Back Roads 10-26
Evandale, TAS. Heather Ewart swaps four wheels for two – with mixed results – when she heads to Evandale in Tasmania, Australia’s home of penny farthing races. (Final)
Read moreEvandale, TAS. Heather Ewart swaps four wheels for two – with mixed results – when she heads to Evandale in Tasmania, Australia’s home of penny farthing races. (Final)
Read morePort MacDonnell, SA. Presenter Tom Forrest explores the fishing town of Port MacDonnell, the Southern Rock Lobster capital of the world, on the rugged and most southerly point of South Australia.
Read moreBeechworth, VIC. These days the Victorian gold rush town of Beechworth is known for bushrangers, beer and bikes.
Read moreNimmitabel, NSW. Back Roads heads to Nimmitabel in NSW, one of Australia’s highest altitude towns. Heather Ewart finds Nimmitabel has survived against all odds, by trying wild ideas such as a Steampunk festival and a contentious town bell.
Read moreBack Roads travels to Charlton in north-west Victoria, for an event like no other. A festival that brings locals and blow-ins together, creating lasting friendships, in one big weekend of live music and country hospitality.
Read moreOngerup, WA. Back Roads travels to Ongerup in Western Australia’s south-eastern wheatbelt country, where the younger generation are rebooting this once dying town in some unexpected ways.
Read moreSouth Burnett Rail Trail, QLD. When Queensland’s South Burnett rail line closed after a century of servicing communities in the region, it seemed the beginning of the end.
Read more90 Mile Beach, VIC. Dive into Australia’s iconic surf lifesaving culture in Victoria. Heather Ewart visits 90 Mile Beach in Gippsland, meeting the people who keep beachgoers safe on this dangerous coastline, and the next generation of Nippers.
Read moreHeysen Trail, SA. Back Roads tackles the longest walking track in Australia, the Heysen Trail. Presenter Paul West discovers the intrepid folk who traverse the 1,200 km trail in big groups and those brave souls that go it alone.
Read moreBass Coast, VIC. Back Roads visits the wild Bass Coast in Southeast Victoria. Uncovering the coastline’s ancient secrets, Heather Ewart discovers why the locals aren’t afraid to do things a bit differently and break new ground.
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