Series 6

2020 · 8 episodes · 3h 51m in all

1. Nullarbor, SA (Part 1) The Endless Horizon
8 Jun 2020 · 29 min
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.
2. Nullarbor, SA (Part 2) Turning Back Time
15 Jun 2020 · 29 min
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.
3. Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC
22 Jun 2020 · 29 min
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.
4. Biloela, QLD
29 Jun 2020 · 29 min
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.
5. Penguin, TAS
6 Jul 2020 · 29 min
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.
6. Girgarre, VIC
13 Jul 2020 · 28 min
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.
7. Dampier Peninsula, WA
20 Jul 2020 · 29 min
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.
8. Omeo, VIC
27 Jul 2020 · 29 min
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.