After spending a week at Kurrimine Beach we headed south back to Townsville to spend a few days with cousin Stephen and family. Stephen is the owner/skipper of a huge prawn boat and kept us supplied with some of the biggest and best prawns we have ever had. Him and wife Leanne have a lovely big property outside of Townsville. Even the local peacocks like to come for a visit and the "big puppy" doesn't seem to mind them coming around. We stopped for a few days in the town of Bowen which has a huge shipping jetty and is blessed with beautiful beaches and great fishing. Today Bowen has been placed firmly on the international map following the filming of the epic movie, "Australia", starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. More than 700 head of shorthorn cattle and 33 stock and quarter horses also featured in the film.
They learnt their moves at the Bowen Turf Club grounds. The area was transformed into a 1930's town through the addition of tonnes of red dirt and temporary buildings. The film attracted over 22,000 visitors from all over Australia and world wide. The film generated casual employment of 98 volunteers and 600 people cast as extras for the movie. The film was released on the big screen in late 2008.
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