Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. Along the way she visits remote towns and regions to discover some of this country's most remarkable and inspiring communities.
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Back Roads visits the heritage-listed NSW town of Braidwood. Heather discovers what inspires the town's many artists and how their creative spirit helps the community pull together in challenging times.
Joe O'Brien travels to the Tasman Peninsula, an hour's drive from Hobart. With rolling hills and tranquil bays, towering cliffs and roaring seas, the beauty and dangers of this coastline stirs people's passion for the wild.
Back Roads meanders the mighty Murray River as it criss-crosses the towns of Gunbower and Torrumbarry, in north central Victoria. Heather finds the communities share a passion for protecting and nurturing the most vulnerable.
Rae Johnston continues her journey to East Arnhem Land and two very remote communities we rarely see - Gapuwiyak and Galiwin'ku - where the Yolngu people's lives are deeply connected to their culture, the land and each other.
Rae Johnston discovers a remote and tiny community that punches above its weight on the international stage, in music, art, science, politics and culture - all while tackling a growing environmental and ecological crisis.
We return to Eugowra, one of the first towns Back Roads visited when the pandemic hit in 2020. Two years later, it was almost wiped out by a flash flood. Heather discovers how they survived and what's driving their recovery.
Guest presenter Lisa Millar goes fossicking on the central Queensland Gemfields, where anyone can strike it lucky. Lisa discovers a unique way of life and meets the miners who are keeping a slice of Australian history alive.
Back Roads sets out to discover the wildlife carers of Western Australia's Northern Wheatbelt. Presenter Heather Ewart meets the fascinating people who have dedicated their lives to helping animals.
Back Roads heads to Timber Creek in the Top End where guest presenter Kristy O'Brien finds an unlikely partnership is creating positive spin offs for the town and meets locals who've found love in the most unexpected places.
Back Roads heads to north Queensland sugar cane country and the town of Home Hill. Presenter Heather Ewart discovers the heartwarming, and at times heartbreaking, stories of the families that first came here to cut cane.
Heather Ewart heads to the New England region in NSW and the former gold town of Uralla. Now the locals are uncovering a different kind of treasure, finding riches everywhere and using that to invest in a sustainable future.
Join 'Back Roads' on a journey to Naracoorte on SA's Limestone Coast. Guest presenter, Amanda Shalala discovers a heartwarming community that's welcoming newcomers, changing lives and inspiring its young people to dream big.
Presenter Heather Ewart starts the summer season in the idyllic beachside village of Brunswick Heads in northern New South Wales and discovers the surprising joys of life in a holiday town.
Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. Along the way she visits remote towns and regions to discover some of this country's most remarkable and inspiring communities.
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