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Macquarie Correctional Centre houses maximum-security male offenders and is located adjacent to the Wellington Correctional Centre, 354km northwest of Sydney.
(02) 6845 5600
Fax (02) 02 6845 5615
Mudgee-Goolma Road
Wellington NSW 2820
PO Box 128
Wellington NSW 2820
Wellington train station, on the Central Western Line, is 7km from the Macquarie Correctional Centre. Bus services also operate from Sydney and Dubbo. Please visit NSW TrainLink for timetables.
Parking is available at the centre.
Bookings for video and in-person visits are required and can be made by phone.
To make a visitor booking, please call (02) 6845 5699 Monday to Wednesday between:
Before travelling to the centre for an in person visit, please call to confirm your visit and visiting time.
New COVID-safety measures apply to in-person visits, ensure you know the rules to avoid missing out.
In-person visits take place on Saturday and Sunday (and Public Holidays excluding Christmas Day) between 8:00am and 4:00pm.
Video visits take place every day from:
Legal practitioners may visit Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 2:30pm.
Please notify the centre 24 hours prior to your visit:
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.