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SHINE for Kids Child and Family Centre
and Head Office
Silverwater Correctional Complex
Holker Street, Silverwater NSW

Our Centre is open on weekends:
Saturday and Sunday: 9.45am–3.15pm.

Drop-in is 11.45am–12.15pm.

Getting there

The SHINE for Kids Child/Family Centre and head office are situated just inside the main entry to the Silverwater Correctional Complex.

Public transport

The nearest railway station is Auburn station which is located approximately 4km from the Correctional Complex.

Buses on Routes 540, 542 and 544 operate from Auburn station to the Silverwater Complex and take approximately 18 minutes. The Route 525 bus runs from Parramatta Station to the Complex and takes approximately 20 minutes.

The cost of a taxi from Auburn station is approximately $15 each way.

Private transport

From Sydney, there are two major routes to the prison, which is located 21km west of the Sydney CBD.

The first route from Sydney is via Victoria Road. Turn off at Ermington onto Silverwater Road. Follow Silverwater Road, turn left onto Holker Street, and turn left at the second set of traffic lights into the Complex. The second is via the Parramatta Road or the M4 Motorway. Turn off the M4 at the Silverwater exit, turn right and follow Silverwater Road towards Silverwater. Turn right at Holker Street and then turn left at the second set of traffic lights into the Silverwater Complex.

When travelling from the west of the prison, a toll is payable on the M4. To avoid paying the toll, use the Great Western Highway and turn off at the Silverwater exit. The approximate distance from Penrith is 35km.

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