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townsville North Queensland SCREEN LOCATIONS GUIDE This publication is copyright and contains information that is the property of the Townsville City Council.

Disclaimer: The longitude and latitude measurements and map locations provided in this guide are estimates only. You should always seek professional advice before making any decision that may impact on you financially or otherwise. Townsville City Council is not liable for any loss, costs or damage that you may incur as a result of any reliance on the information that is being made available. CONTENTS

MAYOR’S FOREWORD 3 URBAN 51 Streetscapes INTRODUCTION 5 Castle Hill Why film in Townsville, The Strand North Queensland? Rockpool Location map Nightscapes Climate / Flight times Civic Theatre Film Incentive Program Industrial Abandoned Rail yards REEF & ISLANDS 13 Port Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef HERITAGE 63 Islands Pubs Beaches NQ architecture Lucinda Jetty Cemeteries Boating Ravenswood Charters Towers Stock Exchange RAINFOREST 29 Queens Hotel World Heritage Wet Tropics The Brewery Crystal Creek Yongala Lodge Paluma Range Plantations WETLANDS 75 Hidden Valley Cabins Town Common Tin mines Cromarty Wetlands Wallaman Falls Tyto Wetlands Rivers OUTBACK 39 Ross Dam Table Top Station Mt Stuart DISCOVERY 83 Heritage Tea Rooms Museum of Tropical Queensland Hidden Valley cattle yards Billabong Sanctuary Homestead Kissing Point complex Landscapes Magnetic Island Forts Mines Anzac Park Jezzine Barracks

1 Townsville NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA WELCOME TO TOWNSVILLE

Townsville is ideally situated for the film and television industry with diverse and accessible locations in an affordable and film friendly environment, all within Northern Australia’s largest city.

Locations from the reef, to the rainforest, to the outback are all in easy access from the city centre where the usual city urban, shopping, dining, heritage buildings and suburban settings abound. Add to that character-filled regional towns with diverse architectural appeal, beach and island backdrops and tropical landscapes – North Queensland spoils you for choice.

Directors have been choosing North Queensland as a film location for close to half a century. Films featuring North Queensland include: · The Age of Consent, 1969 with Helen Mirren and James Mason · The Irish Man, 1978 with Michael Craig · Dawn, 1979 · The Naked Country, 1985 · Nim’s Island, 2008 with Jodie Foster · Beneath Hill 60, 2010 · Breaker Morant: The Retrial, 2013

Townsville City is committed to the growth of the film and television industry. The release in 2015 of the Townsville North Queensland report on Film Industry and the release of the Townsville North Queensland report on Film Industry Opportunities in 2015 has already resulted in a number of new programs being driven in our city and across the region.

Our partnership with Screen Queensland through the Film Friendly Pathways program and the release of the Townsville North Queensland Screen Locations Guide is another step in supporting opportunities for local, national and international film and television industry growth.

This publication provides a significant opportunity for the economic and cultural advancement of Townsville North Queensland.

I look forward to seeing our region showcased in many film and television productions in the future.

Councillor Jenny Hill Mayor of Townsville

3 4 INTRODUCTION

TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND INTRODUCTION

5 INTRODUCTION

6 INTRODUCTION

Recognised as the second capital of the state AUSTRALIAN TALENT of Queensland and the largest city in Northern Our region is home to dedicated and skilled Australia, Townsville entails a stunning mix of talent both in front of the camera and behind both natural and built environments within close it. We have capable and experienced creators, proximity to the city. Townsville’s established and performers and extras, as well as a workforce and emerging film and television industry represents crew encompassing all areas of film production a significant opportunity - the growth of the from script writing through to post-production, film industry world-wide raises the potential to choreographers, costume designers, gaffers collaborate on development, production, script and wranglers, sound recording engineers, set writing, filming, financing and other forms of decorators, producers and many more. collaboration on national and international screen productions. WORLD-CLASS EQUIPMENT WHY FILM IN TOWNSVILLE, AND FACILITIES NORTH QUEENSLAND? As a major regional centre, Townsville is well- equipped with 3D equipment, drones, generators, lighting and sound equipment, cranes and even LOCATION AND LIFESTYLE portable toilets. We can build your sets, design and deliver costumes and provide hair and makeup DIVERSE LOCATIONS WITHIN EASY services. We offer a full suite of post-production ACCESS services including visual effects, editing, post- production sound and facilities. 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE EVERY YEAR

INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS WITH BROAD EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES KNOWLEDGE AND DEEP SKILLS Townsville, North Queensland is home to world- class education and training facilities. $ LOWER FILM PRODUCTION COSTS • James Cook University features courses in the Creative Industries and New Media Arts. There FILM FRIENDLY LOCAL AND STATE are onsite studios and production facilities GOVERNMENTS that can be used by external parties. • Central Queensland University delivers INSPIRING LOCATIONS creative, performing and visual arts programs. Townsville offers incredibly diverse and accessible • Townsville Creative Technologies College locations in an affordable and film-friendly focuses on training for the productive use of centre. Within an hour’s drive from the city digital technologies specific to the animation, centre is the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef, game programming, media design, audio and tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, wetlands, vision capture and editing sectors. red outback, agricultural lands, colonial/heritage buildings, and modern day streetscapes. Griffith Film School, Brisbane is Queensland’s Additional landscapes such as moon scapes, industry-specific education facility producing prehistoric jungle, swamp lands, and rock quarries future filmmakers, animators and game designers. are located within a 2 - 3 hour drive. Our locations can double for cities as diverse as Los Angeles, SUPPORT SERVICES Rio De Janeiro or Honolulu. We have all the support services a production crew needs from car rentals to aircraft charters, SCREEN CREDITS couriers and catering, domestic services, Accessible locations combined with the use of computer services, graphic designers and a place affordable local studios and experienced crew to base your production from including venues, has attracted past large-scale productions to the studios and office rentals. region. Townsville, North Queensland has played a starring role in many movies and television shows including Nim’s Island, Beneath Hill 60 and Departure Lounge. Sir David Attenborough’s impressive three-part documentary series on the Great Barrier Reef was filmed on location in 2015.

7 LOCATION MAP

HINCHINBROOK ISLAND

Lucinda Jetty GREAT BARRIER REEF INGHAM TYTO

ORPHEUS ISLAND WALLAMAN FALLS

PALM ISLAND Tin mines

Hidden Valley Crystal Creek

PALUMA RANGE BALGAL BEACH

TOOMULLA BEACH

TOOLAKEA BEACH MAGNETIC SAUNDERS BEACH ISLAND Magnetic Island Forts

Ross Dam

MT STUART Billabong Sanctuary

Cromarty Wetlands

AYR

Warrior mine

CHARTERS TOWERS Charters towers Stock exchange RAVENSWOOD Citigold mine

8 CLIMATE

TOWNSVILLE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

31.4 31.1 30.7 30.7 31.5 29.6 29.4 27.6 27.8 Max. (oC) 26.0 24.3 24.1 25.6 25.1 24.1 o 22.9 22.9 Min. ( C) 20.6 20.7 17.6 17.4 14.6 13.7 14.7

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

TOWNSVILLE AVERAGE DAYS OF RAIN

11.8 12.8 9.6 7.3 Days of 5.4 4.9 Rain 3.7 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.3 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

OF SUNSHINE 300 DAYS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE

FLIGHT TIMES

FROM TOWNSVILLE TO: Cairns 1hr

Mackay 1hr Darwin Brisbane 1hr 55min Cairns Sydney 2hrs 30min TOWNSVILLE Darwin 2hrs 45min Mt Isa Mackay Melbourne 3hrs Adelaide 5hrs 10min Brisbane Perth 8hrs 15min

Perth Sydney Adelaide

Melbourne

9 10 FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT production of factual and fiction screen projects INCENTIVES and is in the form of either a grant or recoupable investment. www.arts.gov.au/film-tv/australian-screen- production-incentive The Revolving Film Financing Fund provides secured loans to cash-flow the Producer Location Offset - a 16.5 per cent rebate Offset, distribution guarantees and pre- which supports the production of large- sales with a 7 per cent loan fee charged budget (>AUD$15m) film and television on RFFF loans making it an extremely projects shot in Australia (Ministry for the competitive option. Arts). Development and Production Investment PDV Offset - a 30 per cent rebate which Grant - available where a Queensland supports work on post, digital and visual producer or writer is attached. effects production (PDV) in Australia, Support is also available for co-productions regardless of where a project is shot capturing the benefits of working with (Ministry for the Arts). Minimum spend Queensland producers including the AUD$500,000. advantage of both state and federal Producer offset - The Producer Offset is incentives (including Screen Australia’s a rebate on the production expenditure 40% federal offset.) incurred in Australia when making Australian film and TV. Not all expenditure Production Incentives qualifies, but the offset can be worth up A production attraction program has been to 20% of Australian spend in the case of established to provide significant economic, television and documentary, and up to 40% industry up-skilling and cultural benefits in the case of film. Official Australia-China to Queensland. National and International co-productions can access the producer Producers are eligible with AU$3.5 million offset when certain criteria are met. minimum Queensland Production Expenditure. Producer offset loans - These allow the Production Attraction Incentive - a grant export Finance and Insurance Corporation provided to producers based on the (EFIC), the Australian Government's export anticipated spend for projects with a credit agency, to help finance eligible minimum spend of AUD$3.5m Queensland Australian film, documentary and television Production Expenditure (QPE), the productions that have international engagement of bona fide Queensland distribution agreements. practitioners, and/or the creation of Enterprise Industry program - Encouraging infrastructure in Queensland ambitious and innovative development Location and Scouting Assistance - provided projects and/or business initiatives, for projects considering Queensland including the development of new models locations prior to commencement of pre- for financing, producing and distributing production or during financing. The extent Australian screen content. Enterprise of support is based on the anticipated QPE. Industry will offer approximately $2 million - available for in 2015/16 to deliver diverse initiatives State Payroll Tax Rebate those productions that have paid the 4.75% costing between $100,000 and $400,000 Queensland Payroll Tax and with a spend over one to two years. greater than AUD$3.5 million QPE. Note, Payroll Tax is only paid on spend >AUD$1.1m. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT Regional Statewide Incentive Grants - a INCENTIVES negotiable grant up to AUD$100,000 www.screenqueensland.com.au/production based on regional spend and employment opportunities. Production Investment Post, Digital and Visual Effects Attraction Grant - a negotiable grant capped at Screen Queensland funds screen stories from AUD$250,000 for a minimum spend of Queensland or interstate practitioners with AUD$500,000 in Queensland on post- significant Queensland elements and benefit. production elements. Funding may be used for production and post-

11 12 REEF & ISLANDS

TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND REEF & ISLANDS

13 REEF & ISLANDS

14 Latitude - 19° 15’ 27.01”S REEF HQ Longitude - 146° 49’ 23.20”E

15 WORLD HERITAGE GREAT BARRIER REEF

16 17 Latitude - 19° 9’ 24.88”S ISLANDS • MAGNETIC Longitude - 146° 51’ 7.01”E

18 Latitude - 18° 36’ 59.92”S ISLANDS • ORPHEUS Longitude - 146° 29’ 49.82”E

19 Latitude - 18° 44’ 0.97”S ISLANDS • PALM Longitude - 146° 34’ 44.70”E

20 Latitude - 18.36 ISLANDS • HINCHINBROOK Longitude - 146.23

21 Latitude - 19° 0’ 3.56”S BEACHES • BALGAL Longitude - 146° 23’ 51”E

22 Latitude - 19° 9’ 18.08”S BEACHES • SAUNDERS Longitude - 146° 36’ 21.91”E

23 Latitude - 19° 8’ 40.97”S BEACHES • TOOLAKEA Longitude - 146° 34’ 53.79”E

24 Latitude - 19° 4’ 30.41”S BEACHES • TOOMULLA Longitude - 146° 28’ 6.31”E

25 Latitude - 18.52 ”S LUCINDA JETTY Longitude - 146.33 ”E

26 Latitude - 19° 15’ 14.06”S BOATING Longitude - 146° 49’ 22.89”E

27 28 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND RAINFOREST RAINFOREST

29 RAINFOREST

30 WORLD HERITAGE Latitude - 19° 0’ 32.62”S WET TROPICS Longitude - 146° 12’ 33.57”E

31 Latitude - 19° 0’ 1.53”S CRYSTAL CREEK Longitude - 146° 15’ 36.86”E

32 Latitude - 19° 0’ 23.56”S PALUMA RANGE Longitude - 146° 12’ 47.31”E

33 PLANTATIONS

34 Latitude - 38.43 ”S HIDDEN VALLEY CABINS Longitude - 143.88 ”E

35 Latitude - 19° 0’ 18.93”S TIN MINES Longitude - 146° 15’ 146.15”E

36 Latitude - 18° 35’ 33.35”S WALLAMAN FALLS Longitude - 145° 48’ 5.36”E

37 38 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND OUTBACK OUTBACK

39 OUTBACK

40 Latitude - 19° 22’ 56.91”S TABLE TOP STATION Longitude - 146° 28’ 18.93”E

41 Latitude - 19° 17’ 12.59”S MT STUART Longitude - 146° 47’ 45.49”E

42 Latitude - 19° 21’ 15”S HERITAGE TEA ROOMS Longitude - 146° 27’ 15”E

43 HIDDEN VALLEY Latitude - 19° 0’ 18.95”S CATTLE YARDS Longitude - 146° 12’ 146.07”E

44 HOMESTEAD

45 LANDSCAPES

46 47 Latitude - 20° 04’ 42.9”S MINES • CITIGOLD Longitude - 146° 16’ 18.9”E

48 Latitude - 20° 06’ 51.8”S MINES • WARRIOR Longitude - 146° 17’ 5.06”E

49 50 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND URBAN URBAN

51 URBAN

52 STREETSCAPES

53 Latitude - 19° 15’ 30.72”S CASTLE HILL Longitude - 146° 48’ 12.07”E

54 Latitude - 19° 14’ 50.49”S THE STRAND Longitude - 146° 48’46.02”E

55 Latitude - 19° 14’ 23.92”S ROCKPOOL Longitude - 146° 48’ 26.56”E

56 Latitude - 19° 15’ 27.26”S NIGHTSCAPES Longitude - 146° 49’ 18.28”E

57 Latitude - 19° 16’ 17.69”S CIVIC THEATRE Longitude - 146° 48’ 33.27”E

58 INDUSTRIAL

59 Latitude - 19° 16’ 3.07”S ABANDONED RAIL YARDS Longitude - 146° 48’ 34.59”E

60 Latitude - 19° 15’ 31.78”S PORT Longitude - 146° 50’ 30.08”E

61 62 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND HERITAGE HERITAGE

63 HERITAGE

64 PUBS

65 Latitude - 19° 15’ 27.19”S NQ ARCHITECTURE Longitude - 146° 49’ 12.03”E

66 67 Latitude - 19° 16’ 1.64”S CEMETERIES Longitude - 146° 48’ 2.78”E

68 Latitude - 20° 5’ 45.70”S RAVENSWOOD Longitude - 146° 53’ 33.41”E

69 CHARTERS TOWERS STOCK EXCHANGE

70 Latitude - 19° 15’ 20.59”S QUEENS HOTEL Longitude - 146° 49’ 22.18”E

71 Latitude - 19° 15’ 29.74”S THE BREWERY Longitude - 146° 49’ 5.23”E

72 Latitude - 19° 15’ 12.86”S YONGALA LODGE Longitude - 146° 49’ 3.78”E

73 74 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND WETLANDS WETLANDS

75 WETLANDS

76 Latitude - 19° 14’ 3.77”S TOWN COMMON Longitude - 146° 46’ 18.90”E

77 Latitude - 19° 27’ 44.07”S CROMARTY WETLANDS Longitude - 147° 3’ 38.47”E

78 Latitude - 18.65 ”S TYTO WETLANDS Longitude - 146.15 ”E

79 RIVERS

80 Latitude - 19° 24’ 35.28”S ROSS DAM Longitude - 146° 44’ 13.82”E

81 82 TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND DISCOVERY DISCOVERY

83 DISCOVERY 84 MUSEUM OF Latitude - 19° 15’ 25.85”S TROPICAL QUEENSLAND Longitude - 146° 49’ 22.12”E

85 Latitude - 19° 22’ 33.13”S BILLABONG SANCTUARY Longitude - 146° 54’ 21.02”E

86 Latitude - 19° 14’ 26.67”S KISSING POINT COMPLEX Longitude - 146° 48’ 8.14”E

87 Latitude - 19° 7’ 23”S MAGNETIC ISLAND FORTS Longitude - 146° 52’ 13.66”E

88 Latitude - 19° 15’ 19.99”S ANZAC PARK Longitude - 146° 49’ 22”E

89 Latitude - 19° 14’ 26.67”S JEZZINE BARRACKS Longitude - 146° 48’ 8.14”E

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