debating Club: Help bring back an SMSA tradition

    The SMSA Debating Club was a vital part of the School for much of our history. It’s our 180th year, and we think it’s time this tradition came back!…

  • ebooks at SMSA

    eBooks at SMSA

    eBooks and Audiobooks can now be borrowed from the SMSA library 24/7 - from anywhere you have an internet connection! Download eBooks and Audiobooks to your computer, mobile phone, iPad, tablet or eBook reader.eBooks and Audiobooks can now be borrowed from the SMSA library 24/7 - from anywhere you have an internet connection! Download eBooks and Audiobooks to your computer, mobile phone, iPad, tablet or eBook reader.

Events Show All

  • 21 MayFeral Peril
  • 27 MayS D Gentill: The Blood of Wolves
  • 1 JunMystery and Crime Reading Group

Limelight Show All

  • 21 May5-10-15 Cookbook by Readers’ Digest
  • 1 MayAuthor Review: Roy Harley Lewis
  • 17 AprWild Cards edited by George R.R. Martin

News

Gatsby

Gatsby Fever

Gatsby fever is well underway with the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s opulent film The Great Gatsby. Experience Fitzgerald's original novel at SMSA.
New Books for May 2013

New Books for May 2013

Over 100 new books and ebooks have been added to the SMSA Library for May. We hope you enjoy them!
SMSA Debating Club

The SMSA Debating Club: Help bring back an SMSA tradition

The Debating Club was a vital part of the SMSA for much of our history. It's our 180th year, and we think it's time it came back!

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Please fill in the Venue Hire Enquiry form with your details, and a member of our Venue Hire team will contact you shortly to discuss your requirements.
Mitchell Theatre full room view

Mitchell Theatre

The Mitchell Theatre seats up to 170 people (with approx. 142 seats with a clear view of the stage). It has…
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Meeting Rooms

Our four meeting rooms can be booked as a single room or opened up into double, triple or quadruple rooms. …

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