Back Roads

2015 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
5.0
3 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (9)

1 Mundulla
11/28/16
Season-only
Heather Ewart visits Mundulla, this tiny South Australian community cherishes its old world values, but doesn't mind a bit of healthy competition.
2 Innisfail to Normanton
12/5/16
Season-only
Heather Ewart joins a big-hearted hairdresser and her 76-year-old apprentice on a ten day road-trip from their home town of Innisfail to Normanton in Queensland's Gulf country.
3 Mallacoota
12/12/16
Season-only
Heather Ewart visits Mallacoota, a remote place at the end of the road on the far eastern tip of Victoria. Known for its natural beauty and wilderness, its isolation has bred a determination in the town to look after its own.
4 Thursday Island
12/19/16
Season-only
Thursday Island is a laid back paradise that most Australians have never visited and know little about. While its isolation can present problems, locals are rising to the challenge and are carving out a new future.
5 Katanning
1/2/17
Season-only
The 'ordinary' sheep and wheat town of Katanning in Western Australia has laid out the welcome mat and transformed itself, extraordinarily, holding some delightful surprises.
6 Hermannsburg
1/9/17
Season-only
This stunning Northern Territory birthplace of Albert Namatjira is full of culture and creativity, and it's working to nurture both in its young people.
7 White Cliffs
1/16/17
Season-only
Heather Ewart visits White Cliffs, a tiny underground outback town in NSW, which is full of colourful surprises.
8 Cygnet
1/23/17
Season-only
This week Heather Ewart discovers the seaside hamlet of Cygnet in southern Tasmania's Huon Valley is undergoing some big changes with runaways from the city flooding in to town.
9 Harrow
1/30/17
Season-only
This week Heather visits Harrow, a creative community that took to heart the mantra "reinvent or perish" and found unique ways to bring new people and fresh ideas into the town.

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
May 23, 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
May 4, 2019
you really cant complain because i not complaine