Why film here
Here in the Hunter we pride ourselves on being regional Australia’s most accessible and film-friendly location. You need it? We can make it happen. With film-friendly councils, businesses, and residents, locations that can double for anywhere, and regional incentives, why film anywhere else?
VERSATILE LOCATIONS
VERSATILE LOCATIONS
Streamlined Licences
Streamlined Licences
REGIONAL INCENTIVES
REGIONAL INCENTIVES
ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
LOCAL
COUNCILS
The Hunter region consists of ten local councils.
GETTING HERE AND AROUND
Travel
Flying
Newcastle Airport is the Hunter’s major regional airport, and is just a short 30-minute flight from Sydney. Direct flights to all major cities on the eastern seaboard are available daily.
Driving
Head north from Sydney on the M1 Pacific Motorway and admire the shores of Lake Macquarie as you enter the gateway to the Hunter region, arriving in Newcastle in under 2 hours.
The Hunter’s compact geography means you can reach any of our stunning and diverse locations in a matter of hours. Drive through farmland, forests and mountains to the coast, all within 3 hours of Sydney.
Climate
Temperature: the average temperature in summer (December-February) is 27.2oC (80F), and in the winter months (June-August) the temperature ranges from 4.4oC to 17.1oC (40F to 60F).
Timezones
The Hunter operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), which is equal to UTC +10 (from the first Sunday in April to the first Saturday in October). During the warmer months of the year (from the first Sunday in October to the first Saturday in April), we observe Australian Daylight-Saving Time (ADST), during which clocks are advanced one hour, equal to UTC +11.
Time differences between Australia, Asia, the US and Europe can be used to great advantage.
