Take a road less travelled to the small towns and communities that make Australia special. Join Heather Ewart and guest presenters as they discover remarkable stories and inspiring people you'll never forget.
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- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes aired
- 186
- Latest aired
- S12E22
- Total runtime
- 3d 12h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 November 2015 – January 2016 8 episodes
- Season 2 November 2016 – January 2017 9 episodes
- Season 3 November 2017 – January 2018 10 episodes
- Season 4 June 2018 – February 2019 16 episodes
- Season 5 June 2019 – February 2020 16 episodes
- Season 6 June 2020 – July 2020 8 episodes
- Season 7 February 2021 – May 2021 16 episodes
- Season 8 January 2022 – August 2022 16 episodes
- Season 9 January 2023 – August 2023 16 episodes
- Season 10 January 2024 – November 2024 26 episodes
- Season 11 January 2025 – October 2025 24 episodes
- Season 12 March 2026 – September 2026 21 episodes
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S12E01 Shark Bay, WA (Part 1)
March 5 · 29min find the promo
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Lisa Millar takes "Australia's longest driveway" all the way to Shark Bay, in Western Australia's remote Gascoyne region. Here, turquoise waters meet red desert cliffs, home to dugongs and the world's largest seagrass meadow.
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S12E02 Shark Bay, WA (Part 2)
March 12 · 29min find the promo
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Lisa Millar continues her exploration of Shark Bay, a World Heritage listed wilderness on the westernmost point of Western Australia. It's a vivid contrast of turquoise waters and red desert cliffs.
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S12E03 Eldorado, Vic
March 19 · 28min find the promo
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Guest Presenter Myf Warhurst travels to the Victorian goldfields town of Eldorado, where the locals like to do things differently - from living in teepees, to composting human manure!
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S12E04 Shearers, NSW
March 26 · 29min find the promo
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Back Roads meets today's sheep shearers. Lisa Millar heads to the Riverina in NSW to join a new breed of shearers, and finds out what it takes to be a competitive sheep shearer.
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S12E05 Copper Coast, SA
April 2 · 28min find the promo
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Take a spin around the maypole with guest presenter, Paul West, at the world's second largest Cornish festival, Kernewek Lowender, on South Australia's Copper Coast.
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S12E06 Gayndah, Qld
April 9 · 29min find the promo
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Back Roads travels to Gayndah, Queensland's oldest town, where citrus is the lifeblood of the community.
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S12E07 Outback Kids' Choir, NSW
April 16 · 29min find the promo
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Guest Presenter Jeremy Fernandez joins the Sydney Youth Orchestras on an unforgettable musical journey to outback Wilcannia, where they'll perform with local singers, musicians and form new friendships.
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S12E08 Mission Beach, Qld
April 23 · 28min find the promo
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Lisa Millar explores Australia's very own Jurassic Park. Mission Beach is a tropical paradise in Queensland where two World Heritage natural wonders meet, and home to the modern-day dinosaur, the Southern Cassowary.
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S12E09 Binns Track (Part 1)
April 30 · 29min find the promo
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In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter, Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.
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S12E10 Binns Track (Part 2)
May 7 · 29min find the promo
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Back Roads continues along Central Australia's remote Binns Track connecting people and cultures. Rae Johnston arrives just in time for one of the most action-packed events in the Northern Territory, the Harts Range Races.
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S12E11 Coonamble, NSW
August 6 · 28min find the promo
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Presenter Lisa Millar has a front row seat to a once in a lifetime performance by the people of Coonamble in NSW. But who will be brave enough to share their life-changing stories on stage?
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S12E12 Barcaldine, Qld
August 13 · 28min find the promo
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Guest presenter, Paul West, heads to Barcaldine where ghost stories, legendary strikes and outback art collide. Discover the iconic 'Tree of Knowledge' in a celebration of resilience, reinvention, and true Aussie spirit.
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S12E13 Cocos Islands, WA
July 23 · 29min find the promo
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Back Roads heads to the remote tropical paradise of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where Lisa discovers a unique local culture, meets a barefoot bloke who could have been 'King', and helps celebrate a spectacular wedding.
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S12E14 Spa Country, VIC
No date · 28min find the promo
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Guest presenter, Joe O'Brien travels to Victoria's Spa Country to find out what's bubbling away below the surface, and if this is a place of healing for tourists and locals alike.
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S12E15 Gulf Country, NT
No date · 28min find the promo
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Guest presenter, Tom Forrest takes us on a deep dive into the real outback. 'Outback Tom' takes us on a pilgrimage to a mecca for fishing and adventure lovers in the Northern Territory's Gulf Country.
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S12E16 Wycheproof, VIC
July 30 · 29min find the promo
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Back Roads is heading to the smallest mountain in Australia for one of the craziest events in the country. Lisa Millar checks out a unique race in Wycheproof and discovers a community reviving an old idea.
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S12E17 Candelo, NSW
July 9 · 29min find the promo
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Lisa Milllar heads to Candelo, a "hidden gem" in the Bega Valley of NSW, where old-school dairy country and a fiercely creative community have learned to live side-by-side.
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S12E18 Huon Valley, TAS
July 16 · 29min find the promo
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Lisa Millar travels to the stunning Huon Valley in Tasmania, meeting locals who have reinvented their lives to follow their dreams.
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S12E19 Nimbin, NSW
August 27 · 28min find the promo
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Join guest presenter Myf Warhurst on a Back Roads adventure that looks beyond the stereotype of the counter-culture capital of Australia - Nimbin, in northern New South Wales.
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S12E20 Bicheno, TAS
July 30 · 28min find the promo
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Lisa Millar visits Bicheno - a Tasmanian town that has found a new future by caring for the spectacular natural world on its doorstep.
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S12E21 Augusta, WA
August 20 · 29min find the promo
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On Back Roads, Lisa Millar travels to Augusta on the very southwestern tip of Australia, where she discovers ancient secrets, a Rock 'n' Roll granny, and a young pro surfer about to make a splash on the international stage.
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S12E22 Darling Downs, QLD
September 3 find the promo
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Lisa Millar heads to the Darling Downs in southern Queensland for the annual Heavy Horse Festival, where she discovers there's much more to the district than just its horses.
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S12E23 Bordertown, SA
September 10 find the promo
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Guest presenter, Tom Forrest motors into South Australia's Bordertown, to see how their brand new Tolmer Speedway track and innovative thinking is injecting new energy into the town.