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Back Roads — S11E10

Wheelbarrow Way, QLD

Back Roads follows the Wheelbarrow Way from Mareeba to Chillagoe in Far North Queensland, where home town boy and ABC News presenter, Joe O'Brien, meets teams competing in the Great Wheelbarrow Race.

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Andamooka and Roxby Downs, SA

Episode 1

Andamooka and Roxby Downs, SA

Backroads heads to the South Australian outback to check out two mining towns that are chalk and cheese - Roxby Downs and its unruly cousin, Andamooka.

29m 2025-01-09
Camperdown, VIC

Episode 2

Camperdown, VIC

Camperdown in Southwest Victoria is a town nestled between dormant volcanoes and majestic crater lakes. Kerry Staight discovers a community that embraces its Scottish heritage while also supporting locals going their own way.

28m 2025-01-16
Theodore, QLD

Episode 3

Theodore, QLD

Back Roads guest presenter Anna Daniels heads to the central Queensland town of Theodore for its 100th birthday. She finds a town honouring its past, but also safeguarding its future, proving anything is possible in the bush.

29m 2025-01-23
Kandos, NSW

Episode 4

Kandos, NSW

Back Roads journeys to Kandos, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales. This is a town famous for making cement, where Heather Ewart finds an unlikely arts festival is reshaping the community.

28m 2025-01-30
Outback Way, NT (Part 1)

Episode 5

Outback Way, NT (Part 1)

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads takes a trip on The Outback Way, also known as Australia's longest shortcut, where Lisa Millar finds remote communities reaching out to the world in surprising ways.

29m 2025-02-06
Outback Way, NT (Part 2)

Episode 6

Outback Way, NT (Part 2)

Back Roads continues its epic trip on The Outback Way. Lisa Millar soaks up spectacular natural wonders and meets people making a big difference educating kids, before hitching a ride with a couple of "Warrior Princesses".

29m 2025-02-13