Back Roads - Season 6
Season 6
Episodes
Nullarbor: The Endless Horizon
Back 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.
Nullarbor: Turning Back Time
Heather 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
Rokewood-Corindhap, Victoria
Guest 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.
Biloela, Queensland
The Central Queensland town of Biloela hit the headlines in its bid to stop a Sri Lankan Tamil family being deported. The industrial town, a traditionally conservative heartland, is now a welcoming place full of opportunity.
Penguin, Tasmania
Heather 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 - its crowning glory penguins big and small.
Girgarre, Victoria
Heather 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.
Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia
Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, and the 'undiscovered' part of the coastline. Presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.
Omeo, Victoria
Victoria's High Country is famous for cattlemen and horsemen. Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and its surrounds, whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts and bushfires.
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