Townsville North Queensland Screen Locations Guide

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

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URBAN 51 Streetscapes

INTRODUCTION 5

Castle Hill

Why film in Townsville, North Queensland?

The Strand

Location map

Nightscapes

Climate / Flight times

Civic Theatre

Film Incentive Program

Industrial

Rockpool

Abandoned Rail yards

REEF & ISLANDS

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Port

Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Islands

HERITAGE 63 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 Hidden Valley Cabins

WETLANDS 75 Town Common

Tin mines

Cromarty Wetlands

Wallaman Falls

Tyto wetlands Rivers

OUTBACK 39

Ross Dam

Table Top Station Mt Stuart Heritage Tea Rooms

DISCOVERY 83 Museum of Tropical Queensland

Hidden valley cattle yards

Billabong Sanctuary

Homestead

Kissing Point complex

Landscapes

Magnetic Island Forts

Mines

Anzac Park Jezzine Barracks

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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

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INTRODUCTION

TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND

INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION Recognised as the second capital of the state of Queensland and the largest city in Northern Australia, Townsville entails a stunning mix of both natural and built environments within close proximity to the city. Townsville’s established and emerging film and television industry represents a significant opportunity - the growth of the film industry world-wide raises the potential to collaborate on development, production, script writing, filming, financing and other forms of collaboration on national and international screen productions.

WHY FILM IN TOWNSVILLE, NORTH QUEENSLAND? LOCATION AND LIFESTYLE DIVERSE LOCATIONS WITHIN EASY ACCESS 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE EVERY YEAR INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS WITH BROAD KNOWLEDGE AND DEEP SKILLS

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LOWER FILM PRODUCTION COSTS FILM FRIENDLY LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS

INSPIRING LOCATIONS

Townsville offers incredibly diverse and accessible locations in an affordable and film-friendly centre. Within an hour’s drive from the city centre is the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, wetlands, red outback, agricultural lands, colonial/heritage buildings, and modern day streetscapes.

Additional landscapes such as moon scapes, prehistoric jungle, swamp lands, and rock quarries are located within a 2 - 3 hour drive. Our locations can double for cities as diverse as Los Angeles, Rio De Janeiro or Honolulu.

SCREEN CREDITS Accessible locations combined with the use of affordable local studios and experienced crew has attracted past large-scale productions to the 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.

AUSTRALIAN TALENT Our region is home to dedicated and skilled talent both in front of the camera and behind it. We have capable and experienced creators, performers and extras, as well as a workforce and crew encompassing all areas of film production from script writing through to post-production, choreographers, costume designers, gaffers and wranglers, sound recording engineers, set decorators, producers and many more.

WORLD-CLASS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES As a major regional centre, Townsville is wellequipped with 3D equipment, drones, generators, lighting and sound equipment, cranes and even portable toilets. We can build your sets, design and deliver costumes and provide hair and makeup services. We offer a full suite of post-production services including visual effects, editing, postproduction sound and facilities.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES Townsville, North Queensland is home to worldclass education and training facilities.

• James Cook University features courses in the Creative Industries and New Media Arts. There are onsite studios and production facilities that can be used by external parties.

• Central Queensland University delivers creative, performing and visual arts programs.

• Townsville Creative Technologies College focuses on training for the productive use of digital technologies specific to the animation, game programming, media design, audio and vision capture and editing sectors.

Griffith Film School, Brisbane is Queensland’s industry-specific education facility producing future filmmakers, animators and game designers.

SUPPORT SERVICES We have all the support services a production crew needs from car rentals to aircraft charters, couriers and catering, domestic services, computer services, graphic designers and a place to base your production from including venues, studios and office rentals.

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LOCATION MAP

HINCHINBROOK ISLAND

Lucinda Jetty

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TYTO

INGHAM

R IE RR BA

ORPHEUS ISLAND

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WALLAMAN FALLS

PALM ISLAND

Tin mines Hidden Valley

Crystal Creek PALUMA RANGE

BALGAL BEACH TOOMULLA BEACH TOOLAKEA BEACH SAUNDERS BEACH

MAGNETIC ISLAND

Magnetic Island Forts

PALLARENDA

HERVEYS RANGE

Town common Castle Hill The Brewery | Museum of Tropical NQ | Reef HQ Abandoned railyards Heritage Tea Rooms Civic Theatre

Jezzine Barracks | Kissing Point complex The Strand | Rock Pool | Yongala Lodge Anzac Park | Queens Hotel Port

Ross Dam MT STUART

Billabong Sanctuary

Cromarty Wetlands

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Warrior mine

CHARTERS TOWERS Citigold mine

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Charters towers Stock exchange

RAVENSWOOD

CLIMATE TOWNSVILLE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES 31.4 Max. ( C)

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30.7

29.6

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24.3

24.1

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JAN

FEB

22.9

20.6

MAR

APR

27.6 17.6

MAY

25.6

25.1

26.0

29.4

27.8

20.7

17.4

14.6

13.7

14.7

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

30.7 22.9

NOV

31.5 24.1

DEC

TOWNSVILLE AVERAGE DAYS OF RAIN 11.8

12.8

9.6

Days of Rain

5.4

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

7.3 3.7

MAY

2.9

2.4

JUN

1.9

1.5

1.3

JUL

AUG

SEP

300 DAYS

OCT

4.9

NOV

DEC

OF SUNSHINE

PER YEAR ON AVERAGE

FLIGHT TIMES FROM TOWNSVILLE TO: Cairns

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Mackay 1hr Brisbane

1hr 55min

Sydney

2hrs 30min

Darwin

2hrs 45min

Melbourne

3hrs

Adelaide

5hrs 10min

Perth

8hrs 15min

Darwin Cairns

TOWNSVILLE Mt Isa

Mackay

Brisbane

Perth Adelaide

Sydney

Melbourne

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FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES www.arts.gov.au/film-tv/australian-screenproduction-incentive Location Offset - a 16.5 per cent rebate which supports the production of largebudget (>AUD$15m) film and television projects shot in Australia (Ministry for the Arts).

PDV Offset - a 30 per cent rebate which supports work on post, digital and visual effects production (PDV) in Australia, regardless of where a project is shot (Ministry for the Arts). Minimum spend AUD$500,000.

Producer offset - The Producer Offset is a rebate on the production expenditure incurred in Australia when making Australian film and TV. Not all expenditure qualifies, but the offset can be worth up to 20% of Australian spend in the case of television and documentary, and up to 40% in the case of film. Official Australia-China co-productions can access the producer offset when certain criteria are met.

Producer offset loans - These allow the export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), the Australian Government's export credit agency, to help finance eligible Australian film, documentary and television productions that have international distribution agreements.

Enterprise Industry program - Encouraging ambitious and innovative development projects and/or business initiatives, including the development of new models for financing, producing and distributing Australian screen content. Enterprise Industry will offer approximately $2 million in 2015/16 to deliver diverse initiatives costing between $100,000 and $400,000 over one to two years.

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES www.screenqueensland.com.au/production Production Investment Screen Queensland funds screen stories from Queensland or interstate practitioners with significant Queensland elements and benefit.

Funding may be used for production and post-

production of factual and fiction screen projects and is in the form of either a grant or recoupable investment.

The Revolving Film Financing Fund provides secured loans to cash-flow the Producer Offset, distribution guarantees and presales with a 7 per cent loan fee charged on RFFF loans making it an extremely competitive option.

Development and Production Investment Grant - available where a Queensland producer or writer is attached.

Support is also available for co-productions capturing the benefits of working with Queensland producers including the advantage of both state and federal incentives (including Screen Australia’s 40% federal offset.)

Production Incentives A production attraction program has been established to provide significant economic, industry up-skilling and cultural benefits to Queensland. National and International Producers are eligible with AU$3.5 million minimum Queensland Production Expenditure.

Production Attraction Incentive - a grant provided to producers based on the anticipated spend for projects with a minimum spend of AUD$3.5m Queensland Production Expenditure (QPE), the engagement of bona fide Queensland practitioners, and/or the creation of infrastructure in Queensland Location and Scouting Assistance - provided for projects considering Queensland locations prior to commencement of preproduction or during financing. The extent of support is based on the anticipated QPE. State Payroll Tax Rebate - available for those productions that have paid the 4.75% Queensland Payroll Tax and with a spend greater than AUD$3.5 million QPE. Note, Payroll Tax is only paid on spend >AUD$1.1m.

Regional Statewide Incentive Grants - a negotiable grant up to AUD$100,000 based on regional spend and employment opportunities.

Post, Digital and Visual Effects Attraction Grant - a negotiable grant capped at AUD$250,000 for a minimum spend of AUD$500,000 in Queensland on postproduction elements.

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REEF & ISLANDS

TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND

REEF & ISLANDS

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REEF & ISLANDS

REEF HQ

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

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WORLD HERITAGE GREAT BARRIER REEF

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ISLANDS • MAGNETIC

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Latitude - 19° 9’ 24.88”S Longitude - 146° 51’ 7.01”E

ISLANDS • ORPHEUS

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

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ISLANDS • PALM

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Latitude - 18° 44’ 0.97”S Longitude - 146° 34’ 44.70”E

ISLANDS • HINCHINBROOK

Latitude - 18.36 Longitude - 146.23

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BEACHES • BALGAL

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Latitude - 19° 0’ 3.56”S Longitude - 146° 23’ 51”E

BEACHES • SAUNDERS

Latitude - 19° 9’ 18.08”S Longitude - 146° 36’ 21.91”E

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BEACHES • TOOLAKEA

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Latitude - 19° 8’ 40.97”S Longitude - 146° 34’ 53.79”E

BEACHES • TOOMULLA

Latitude - 19° 4’ 30.41”S Longitude - 146° 28’ 6.31”E

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LUCINDA JETTY

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Latitude - 18.52 ”S Longitude - 146.33 ”E

BOATING

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

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TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND RAINFOREST

RAINFOREST

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RAINFOREST

WORLD HERITAGE WET TROPICS

Latitude - 19° 0’ 32.62”S Longitude - 146° 12’ 33.57”E

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CRYSTAL CREEK

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

PALUMA RANGE

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

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PLANTATIONS

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HIDDEN VALLEY CABINS

Latitude - 38.43 ”S Longitude - 143.88 ”E

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TIN MINES

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

WALLAMAN FALLS

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

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TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND

OUTBACK

OUTBACK

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OUTBACK

TABLE TOP STATION

Latitude - 19° 22’ 56.91”S Longitude - 146° 28’ 18.93”E

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MT STUART

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

HERITAGE TEA ROOMS

Latitude - 19° 21’ 15”S Longitude - 146° 27’ 15”E

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HIDDEN VALLEY CATTLE YARDS

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Latitude - 19° 0’ 18.95”S Longitude - 146° 12’ 146.07”E

HOMESTEAD

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LANDSCAPES

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MINES • CITIGOLD

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Latitude - 20° 04’ 42.9”S Longitude - 146° 16’ 18.9”E

MINES • WARRIOR

Latitude - 20° 06’ 51.8”S Longitude - 146° 17’ 5.06”E

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TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND

URBAN

URBAN

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STREETSCAPES

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CASTLE HILL

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

THE STRAND

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

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ROCKPOOL

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

NIGHTSCAPES

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

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CIVIC THEATRE

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

INDUSTRIAL

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ABANDONED RAIL YARDS

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Latitude - 19° 16’ 3.07”S Longitude - 146° 48’ 34.59”E

PORT

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

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TOWNSVILLE NORTH QUEENSLAND

HERITAGE

HERITAGE

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HERITAGE

PUBS

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NQ ARCHITECTURE

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

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CEMETERIES

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

RAVENSWOOD

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

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CHARTERS TOWERS STOCK EXCHANGE

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QUEENS HOTEL

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

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THE BREWERY

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

YONGALA LODGE

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

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WETLANDS

WETLANDS

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WETLANDS

TOWN COMMON

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

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CROMARTY WETLANDS

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

TYTO WETLANDS

Latitude - 18.65 ”S Longitude - 146.15 ”E

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RIVERS

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ROSS DAM

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

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DISCOVERY

DISCOVERY

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DISCOVERY

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MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND

Latitude - 19° 15’ 25.85”S Longitude - 146° 49’ 22.12”E

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BILLABONG SANCTUARY

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

KISSING POINT COMPLEX

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

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MAGNETIC ISLAND FORTS

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Latitude - 19° 7’ 23”S Longitude - 146° 52’ 13.66”E

ANZAC PARK

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

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JEZZINE BARRACKS

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

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