Back Roads

Tassie Woodchoppers, TAS. Lisa Millar visits Henley-on-Mersey where she learns how generations of axemen and women are keeping an iconic woodchopping Aussie sport alive.

Lucindale, SA. Kristy O’Brien ventures to the tiny SA town of Lucindale, discovering a small community playing a big role in keeping the most colourful bush traditions alive.

Tambo, QLD. Back Roads heads to Tambo, an outback town famous for teddies and chicken racing. Guest presenter, Tom Forrest finds a community that’s not afraid to take risks to keep this historic town thriving.

Gippsland Lakes, VIC. Lisa Millar is on an odyssey to discover Australia’s largest inland waterway. The magnificent Gippsland Lakes in Victoria is home to over 300 native wildlife species.

Van Life (Part 2). Myf Warhurst continues her van life odyssey in northern NSW and WA. Setting out to discover when van life became a ‘thing’, she wonders if the nomadic life will lose its appeal?

Van Life (Part 1). These days, thousands of Australians are swapping four walls for four wheels and taking to life on the road. Myf Warhurst hits the bitumen in Far North Queensland to meet some of the people who’ve chosen van life.

Harvey, WA. Lisa Millar visits Harvey in Western Australia’s south-west and discovers how successive waves of migrants have put their stamp on this town, and in doing so have built a thriving multicultural community.

Forrest, VIC. Guest presenter Paul West visits Forrest nestled in Victoria’s Otway Ranges. It’s here Paul discovers a former logging town that’s now more famous for mountain biking than sawmills.

Mataranka, NT. Kristy O’Brien dives into the nostalgia and untold stories of the Never Never – exploring the town of Mataranka in the Top End, where the 1908 classic ‘We of the Never Never’ book was set.

Snowy River, NSW. Gold Logie nominee and the new host of Back Roads, Lisa Millar straps herself in for an adventure exploring the legendary Snowy River.