Feature location
Heyfield
Heyfield is situated on the Thomson River at the gateway to the High Country. The town services the timber industry and a very large dairy farming community and features Lake Glenmaggie and the vast expanses of natural bush and National Parks in the high country. A sweet country town servicing the surrounding farming districts, its cattle sale yards are still only 20 metres from the main street. Read more
Penguin Island
ABC/BBC/Arte France - 2010
The world famous Little Penguins of Australia's Phillip Island entertain half a million tourists a year with a sunset parade from the surf to their burrows. But behind the scenes, the penguins' lives are even more interesting.
RED HILL
The picturesque town of Omeo was selected as the location for Australian feature film Red Hill, a modern day Western written and directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), the production was shot in July and August 2009. Red Hill premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2010. One reviewer described the film as "a good, tense contemporary Western. Traditional in tone - a satisfying, stylish thriller".
Assistance
The Councils throughout Gippsland have joined forces to showcase just a sample of the potential settings our region can offer film makers. The online Locations Library is your window to our world and we will endeavor to make filming in Gippsland as effortless as possible by streamlining necessary permissions and supplying local information, resources and guidance.
Policy & Funding
Local council film policies are in place to make the production process easier while attractive financial incentives are available for filming in the region.