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Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:44Last broadcast:28/04/2019 at 22:30
April 2019
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Season 4, Episode 3 (Natimuk)

3.0 1 x
Guest presenter Paul West visits the small, yet spectacular, town of Natimuk in Victoria. Paul discovers that two worlds have collided in Natimuk, where the community is a mix of rock climbers and German-Lutheran farmers.
30:00

Season 3, Episode 10 (Violet Town)

4.5 6 x
Violet Town, Victoria, is a small place with a very big heart. It might be well-known by some for its popular monthly market, but it's the way Violet Town locals embrace creativity & diversity that really makes a difference.
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Season 4, Episode 16 (Windorah)

4.0 0 x
Heather Ewart visits the small town of Windorah in Queensland's Channel country between Longreach and Birdsville. Many people live there because they love the splendid isolation, but it comes with a price. (Season Final)
28:00

Season 4, Episode 15 (Finke)

3.0 1 x
ABC's Joe O'Brien visits the remote Northern Territory community of Finke, traditionally known as Aputula and famous for the Finke Desert Race, a 460 kilometre off-road endurance rally, one of the toughest in the world.
29:00

Season 4, Episode 14 (The Coorong)

3.0 1 x
Heather Ewart visits The Coorong, an area spanning 130kms of South Australian coastline. It's a stunning mosaic of wild ocean beaches, lagoons and wetlands, but in many ways it's become the forgotten end of the Murray River.
29:00

Season 4, Episode 10 (Lightning Ridge)

2.5 3 x
Heather Ewart heads to the NSW outback town of Lightning Ridge, a place of dreamers and drifters, with most residents lured by the black opals. Heather discovers the many stories of Lightning Ridge's outback grit.
29:00

Season 4, Episode 9 (The Greengrocer)

3.0 0 x
Heather Ewart is on a road trip in Queensland with a much-loved travelling greengrocer. For 30 years, Fari Rameshfar has travelled through droughts, cyclones and floods to deliver fresh food to people living in isolation.
29:00

Season 4, Episode 8 (Nyngan)

4.0 1 x
Heather Ewart travels to the surprising little town of Nyngan. The gateway to the outback in NSW, this isolated spot on the Bogan River, Nyngan locals are changing the lives of others.
30:00

Season 4, Episode 1 (Waterfall Way)

4.0 2 x
Heather Ewart travels to Waterfall Way in NSW, one of the most beautiful drives in Australia. But it's not just the scenery that's spectacular, Heather meets some wonderful locals including celebrated pianist, David Helfgott.
29:00

Season 4, Episode 7 (Tiwi Islands)

2.0 2 x
Guest presenter and triple j newsreader Brooke Boney is taking over the Back Roads reins this week, travelling to the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin.
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