Back Roads

2015 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation

5.0

3 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Ceduna

30/11/15

Award winning journalist Heather Ewart takes a trip to the Nullarbor frontier town of Ceduna on the Great Australian Bight, where breaking conventions is the rule.

2 Winton

7/12/15

Heather Ewart visits the Western Queensland town of Winton, in Waltzing Matilda country. Heather spends a day at the races, goes digging for dinosaur bones & meets former Governor General Dame Quentin Bryce.

3 Yackandandah

14/12/15

This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote town of Yackandandah. In the foothills of Victoria's high country, this picture perfect gold rush town gambled on itself and won.

4 Karumba

21/12/15

This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote fishing town of Karumba in Far North Queensland and discovers why the locals love the isolation so much.

5 Birchip

28/12/15

This week Heather Ewart explores the heart of wheat country, Birchip in the Victorian Mallee to enjoy a slice of country life in a town that thrives on bucking trends.

6 Derby

4/1/16

Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the WA community of Derby.

7 Queenstown

11/1/16

In this episode Heather Ewart meets Young Tasmanian of the year, Adam Mostogl and explores the stories from the Tasmanian community of Queenstown.

8 Clarence River

18/1/16

Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the community of Clarence River in NSW.

About this show

Back Roads transports audiences to some of the nation’s most remote and inspiring communities that highlight rural Australia’s trademark grit, generosity, humour and innovation.
Heather Ewart, who grew up on a sheep and wheat farm in Victoria, uncovers corners of Australia where misfortune has brought some to their knees, but imagination, faith and fun has lifted them back up.
Back Roads sees Heather Ewart return to the bush uncovering corners of Australia where misfortune has brought some to their knees, but imagination, faith and fun has lifted them back up.
Defined by their strength and humility, the characters of Back Roads are as awe-inspiring as the wild landscape that surrounds them.

Ratings and reviews

5.0

3 reviews

Harry Cheng

23 May 2019

Love it! really shows what regional communities have to offer and i hope more people will visit those places after watching this.

Horst Lebius

4 May 2019

you really cant complain because i not complaine

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