Websites linking back to opalfestival.com.au

The District Council of Coober Pedy is located in the opal mining town of Coober Pedy located in the harsh Outback of South Australia, some 850 kilometres north of Adelaide and 680 kilometres south of Alice Springs. Coober Pedy is recognised as the largest producer of opal in the world with an estimated 70% of the world's precious opal being mined in the opal fields of the area.