WHITE CLIFFS

The secret town hiding underground

OUR TOWN

White Cliffs is an opal-mining town in which residents mainly live underground to escape the heat. It's 98 km from Wilcannia in Outback NSW and set in a bizarre moonscape-like landscape comprising thousands of hillocks of earth dug and discarded in the quest for opals. When visiting the White Cliffs area, stay in unique cave- and station-style accommodation for an authentic outback experience.

The town has a last-frontier kind of appeal. Locals have many stories to tell of wealth won and lost. The miners work, live and breathe their unconventional underground existence. At the Pioneer Children's Cemetery, you can learn about the harsh early history of White Cliffs or follow the self-guided heritage trail.

Nature lovers will enjoy the outback landscape and must visit nearby Mutawintji and Paroo-Darling national parks. If you're feeling adventurous, join a 4WD, opal field or national park tour.

If you're visiting the area in May, be sure to catch the White Cliffs Music Festival and hear local artists perform their original compositions.

OUR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

White Cliffs Health Service operates as a Primary Health Clinic with two Registered Nurses providing a 24 hour Emergency service.

The following clinics operate at White Cliffs: RFDS Doctor Clinic; RFDS Dentist ; BH Physiotherapy; Adelaide Uni Podiatry; RFDS Mental Health; RFDS Drug & Alcohol; RFDS Women’s Health and Child Health; RFDS Dermatologist; RFDS Ophthalmologist; and RFDS Optometrist.