Set is magnificent

Filming of the epic Baz Luhrmann production 'Australia' is proceeding both at Carlton Hill Station and Digger's Rest.

On Sunday, Mr Luhrmann said he had four days of filming completed and the crew had been overwhelmed by the scenery.

Businesses around town have been kept flat out supplying the cast and crew with a plethora of goods and services.

Star Nicole Kidman flew to Sydney at the end of last week, returning for this week's filming.
Co-star Hugh Jackman has won plenty of local fans as he mixes freely in Kununurra.

Local indigenous people journeyed out to the set to conduct a 'welcome to country' ceremony last week.

Joining Kidman and Jackman in the cast of the film is a who's who of Australian acting talent including legends Ray Barrett, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson and Bill Hunter who will feature alongside David Wenham, Ben Mendelsohn, John Jarrett, Kerry Walker, Barry Otto, Matthew Whittet, Arthur Dignam, Bruce Spence, Tony Barry, Sean Hall, Essie Davis, Eddie Baroo, Nathin Butler, Jacek Koman, Sandy Gore, Yuen Wah [Kung Fu Hustle] from China and indigenous cast Lillian Crombie, Ursula Yovich [Jindabyne], Angus Pilauki, Crusoe Kurrdal, Jamie Gulpilil, David Ngoombujarra [Rabit Proof Fence, The Missing], David Gulpilil [Ten Canoes, The Tracker, Rabbit Proof Fence] and 11-year-old Broome boy Brandon Walters, in his feature film debut.