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Back Roads

Series 6 · 8 episodes · Jun 8, 2020

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    Episode 1

    Nullarbor, SA (Part 1) The Endless Horizon

    Jun 8, 2020

    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.

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    Episode 2

    Nullarbor, SA (Part 2) Turning Back Time

    Jun 15, 2020

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC

    Jun 22, 2020

    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.

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    Episode 4

    Biloela, QLD

    Jun 29, 2020

    The 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

    Jul 6, 2020

    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.

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    Episode 6

    Girgarre, VIC

    Jul 13, 2020

    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.

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    Episode 7

    Dampier Peninsula, WA

    Jul 20, 2020

    Discover 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

    Jul 27, 2020

    Victoria'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.