NaN/100 votes#1 - Cobar, NSW
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2021
Heather Ewart visits Cobar, NSW, where she meets the stoic locals who want to keep the community together, trying to discover what it is that makes people fight so hard for Cobar.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Kyogle, NSW
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2021
Heather Ewart visits Kyogle in northern NSW. The traditional farming town is growing and changing as it welcomes newcomers from all walks of life. Heather discovers a town that dreams big and doesn't take no for an answer.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Coober Pedy, SA
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2021
Guest presenter Poh Ling Yeow explores a remote outpost connected by their love of opal but also each other. Coober Pedy in SA has dust, tumbleweeds, no trees and a lunar-like landscape but it attracts people from everywhere.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Conquering Isolation Special
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2021
On a wild ride through remote country we discover people need resilience, a sense of humour and creativity to make isolation work. Heather Ewart brings together the inspiring characters she's met and shares their latest news.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Eugowra, NSW
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2021
Heather Ewart visits a town at the centre of the richest gold escort heist in Australian history and discovers where Eugowra's real treasure lies. She has a crack at driving a horse-drawn plough in this rich, farming country.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Agnes Water and 1770, QLD
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2021
Join guest presenter Paul West as he discovers the heart and soul of the twin towns Agnes Water and 1770 in Queensland, where science is harnessing the 'power of people'.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Local Heroes Special
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/2021
Heather Ewart reconnects with some of our favourite characters - remarkable local heroes who live on the back roads. From the parched red dirt of Roebourne in WA to the rolling green hills of Corryong in Victoria.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Back To Mallacoota
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/2021
Heather Ewart returns to Mallacoota after the New Year's Eve 2019 firestorm engulfed the town. Heather catches up with some old friends to find out how they've dealt with the impact of the bushfires, then a global pandemic.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Cooktown, QLD
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2021
Cooktown is a place heaving with history. Guest presenter Craig Quartermaine discovers what locals make of Captain Cook and how the community is making sense of its past in a story of connections, friendships and forgiveness.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Tenterfield, NSW
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2021
Heather travels through time in historic Tenterfield, a town drawing on its past to try and preserve its future. Tenterfield suffered major drought, fires and COVID. Heather meets the characters who are making a difference.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Adelaide River, NT
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/2021
Heather Ewart takes a walk on the wild side of the Top End. In Adelaide River, she joins the Fawcett sisters on a buffalo muster, a rollercoaster ride which has her literally on the edge of her seat.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Central Highlands, TAS
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2021
Guest presenter Lisa Millar heads to the 'land of a thousand lakes' in the wild beating heart of Tassie. The Central Highlands is a harsh, beautiful and isolated place regarded as one of the world's best fly-fishing spots.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - The Mallee, VIC
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 4/29/2021
Heather Ewart discovers the Mallee spirit, where locals know how to roll up their sleeves and get things done. The Mallee people know the importance of investing in their children and the future to have a vibrant community.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Cloncurry, QLD
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2021
Guest presenter Kristy O'Brien heads to north-west Queensland and big cattle country. A community that pulls together in tough times, they know how to look out for their mates and getting back on the horse is a way of life.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Rupanyup and Minyip, VIC
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 5/20/2021
Heather Ewart heads into silo country on a journey through Victoria's Wimmera. Meet the hard-working and humble people of Rupanyup and Minyip, whose fighting spirit and hard work ensure their future is full of opportunities.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Strahan, TAS
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 5/27/2021
Heather Ewart travels to Strahan in Tasmania, a tiny coastal community in one of the oldest and most spectacular wilderness landscapes, a place of world heritage beauty and an open library of stories.
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The Best Episodes of Back Roads Season 7
Every episode of Back Roads Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Back Roads Season 7!
Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. Along the way she visits remote towns and regions...
Genre:Documentary
Network:ABC TV
Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Cobar, NSW" is the best rated episode of "Back Roads" season 7. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/4/2021. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Kyogle, NSW".