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A 550-seat tiered plenary, a 555 sqm exhibition and catering floor and eleven breakout rooms — all inside one CBD building, run by one team.
Most conference venues in Sydney make you choose: a hotel ballroom with a flat floor and pillars, or a convention centre sized for thousands. SMC sits in between. The Grand Lodge is a purpose-built tiered auditorium — every delegate faces the stage with clear sightlines — and the Banquet Hall next door takes registration, exhibition and catering without a single bus, coach or street crossing. Level 4 and the classical rooms carry breakouts for 20 to 250. Panasonic laser projection, 1 Gbps fibre and an in-house AV crew are built in, and the whole thing is two minutes from Museum and Town Hall stations.
Built for exactly this
- Tiered plenary — no flat-floor sightline problems
- Exhibition & catering on the same level as plenary
- In-house AV crew on the floor all day
- Hybrid & streaming ready on 1 Gbps fibre
Start with these rooms
Starting points, not limits — rooms combine, walls move, and the whole building is on the table.
Grand Lodge
A commanding two-storey tiered auditorium seating up to 550 delegates — one of the most dramatic plenary rooms in Sydney.
Banquet Hall
555 square metres beneath seven-metre ceilings — the centrepiece floor for gala dinners, exhibitions and large-scale conferencing.
Ionic
The largest of the classical rooms — a versatile 320 sqm space for conferences, dinners and table-top exhibitions.
Northcott
Two walls of natural daylight and dedicated kitchen facilities — a favourite for full-day training and seminars.
Marble Foyer
A triple-height marble arrival hall with its own private street entrance — an unforgettable first impression.
Remington
SMC's newest room — natural daylight, rich textures and operable walls for flexible configurations.
Doric
A refined 142 sqm room with built-in AV — made for seminars, training days and conference breakouts.
Corinthian
An elegant mid-size room seating 110 theatre-style, 70 banquet or 90 for cocktails.
Boardroom
Fully refurbished and quietly impressive — built for executive sessions, flexible from boardroom to cabaret.
Tuscan
A focused 76 sqm meeting room with built-in screen, projector and sound.
Composite
An intimate 67 sqm room, perfectly equipped for workshops and working sessions.
Rawson
An intimate 38 sqm room for boardroom meetings, interviews and small training courses.
How many, in which room
| Room | Size (sqm) | Max guests | Location | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lodge | 568 | 550 | Level 1 · two storeys | 550 (tiered) |
| Banquet Hall | 555 | 550 | Level 1 | 550 |
| Ionic | 320 | 280 | Goulburn Street level | 250 |
| Northcott | 142 | 150 | Level 4 | 140 |
Capacities are maximums for the layout shown. Rooms combine — ask about pairing spaces.
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Conference venues in Sydney CBD — questions answered
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