It didn’t end up the smash international success many locals were hoping for, and there’s not much that’s recognizably Bowen in there, but it’ll be a while before we forget the six weeks in mid-2007 when three hectares at the bottom of Bowen’s main street was transformed into the set for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia. I was one of a hundred locals who volunteered to explain what was going on to the hordes who descended on the town to see what was going on.
So, here we’ve got:
The Photo Albums
Thanks to Warbo and Blue for many of the photos contained here.
The albums are sorted thematically and give an accurate idea of how close the general public were able to get to the set. The titles are more or less self-explanatory.
The Blogs
Originally published on another (now defunct) site, I’ve reproduced them here in a format that allows a better integration of words and pictures.