Filming Locations
Interesting Location Facts
- "In 1972, source novelist Colin Thiele said of the Coorong setting of his 'Storm Boy' novel which has been used for both the 1976 and 2019 feature film adaptations: "The Coorong is spirit-peace of isolation, regeneration of solitude, therapy of loneliness. Spirit that man desperately needs." This quotation is inscribed on a monument to Colin Thiele located on the Princes Highway at Salt Creek in South Australia."
- "We [the film crew] needed to do a site survey with representatives of the Aboriginal Australian indigenous Ngarrindjeri people to make sure that we were aware of all aspects of heritage in the area - burial sites, Aboriginal middens, and any other sacred sites," explained location manager Mark Evans."
People and Place
- Aussie Towns. (2020). Meningie, SA. Retrieved from https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/meningie-saMeningie is a charming holiday destination at the northern end of The Coorong which was created as a staging post for local travellers and graziers.
- Australian Screen Organisation. (2020). Map Storm Boy (1976). Retrieved from https://aso.gov.au/titles/features/storm-boy/map/Click on the links below to view specific locations for Storm Boy.
- Cultural Atlas of Australia. (2012). Storm Boy. Retrieved from http://australian-cultural-atlas.info/CAA/listing.php?id=192Includes a Google map of the narrative locations in the film. Click on a dot point to see information about the location.
- Meningie Progress Association. (no date). Meningie Community Website. Retrieved from http://www.meningie.com.au/Situated at the northern end of the Coorong on the shores of Lake Albert, Meningie combines all the charm of a small country town with the stunning natural beauty of the Coorong and Lower Lakes of the River Murray. Soak up the peaceful atmosphere and relaxed lifestyle of this laid back waterfront town.
- [Author unknown]. (2020). Welcome to the Coorong Country. Retrieved from https://coorongcountry.com.au/A little over two hours drive from Adelaide and north of the Limestone Coast you will discover a spectacular natural ancient landscape…an unspoilt and untouched coastal wilderness that is breathtaking and abundant…welcome to Coorong Country!
Pelican Videos
Storm Girl Video
Pelican and Animal Welfare Links
- Bogle, Isadora and Whiteside, Grace. (2020). Breeding pelicans to be watched by cameras gauging impact of Coorong's feral mice. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-10/investigation-into-feral-mice-and-pelicans-in-the-coorong/12866704Coorong National Park rangers will install remote access cameras on a South Australian island to monitor pelicans during their breeding season.
- Coast Lines. (no date). The Pelican Man & Storm Boy. Retrieved from https://www.coastlines.com.au/news/the-pelican-man-storm-boyOne of the real heroes of Storm Boy is associate professor Greg Johnston BSc(Hons) PhD, an adjunct professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, who sourced the pelicans to be trained for the movie. Greg, now semi-retired, has studied pelicans since 1990.
- Department of Environment and Water. 2019. How innovative technology is helping us understand the Coorong’s birdlife. Retrieved from https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2019/03/pelican-breedingPelicans are breeding in the Coorong, which tells us lots about the health of the area. Here’s what it means.
- HAYES, T. (2018). Storm Boy. Metro, 197, 96–107.The first third of this article discusses the experience of filming with pelicans.
- O'Gorman, E. (2017). Pelicans: Protection, Pests, and Private Property. RCC Perspectives, (1), 41-48. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/26241415Explores the way in which specific modes of caring for Australian pelicans has become entangled with class politics, cross-cultural relationships, and the law.
- Taylor, Beth. (no date). The Making of Storm Boy: Training the Pelicans. Retrieved from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/making-storm-boySandwich, Carpenter and Dum Dum - the three pelicans who played Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival in Storm Boy - were raised from chicks by a dolphin trainer, Gordon Noble.
Animal Welfare Links
Coorong Videos
Coorong National Park Links
- Department of Environment and Water. [2020]. Project Coorong: bringing new life to a national icon. Retrieved from https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/coorongProject Coorong is taking action to restore the health, vitality and visitor experience of this precious place through environmental projects to get the Coorong back on track and initiatives to boost eco-tourism, focusing on the Coorong National Park.
- Good Living. (2018). 6 things you might not know about the Coorong. Retrieved from https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/posts/2018/06/coorong-factsThe Coorong isn’t just famous for Storm Boy. Get to know one of Australia’s most environmentally significant areas.
- Mosley et al. (2018). Natural History Of The Coorong, Lower Lakes, And Murray Mouth Region (Yarluwar-Ruwe). Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/titles/natural-history-cllmmLinks to a free pdf. Explores the natural history of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth (Yarluwar-Ruwe) region of South Australia (the CLLMM), a region that has been listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The book is divided into four main themes: a historical overview of the region; its physical-chemical nature; its biological systems; and its management, resource use and conservation.
- National Parks and Wildlife Service SA. (2018). Coorong National Park. Retrieved from https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/find-a-park/Browse_by_region/Limestone_Coast/coorong-national-parkUseful information about plants and animals, pests and diseases, a virtual tour and the traditional owners.
- Ramsar Sites Information Service. (2013). The Coorong, Lake Alexandrina & Albert Wetland Country. Retrieved from https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/321The site is located at the mouth of the River Murray, south east of the city of Adelaide. It consists of two lakes forming a wetland system at the river’s mouth and a long, shallow brackish-to-hypersaline lagoon which they feed into, separated from the ocean by a narrow sand dune peninsula.
- South Australia Tourism Commission. (no date). South Australia's Storm Boy-Inspired Itinerary. Retrieved from https://southaustralia.com/travel-blog/south-australia-storm-boyFollow in the footsteps of Storm Boy, Fingerbone Bill and Mr. Percival. Explore South Australia’s Coorong, Murray mouth and Goolwa regions with our three-day itinerary.
- van Santen, Jackie. (2006). Our changing world: the Coorong. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/09/14/3126075.htmDecades of subtle change brought on by human misuse has profoundly altered the ecosystem of South Australia's iconic Coorong, the setting for Colin Thiele's 'Storm Boy'. Can it ever be returned to what it once was?
- [Author unknown]. (2003). All about the Coorong. Retrieved from https://www.thecoorong.com/about.htmlVenture into a timeless, untamed wilderness and marvel at the diversity of phenomena that nature has provided.
- [Author unknown]. (2020). Welcome to the Coorong Country. Retrieved from https://coorongcountry.com.au/A little over two hours drive from Adelaide and north of the Limestone Coast you will discover a spectacular natural ancient landscape…an unspoilt and untouched coastal wilderness that is breathtaking and abundant…welcome to Coorong Country!
Coasts
- Coastal Wiki. (2012). Coastal Lagoon. Retrieved from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Coastal_lagoonCoastal lagoons are transitional zones between land and sea: they are shallow inland water bodies, separated from the ocean by a barrier, connected to the ocean by one or more restricted inlets which remain open at least intermittently.
- National Geographic. (date unknown). Lagoon. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/lagoon/Lagoons are shallow bodies of water separated from the ocean by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs.
- Ozcoasts. [no date]. Coastal lagoons and strandplain associated creeks. Retrieved from https://ozcoasts.org.au/conceptual-diagrams/science-models/geomorphic/coast_lagoon/#:~:text=Geomorphology,input%20(see%20Examples%20below).&text=They%20are%20generally%Key features, geomorphology, evolution and ecology of coastal lagoons.