Travel
Station:
ABC iview (AU)
Status:
Running
Start:
2015-11-30
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Back Roads transports audiences to some of the nation's most remote and inspiring communities that highlight rural Australia's trademark grit, generosity, humour and innovation. Each week award-winning ABC journalist, Heather Ewart, who grew up on a sheep and wheat farm in Victoria, uncovers corners of Australia where misfortune has brought some to their knees, but imagination, faith and fun has lifted them back up.
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S12E19 - Nimbin, NSW
Join guest presenter Myf Warhurst on a Back Roads adventure that looks beyond the stereotype of the counter-culture capital of Australia - Nimbin, in northern New South Wales.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)
S12E20 - Bicheno, TAS
Lisa Millar visits Bicheno - a Tasmanian town that has found a new future by caring for the spectacular natural world on its doorstep.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)
S12E21 - Darling Downs, QLD
Lisa Millar heads to the Darling Downs in southern Queensland for the annual Heavy Horse Festival, where she discovers there's much more to the district than just its horses.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)
S12E22 - Bordertown, SA
Guest presenter, Tom Forrest motors into South Australia's Bordertown, to see how their brand new Tolmer Speedway track and innovative thinking is injecting new energy into the town.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)
S12E23 - Huon Valley, TAS
Lisa Millar travels to the stunning Huon Valley in Tasmania, meeting locals who have reinvented their lives to follow their dreams.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)
S12E24 - Grampians, VIC
When the land that lifts you up also brings you to your knees, how do you find the strength to rise? Lisa Millar discovers the strength and resilience of the people of the Grampians, in north-west Victoria.
Air Date: 15 Jul 2026 16:00 (CDT)