The Nilpena film set

Ross and Jane Fargher, who oper­ate Nilpe­na Pas­toral Sta­tion and the icon­ic Prairie Hotel at Parachilna, have sup­port­ed South Australia’s film indus­try for many years, secur­ing loca­tions on their prop­er­ty and in the Flinders Ranges for a range of productions.

Movie stars and film crews not only pro­vide an eco­nom­ic ben­e­fit to the region, but enable South Aus­tralia to fea­ture on the main stage and con­tribute to Australia’s inter­na­tion­al pro­file. Nilpe­na and its sur­rounds are recog­nis­able in many tele­vi­sion com­mer­cials, tele­vi­sion shows and films, most notably in the 2002 award-win­ning film Rab­bit Proof Fence that fol­lows three Abo­rig­i­nal girls as they embark on a jour­ney across the Out­back. Oth­er films and tele­vi­sion shows that were shot in and around Nilpe­na include: 

• Holy Smoke in 1999, star­ring Kate Winslet
• Ser­e­nades in 2001
• Lucky Miles in 2007
• Beau­ti­ful Kate in 2009, star­ring Rachel Griffiths
• Last Ride in 2009, star­ring Hugo Weaving
• Australia’s Next Top Mod­el, in 2009 (sea­son 5, episode 5)
• Home and Away in 2012 (scenes from the tele­vi­sion series)
• Tracks in 2013 
• The Rover in 2014, star­ring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson
• Oper­a­tion Buf­fa­lo in 2020 (tele­vi­sion mini-series)
• Chas­ing Won­ders in 2020

Most recent­ly, Zac Efron filmed scenes at Nilpe­na from the upcom­ing Stan Orig­i­nal Film Gold, which tells the sto­ry of the biggest gold nugget ever found and the chal­leng­ing process to exca­vate it.

Plan your vis­it to Nilpe­na Edi­acara Nation­al Park.