Back Roads: July 30

In the Back Roads season final tonight, Heather Ewart travels to the surprising little town of Nyngan, in the dead centre of New South Wales.

Nyngan is the gateway to the outback, but more memorably the town sits on the banks of the Bogan River. Some ideas locals have come up with to boost the town’s profile have divided the community. Some love their giant bogan statue, others can’t stand it!

In this sheep and wheat growing country, locals know how to laugh at themselves. They’re big hearted and full of big ideas. From this isolated spot on the map, Nyngan locals are changing the lives of others.

Nyngan is on a mission to help people on the other side of the planet.

Anna Carter helps her mum run a charity out of Nyngan, which is changing the lives of children in Uganda. Anna has been to Uganda twice and says what strikes her about it is how much Ugandans value education. Anna’s parents sponsored a young boy, Moses, for decades and through their support he was able to attend private school and university. Anna helps organise an annual charity ball to raise money for the school in Uganda.

“You can be in your own home and help people on the other side of the world”, says Anna.

8pm tonight on ABC.