Back Roads (2015)
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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Episode 1 - Nullarbor (Part 1) The Endless Horizon
Release Date: 2020-06-08Back Roads returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.
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Episode 2 - Nullarbor (Part 2) Turning Back Time
Release Date: 2020-06-15Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.
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Episode 3 - Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC
Release Date: 2020-06-22Guest presenter Lisa Millar presents a COVID-19 special program about how the Rokewood-Corindhap community has come together when the heart of the town is not able to beat.
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Episode 4 - Biloela, QLD
Release Date: 2020-06-29The Central Queensland town of Biloela hit the headlines in its bid to stop a Sri Lankan Tamil family being deported. The town, traditionally conservative, is now welcoming and full of opportunity.
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Episode 5 - Penguin, TAS
Release Date: 2020-07-06Heather meets a community embracing rejuvenation and taking life head on. Once the overlooked Cinderella of Tasmania's picturesque north-west coast, a makeover transformed Penguin.
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Episode 6 - Girgarre, VIC
Release Date: 2020-07-13Heather visits a Victorian town transformed by the power of music. The dairy industry and the community was hit hard by the Millennium Drought but creative ideas included a Moosic Muster.
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Episode 7 - Dampier Peninsula, WA
Release Date: 2020-07-20Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, an the 'undiscovered' part of the coastline. Presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.
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Episode 8 - Omeo, VIC
Release Date: 2020-07-27Victoria's High Country is famous for cattlemen & horsemen. Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and its surrounds whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts & bushfires.