Back Roads – Season 9

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. We leave Australian shores and travels to our closest northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea. Guest presenter Tania Bale introduces us to Rabaul, a community with close ties to Australia.

Boot Scootin' Tour, TAS. Heather Ewart heads to Tasmania with two intrepid line dancers who are on a boot scootin' line dancing tour of the nation holding 'Hoedowns for country towns'.

Darkan, WA. Back Roads is heading to Western Australia's vast wheatbelt region, to the little town of Darkan.

Cunnamulla, QLD. Back Roads visits Cunnamulla in south-west Queensland with guest presenter, 24-year-old Yorta Yorta man and TikTok star Tom Forrest aka 'Outback Tom'.

Walhalla, VIC. Heather visits the sleepy Victorian mountainside town of Walhalla, on the historic Goldfields Railway: frozen in time, with movie-set looks, and a cricket pitch that defies logic.

Great South West Walk, VIC. Guest presenter Lisa Millar takes us on a journey along Victoria's spectacular Great South West Walk.

Strzelecki Track, SA (Part 2). Back Roads continues the journey on the challenging Strzelecki Track, heading up to Innamincka in the top corner of South Australia.

Strzelecki Track (Part 1).Back Roads returns with a journey on the Strzelecki Track, starting near Lyndhurst in SA and heading into the Desert.

Heather Ewart hitches a ride with singer-songwriter Josh Arnold across western Queensland.

Tennant Creek, NT. Champion Paralympian Kurt Fearnley finds a heart of gold shining brightly in the townsfolk of Tennant Creek. Locals are overcoming intergenerational trauma by nourishing residents with great education, art and religion.