Back Roads

Gemfields, QLD. Guest presenter Lisa Millar goes fossicking on the central Queensland Gemfields, where anyone can strike it lucky.

Wheatbelt Animal Carers, WA.
Presenter Heather Ewart meets the people who have dedicated their lives to helping animals.

Timber Creek, NT. 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.

Uralla, NSW. Heather Ewart heads to the New England region in NSW. The locals are uncovering a different kind of treasure, finding riches everywhere and using that to invest in a sustainable future.

Naracoorte, SA. Join ‘Back Roads’ on a journey to SA’s Limestone Coast. Guest presenter, Amanda Shalala discovers a heartwarming community that’s inspiring its young people to dream big.

Brunswick Heads, NSW. 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.

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. 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.

Boot Scootin’ Tour, TAS. 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’.

Darkan, WA. Back Roads is heading to Western Australia’s vast wheatbelt region, to the little town of Darkan.

Cunnamulla, QLD. 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’.