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Back Roads Season 2 Episodes

  • 2015-2025
  • 11 Seasons
  • Documentary, Action & Adventure
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Back Roads transports audiences to some of the nation's most remote and inspiring communities, highlighting rural Australia's trademark grit, generosity and humour. Each week, award-winning ABC journalist Heather Ewart (who grew up on a sheep and wheat farm in Victoria), speaks to the down-to-earth and uniquely uplifting characters who live in these far-flung communities, showcasing how their imagination, faith and love for the land they call home has helped them to thrive. A witty and warm companion, Heather is skilled at allowing the rural stars - the people she meets and places she visits - to shine. Defined by their strength and humility, the characters of Back Roads are as awe-inspiring as the wild landscape that surrounds them. Featuring stunning images of the red earth of Winton, the Indigenous community of Hermannsburg, the underground dwellings of White Cliffs, the winding waters of Clarence River and a whole lot more, the series takes viewers on a journey to some of the most scenic locations across the outback. With high production values and exceptional cinematography, Back Roads is a warm and engaging travelogue of rural Australia.

Season 2 Episode Guide

Season 2

9 Episodes 2016 - 2017

Episode 1

Mundulla

27 mins

Heather visits Mundulla. This tiny South Australian community cherishes its old world values, but doesn't mind a bit of healthy competition.

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Episode 2

Innisfail to Normanton

27 mins

Heather 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. If the hairdressers are all leaving towns, they reckon they can bring the hairdressers to the towns, and get to meet the locals really effectively.

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Episode 3

Mallacoota

27 mins

Heather 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.

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Episode 4

Thursday Island

27 mins

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.

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Episode 5

Katanning

27 mins

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.

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Episode 6

Hermannsburg

27 mins

Heather goes to Hermannsburg (known as Ntaria in Western Arrarnta language), the stunning birthplace of Albert Namatjira. This Northern Territory town is nurturing both culture and creativity in its young people.

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Episode 7

White Cliffs

Heather visits White Cliffs, a tiny underground outback town in NSW, which is full of colourful surprises.

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Episode 8

Cygnet

27 mins

This week Heather 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.

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Episode 9

Harrow

27 mins

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.

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