City of Gold Coast, hinterland national parks, beaches, coastal roads, waterways and airspace. We navigate the permit landscape so you don't have to learn it from scratch.
Lead times vary by authority and by ask. A sunrise stills shoot on Burleigh beach is a different conversation from closing a stretch of the M1 for automotive work or a night shoot at a hinterland waterfall. We tell you what is realistic against your dates before you commit to them.
Film permits for beaches, foreshore parks, streets and council-managed sites from Southport to Coolangatta, with traffic management and lifeguard liaison where the shoot needs them.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife commercial filming permits for Springbrook, Lamington, Tamborine and the waterfalls and rainforest between them.
Closures on coastal roads and the M1 corridor for automotive and stunt work, and CASA-compliant drone operators with clearance under the Gold Coast Airport approach.
Location agreements with private owners and precinct managers, and coordination with Village Roadshow Studios when the job pairs stage days with location days.
Most Queensland shoots that go wrong go wrong on paperwork, not creative. A permit that lands late moves a shoot day; a permit that lands with conditions nobody read moves a set-up. Twenty years of applying for these approvals means we know what each authority will ask for, how long it really takes, and which conditions to push back on before they cost you a day.
For commercial work, yes, through the City of Gold Coast, and lifeguard services will have a view on where and when. Low-impact stills are quicker to approve than a full unit with vehicles on the sand. We tell you what is required and what is not.
As early as the dates are known. Simple council permits can turn around inside a couple of weeks; road closures, national parks and anything involving traffic management or heritage sites need longer. We build the permit timeline into the production schedule.
Yes, with lead time and a traffic management plan. The M1 and the coastal roads have tighter windows than hinterland roads. This is the work Gymkhana needed, and we know what it takes.
Yes. We book CASA-compliant operators and manage airspace clearance where the location requires it, which on the southern Gold Coast means anything under the Coolangatta approach paths.
Yes. Brisbane City Council has its own process and its own page on the Brisbane site. The two cities are an hour apart and frequently shot together.
Send the dates and the locations you have in mind. We'll tell you what's realistic and get the applications moving.
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