Silverton

Silverton facilities.

Silverton is a small, special community. Please read this before your visit. Respecting the town and its residents is important to us all.

Please read before you visit

Respecting Silverton.

Silverton is a very small town on the edge of the Mundi Mundi Plains. It is also a popular tourist destination, but for this remote community, the influx of Bashers for the Mundi Mundi Bash is next level. We want to respect the wishes of locals and minimise our impact on this special place and the people who live here. The Silverton Village Committee has kindly provided the following information.

Looking around Silverton you may see lots of vacant land with a bunch of scrappy-looking bushy plants growing on it. This land, particularly the land in the centre of Silverton Village, is protected. It has cultural, historical and environmental significance and is strictly off limits. It is mostly Crown Land, with some of it privately owned.

Protected landDo not walk, drive, park or camp on protected land in Silverton.One day of driving and parking would destroy undergrowth that has taken years to grow, and Bluebush is notorious for staking tyres too.

House rules

How to look after the town.

No camping in SilvertonCamping is NOT PERMITTED on the Silverton Common or within the Village. Do not camp in or on the banks of the dry creeks. They can turn into raging torrents incredibly quickly with no warning, even if it is not raining locally.

Protected vegetationLiving in Silverton, locals have watched Bluebush and other important arid land growth struggle through years of drought to survive. Please do not drive or park on this protected undergrowth.

No firewood collectionCollecting and cutting firewood around Silverton and its creeks is NOT PERMITTED. Please consider the local wildlife, habitat and environment. You can buy firewood at Mundiville, pre-order here.

Water is not for drinkingSilverton's water is chlorinated/untreated and is not recommended for drinking. Bring bottled water for drinking and cooking.

Dogs on leadSilverton is a dog-friendly town. Please keep your dogs on a lead at all times and clean up after them.

Free-roaming livestockSilverton is surrounded by an unfenced Common. Horses, cattle, kangaroos and emus roam freely through the village. Use common sense. You may need to stop to let them cross, but do not stop on the road to take photos.

Rubbish: take it with youPlease use rubbish bins or take your rubbish with you. If the bins are full, do not leave your rubbish next to them. Silverton has limited resources, so please be considerate.

No black water dumpingDo NOT dump caravan toilet waste in Silverton's public toilets. The town uses a septic system and the chemicals disrupt the process. Use dump points in Broken Hill instead.

Outback road near Silverton, photo: Destination New South Wales

Keep Silverton beautiful

Waste and rubbish.

Use the binsUse rubbish bins in Silverton where available. If a bin is full, take your rubbish with you and do not leave it next to the bin. The town has very limited waste resources.

No dump points hereDo NOT dump caravan toilet waste in Silverton's public toilets. Use the dump points in Broken Hill before you arrive or on your way home.

At the BashEvery vehicle at Mundiville receives one rubbish sticker for a single landfill bag (up to 80L). Drop it at a campground Rubbish Drop-Off Zone. Extra stickers are available from the Merch Tent for $10 (until 5pm on the Sunday).

Take it homePlease take any extra rubbish home with you. Do not dump it in or near Silverton or Broken Hill. The local communities deal with a huge increase in waste during the Bash period.

FirewoodNo firewood collection in or around Silverton. Buy firewood at Mundiville. Pre-orders open closer to the event at koolazice.com.au/mmb-preorder.

Silverton photo: Destination New South Wales.

With thanks

Silverton Village Committee.

The information on this page was kindly provided by the Silverton Village Committee Inc. (SVC). Silverton is located in the Unincorporated Area of NSW, so it does not have a council or shire. The town is managed by the SVC with support from Crown Lands and the Office of Local Government.

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19 to 21 August 2027 · Mundi Mundi Plains · Broken Hill NSW

See you at the Bash.

Silverton is a very special place. Let's look after it together.