Rawnsley Park Station blog

For several weeks last month Bryan Brown, Rachel Ward and crew were here making their latest movie. Here is Bryan with some of his crew.

The offices and reception were fitted out with furniture, computers and phones in May. After the inevitable new computer teething problems and the move from the old offices Marg is very happy with her new facility. Tony and Julie are pleased to have their house back.

The kitchen and toilets are fitted.

The timber frame interior rooms are fitted along with the electrics, lighting, airconditioning, floor tiles and glass doors and windows. All the timber fames and skirting came raw and had to be stained and sealed. The walls and gyprock ceiling all had to be painted.

Like most birds in the Flinders Ranges the Red Capped Robin breeds during winter. The males are in full colour ready to attract a partner. They are very common at the moment and are a treat to  meet. Their nests are very difficult to find. They build them in the forks inside acacia bushes, disguising them with pieces of acacia bark stuck to the outside.

The coloured external top coat is applied.

The under coat undergoes some expert fine tuning from Tony before the external coloured top coat is applied.

Render is sprayed, sealing the bales inside and out.

The window frames and roof are protected from the render spraying machine.

The walls are finished in a couple of days. Stacking the walls with whole bales was quick and easy. Blocking around the doors and windows with customized bale sections took longer.