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Back Roads

Series 1 · 8 episodes · Nov 30, 2015

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    Episode 1

    Ceduna

    Nov 30, 2015

    Award winning journalist Heather Ewart takes a trip to the Nullarbor frontier town of Ceduna on the Great Australian Bight, where breaking conventions is the rule.

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    Episode 2

    Winton

    Dec 7, 2015

    Heather Ewart visits the Western Queensland town of Winton, in Waltzing Matilda country. Heather spends a day at the races, goes digging for dinosaur bones & meets former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce.

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    Episode 3

    Yackandandah

    Dec 14, 2015

    This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote town of Yackandandah. In the foothills of Victoria's high country, this picture-perfect gold rush town gambled on itself and won.

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    Episode 4

    Karumba

    Dec 21, 2015

    This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote fishing town of Karumba in Far North Queensland and discovers why the locals love the isolation so much.

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    Episode 5

    Birchip

    Dec 28, 2015

    This week Heather Ewart explores the heart of wheat country, Birchip in the Victorian Mallee to enjoy a slice of country life in a town that thrives on bucking trends.

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    Episode 6

    Derby

    Jan 4, 2016

    Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the WA community of Derby.

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    Episode 7

    Queenstown

    Jan 11, 2016

    In this episode Heather Ewart meets Young Tasmanian of the year, Adam Mostogl and explores the stories from the Tasmanian community of Queenstown.

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    Episode 8

    Clarence River

    Jan 18, 2016

    Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the community of Clarence River in NSW.