Backroads Trail

22/07/2025

🚗 Backroads Stop: Womboota Wonders 🌿🍷

If you're cruising along the Backroads Trail, make sure you pull into the charming village of Womboota – a hidden gem bursting with local flavour and rustic charm.

🫒 Pericoota Olives – Nestled amongst the gum trees, this family-owned grove produces premium extra virgin olive oil and table olives. Taste the passion in every bite, have a chat with the growers, and take home some golden goodness for your kitchen.

🍷 The Old School Winery & Meadery – Once a schoolhouse, now a haven for handcrafted wine and traditional-style mead. Relax under the verandah with a glass in hand and enjoy the peaceful country surrounds. It’s the perfect spot to sip, savour, and slow down.

Perricoota Olives Old School Winery & Meadery

10/07/2025

🌾 From Dreamtime to Drought

The Backroads Trail honours thousands of years of care for the land – from Indigenous custodians to early settlers and today’s sustainable farmers.
👣 Each interpretive stop shares their stories.
Take your time, listen, reflect.

29/06/2025

Check out our founding duo Don and Jo on the front page of Country News’ Ag Focus 👏 Restdown Wines & Jungle Lane Beef Co

This is a lovely surprise! Big thank you to Sophie Baldwin for the article on how we have regenerated our wetland and whole farm over the last 18 years.

Also big thank you to the Country News for putting us on the front page for their Ag Focus 2025 edition which was most unexpected. We would have dressed up a bit more if we had of known!



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27/06/2025

🧵 Stories Woven Through Time

Did you know the world's first mechanised shearing happened right here?
The Backroads Trail isn’t just beautiful – it’s where innovation met hard work, changing agriculture forever.
📚 Pull over, read the panels, and connect with our shared past.

09/06/2025

🐦 Birdwatcher’s Paradise at Reed’s Bird Hide

Binoculars ready? Reed’s Bird Hide near Mathoura is a must-visit in Autumn.
Watch ibis, herons and spoonbills bask in the golden light of the season.

03/06/2025

01/06/2025

🎨 Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Towering Art Along the Backroads Trail!

As you journey the Backroads Trail, be sure to look out for the incredible Water Tower Art in Moama, Mathoura and Barham – part of the River Country Art Trail, each one a vibrant landmark that brings the region’s stories to life. 🌾🖌️

These stunning pieces of public art celebrate our region’s rich culture, people, and landscape – and are quickly becoming must-see highlights along the Trail. So next time you stop to stretch your legs, make sure you’re looking up!

26/05/2025

🪵 Sculpture, History & River Views – A Must-Stop on the Backroads Trail 🌿

When travelling the Backroads Trail, be sure to stop in at Barham and Koondrook and take a leisurely stroll along the Redgum Statue Walk, winding beside the Murray River through both towns. Along the way, you’ll discover a stunning collection of chainsaw-carved sculptures, each telling a story of the region’s rich timber milling history and the pioneer spirit that shaped this part of the world.

🪓 Carved from local red gum by internationally renowned artists Kevin Guilders and Angela Polglaze, these striking works of art celebrate the pioneer men and women of the district as well as the iconic native wildlife that call this region home.

It’s a walk filled with history, craftsmanship and natural beauty.

08/05/2025

🍷 Sip & Stroll at Restdown Wines

Wine tasting with a difference – take the wetland walking trail at Restdown Wines and spot birds among the reeds before relaxing with a glass of award-winning Semillon.
🌿 A peaceful Autumn escape awaits!

02/05/2025

29/04/2025

🐑 Paddocks, Produce & Passion

From wool and wheat to wine and mead – the Backroads Trail is a journey of flavour as much as scenery.
This Autumn, take part in a progressive farmers’ market by visiting our local producers like Pacdon Park, Restdown Wines, Perricoota Olives and Bundarra Berkshires.
🚗 Taste your way through the Trail!

23/04/2025

🎧The Backroads Trail Podcast

Tune into our Backroads Trail Podcast – a six-part series sharing stories from local farmers, artists and producers.
🎙️ Available now on Spotify The Backroads Trail Podcast | Podcast on Spotify