 The film's producers chose Martindale Hall, in South Australia (with school buildings more typical of a 19th-century English public school than the former alpine chalet styled guesthouse) to stand for the story's fictional school, "Appleyard College".In 1987, the final chapter or sequel to "Picnic at Hanging Rock" titled The Secret of Hanging Rock, was launched at a media event at Braemar College.In 1987, The Australian 60 Minutes program televised a debate at the school on the abortion issue featuring students and community figures on either side of the debate (including notorious pro-life campaigner Margaret Tighe).