Broken Hill residents welcome buffer zone exempting them from South Australian border closure FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2021 at 12:06am Broken Hill resident Ingrid Ferguson is still able to take her daughter Tempany into SA for basketball. ( Print text only Cancel Key points: Broken Hill is part of a 100km buffer zone with the SA border Local Ingrid Ferguson says she's glad her daughter can still take part in SA basketball commitments Broken Hill Mayor Darriea Turley says it wouldn't have made sense to restrict travel for Broken Hill residents The city, as well as the town of Wentworth near the Victorian border, are part of a 100-kilometre buffer zone allowing community members to travel into SA with a border permit.