Bowen, Top of the Whitsundays / Whitsunday region, Queensland Australia
- approx 1 hour north of Airlie Beach (or 2.5 hours south of Townsville)
- Baz Luhrmann's movie "Australia" was filmed in Bowen for around 7 weeks in 2007
Bowen buildings used: Grandview Hotel, Dept of Transport (Carney Cattle Company),
the long Bowen jetty (wharf), derelict buildings (picture theatre and police station)
- Flagstaff Hill lookout, panoramic views of Bowen, sunrise views
- Town murals including painted water tank
- Jochheims Bakery, a visit to this shop inspired Baz Luhrmann to create his movie in Bowen
- Bowen beaches: Horseshoe Bay, Gray's Beach, Rose Bay
- Mullers Lagoon: birdlife, bird watching
- the big mango