Episode 4

Rick Stein leaves the verdant coast and turns inland, travelling 400 kilometres west to the farming hub of Moree. With just 72 people per 100 square kilometres, the plains sit above a vast underground artesian reservoir, which makes them some of the most fertile farming land in the country.

As he drives along the empty stretches of road, under the huge skies that for him signal the start of the country’s vast interior, Rick ponders what it takes to make this region home. Does the remoteness allow individuals to pioneer change or keep them clinging to old traditions?