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16 Episodes 2023 - 2023
Episode 1
28 mins
In this special 100th episode of the program, Heather Ewart looks at the great Australian pub. The nation's very own unique style of watering hole, the humble pub sits at the heart of many communities.
Episode 2
27 mins
The team head to one of the country's largest cattle stations, Brunette Downs in the NT. Heather Ewart learns what makes life on this remote and rugged property so attractive and arrives in time for the Brunette Races.
Episode 3
28 mins
Foodie and farmer Paul West packs his surfboard for a visit to tiny Marrawah in northwest Tasmania for the legendary West Coast Classic: three days of big swells, blowing gales and woolly beanies.
Episode 4
28 mins
Heather Ewart visits the Quilpie shire in outback Queensland. With an average age of under 40, residents have transformed this former Opalopolis into a vibrant community, with a little help from Australia's biggest dinosaur.
Episode 5
28 mins
Wiradjuri woman and journalist Rae Johnston goes on a water-fuelled odyssey to the East Kimberley region, at the very top of WA, where the mighty Ord River is the lifeblood of the community.
Episode 6
28 mins
Nhill and Pyramid Hill lie 260km apart but are connected in the most surprising ways. These two old farming towns offer newcomers a fresh start and a fair go.
Episode 7
28 mins
Champion Paralympian Kurt Fearnley finds a heart of gold shining brightly in the townsfolk of Tennant Creek. Locals are overcoming intergenerational trauma by nourishing residents with great education, art and religion.
Episode 8
28 mins
Heather Ewart hitches a ride with singer-songwriter Josh Arnold across western Queensland as he makes stars of local kids, teaching them how to celebrate their community.
Episode 9
28 mins
Featuring a journey on the Strzelecki Track, starting near Lyndhurst in SA and heading into the Strzelecki Desert.
Episode 10
27 mins
Continues the journey on the challenging Strzelecki Track, heading up to Innamincka in the top corner of South Australia.
Episode 11
28 mins
Guest presenter Lisa Millar takes us on a journey along Victoria's spectacular Great South West Walk. Hiking the 250km trail is a chance to connect with nature but the experience can also be life changing.
Episode 12
28 mins
Heather visits the sleepy Victorian mountainside town of Walhalla, on the historic Goldfields Railway: frozen in time, with movie-set looks, and a cricket pitch that defies logic.
Episode 13
27 mins
Back Roads visits Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland with guest presenter, 24-year-old Yorta Yorta man and TikTok star Tom Forrest aka 'Outback Tom'. He finds a town transforming itself from a dark past to a brighter future.
Episode 14
28 mins
Back Roads is heading to Western Australia's vast wheatbelt region, to the little town of Darkan. Deep in the golden plains of sheep country, Heather Ewart discovers how a very small community saved itself from extinction.
Episode 15
28 mins
Heather Ewart heads to Tasmania with two intrepid line dancers who are on a boot scootin' line dancing tour of the nation holding 'Hoedowns for country towns', lifting spirits and raising money to help others.
Episode 16
28 mins
We leave Australian shores and travels to our closest northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea. Guest presenter Tania Bale introduces us to Rabaul, a community with close ties to Australia.