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Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre is a minimum-security correctional centre for male offenders located 21 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. It is located on the Silverwater Correctional Complex which also includes, Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre and the Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre (MRRC).
(02) 9289 5600
Fax (02) 9289 5287
Holker Street
Silverwater NSW 2128
Locked Bag 115
Australia Post Business Centre
Silverwater NSW 1811
Email: ddladmin@justice.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 9289 5600
The bus stop closest to the centre is located on Holker St (near Avenue of Africa) in Silverwater.
If you are travelling via private transport, please note that visitor parking is very limited. Allow plenty of additional time to find parking.
COVID-Safe in-person visits will look different to the way they did before. All safety measures are designed to reduce risks and keep our staff, inmates and visitors safe.
New COVID-safety measures apply to in-person visits, make sure you know the rules before you book.
Visits must be pre-booked by calling the Visits Booking Line on (02) 9289 5802.
The Visits Booking Line is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30am till 11:30am
In-person visits take place on Saturday and Sunday (no Public Holidays):
Video visits were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to help inmates maintain contact with family and freinds. Due to the popularity and positive response to this service we will continue to provide video visits as well as in-person visits.
While the risk of COVID-19 remains high we strongly encourage the use of video visits to reduce the risk and help keep everyone safe.
Visits must be pre-booked by calling the Visits Booking Line on (02) 9289 5802.
The Visits Booking Line is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30am till 11:30am
Video visits will take place on Saturday only (no video visits on Sunday and Public Holidays) at:
Please refer to the video visits page for more detailed information.
The visits area is a family environment. You must dress appropriately. This generally means clothes must be respectable and not too provocative.
You cannot wear anything that hides your face, except for religious reasons. In that case you will be asked to remove your face covering temporarily so staff can verify your identity.
Inappropriate dress (PDF, 419.1 KB) includes:
11 May 2023
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.