Sydney on Screen: Neighbours star Kym Valentine sues over alleged sex and disability discrimination

Haven't we all at some point in time fantasized about stepping through a cinema/TV screen and into the world of our favourite movies and television shows? I certainly have!

With its modern, urban setting and stunning harbour, it is easy to see why Sydney leads the way as an ideal and versatile shooting destination. Movies shot here have been set in New York (Godzilla: Final Wars, Kangaroo Jack), Chicago (The Matrix and sequels), London (Birthday Girl), Seville (Mission Impossible 2), Bombay (Holy Smoke), Darwin (Australia), Myanmar (Stealth), Mars (Red Planet) and the fictitious city of Metropolis (Superman Returns, Babe: Pig in the City).

Whether popular landmarks or off the beaten track locations that are often hard to find, you can now explore Sydney in a fun and unique way with the SYDNEY ON SCREEN walking guides. Catering to Sydneysiders as much as visitors, the guides have something to offer everyone, from history, architecture and movie buffs to nature lovers.

See where productions such as Superman Returns, The Matrix and sequels, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Candy, Mission Impossible 2, Mao's Last Dancer, Babe: Pig in the City, Kangaroo Jack, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Muriel's Wedding, The Bold and the Beautiful, Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure and many more were filmed.

Maps and up-to-date information on Sydney's attractions are provided to help you plan your walk. Pick and choose from the suggested itinerary to see as little or as much of the city as you like.

So, come and discover the landscapes and locations that draw filmmakers to magical Sydney, and walk in the footsteps of the stars!

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Neighbours star Kym Valentine sues over alleged sex and disability discrimination

Kym Valentine is suing producers of Neighbours for sex and disability discrimination Source: News Limited

News.com.au reports

One-time Neighbours star Kym Valentine is suing producers of the show for compensation, claiming they subjected her to sex and disability discrimination.

Valentine, who played Libby Kennedy in the long-running series, alleges FremantleMedia Australia failed to provide a safe working environment.

She is asking to be rehired in the role which she played for more than 15 years.

According to documents obtained by Fairfax, Valentine wants compensation for "pain, hurt, suffering and humiliation" and lost wages.

Valentine has been unwell in recent years after first suffering pneumonia and then a collapsed lung in 2008. She was in ill health again in 2010 and has been on sick leave for the last two years.

Her contract with the show is believed to have expired in 2011.

The production company and Valentine would not comment.

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Anecdotes & Goss

"During a fight sequence, Keanu did a kick aiming for my inner thigh, but his knee slipped and I ended up copping the blow full-on in the crotch. It absolutely floored me. Once I'd picked myself up off the ground, I thought to myself, 'You know you've made it in Hollywood when you've been kneed in the nuts by Keanu Reeves!'" - Ian Bliss (Bane), The Matrix Revolutions

Before he hit fame and fortune, Crocodile Dundee's Paul Hogan was employed as a painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Ian McKellen was originally offered the part of Commander Swanbeck in Mission Impossible 2 which eventually went to Anthony Hopkins.

The Matrix reused sets that were built for Dark City. The rooftops Trinity bolts across in the beginning of The Matrix are the same ones you see John Murdoch run on in Dark City.

"One night, as a scene for Strictly Ballroom was being filmed at the Pyrmont location, two government inspectors showed up. Very seriously the inspectors pointed to the milk licence vendor number painted up on the milk bar set and said accusingly to one of the crew members, "That vendor number doesn't exist," to which the crew member replied, "Neither does the milk bar!" The inspectors, probably on overtime pay for a nighttime shift, were extremely disappointed not to be able to fine anyone." - Peter Whitford (Les Kendall), Strictly Ballroom

Dangar Place is the actual location where Detective Sergeant Roger Rogerson gunned down drug dealer Warren Lanfranchi. Although the area has been redeveloped since the filming of Blue Murder, making it almost unrecognisable, the kindergarten located on Beaumont Street, at the end of Dangar Place, is still there. It took more than six years to get Blue Murder screened in New South Wales because of Neddy Smith's trial. He was charged with seven murders allegedly committed in the 1980s.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger and Heath Ledger were considered for the roles of Satine and Christian in Moulin Rouge! The parts eventually went to Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Olivia Newton-John's hit song Physical was recorded by Kylie Minogue but never used in the movie.

As baby pigs don't remain in babyhood for very long, 48 Yorkshire pigs had to be used for the filming of Babe.

"Accuracy is hard to stick to when shooting a movie set in the past, especially on location. In The Night We Called It a Day, a scene shot on Sydney's waterfront features a catamaran ferry. The action supposedly takes place in 1974, fifteen years before these catamarans were introduced!" - Peter Clifton, writer & producer, The Night We Called It a Day

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Neighbours star Kym Valentine sues over alleged sex and disability discrimination

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