distance significantly, finally having Constable Jo Parrish remark in season 9 that it is now a 20-minute drive to Widgeree. In reality, such a short distance would not really require Widgeree to have its own station as officers could respond even more quickly from Mount Thomas in an emergency. Despite injuries and fires occurring in the town during the series, there is no mention of Widgeree having its own fire or ambulance stations. Nearby Lake Widgeree is long mentioned as a popular spot for boating and hunting events. Evanleigh Rarely mentioned in the show, Evanleigh is home to the regional superintendent, Clive Adamson, who has ultimate responsibility for St Davids, Mount Thomas and Widgeree. Very little is known about Evanleigh, however since it is home to the superintendent it is presumably a substantially sized city, perhaps similar in size to Ballarat. Real locations used The majority of exterior scenes were filmed in Wyndham, Williamstown and from time-to-time at Castlemaine, all in the state of Victoria. Castlemaine, in the Victorian Goldfields region 90 minutes north of Melbourne, played Mount Thomas in the major aerial shots of the town. To contain production costs location scenes needed to be shot close to the South Melbourne studios of Channel Seven, so coastal Williamstown (20 mins south west of the city) - noted for its Victorian and Federation architecture - was chosen. The railway yards of adjacent Newport were the location for the Mount Thomas rail yards, and the scene of numerous crimes. The nearby basalt plains around Werribee were suitable to represent farming and bush country. The shots looking north were filmed from the Burke & Wills monument towards the former Castlemaine Gaol. The southern shots were filmed at the Castlemaine Gaol looking over Castlemaine railway station towards the Post Office clock tower. Coincidentally the exterior of "The Imperial Hotel" is a former local pub called "The Imperial Hotel" (which was marked up with beer signage for cut away scenes). Today it is a decaying second hand clothes and antiques store - and the interior has no resemblance to Chris Riley's pub. "The Imperial" is right next door to the real Castlemaine Police Station (although this has never been featured in the show), and also across the road from the Castlemaine Courthouse. In at least two (earlier) episodes, real police cars belonging to Castlemaine Police Station (different makes to the production vehicles used as