Back Roads

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.

Nhill and Pyramid Hill lie 260km apart but are connected in the most surprising ways.

Ord River, WA. Wiradjuri woman and journalist, Rae Johnston, takes Back Roads on a water fuelled odyssey to the East Kimberley region, at the very top of WA, where the mighty Ord River is the lifeblood of the community.

Quilpie, Qld. Heather Ewart visits the Quilpie shire in outback Queensland. With an average age of under 40, residents have transformed this former Opalopolis into a vibrant community.

Marrawah, TAS. Foodie and farmer Paul West packs his surfboard for a Back Roads visit to tiny Marrawah in northwest Tasmania for the legendary West Coast Classic.

Back Roads heads to one of the country's largest cattle stations, Brunette Downs in the NT.

In this special 100th episode of Back Roads, Heather Ewart looks at The Great Australian Pub. Our very own unique style of watering hole, the humble pub sits at the heart of many communities.

King Island, TAS. Heather Ewart heads to King Island in Bass Strait, halfway between Tasmania and Victoria. A place famous for cheese, seafood and the treacherous roaring 40s winds, she finds out why many who've left are coming back.

Pinnaroo, SA. Guest Presenter Kerry Staight travels to Pinnaroo in South Australia, a town that is putting the health and happiness of its people above everything else.