Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro on SBS – Great Australian Walks with Julia Zemiro sees Logie-nominated actor, presenter, and comedian Julia Zemiro (Fisk, RocKwiz) invite audiences on an intimate journey exploring ten of Australia’s most stunning and historically significant walks.
From the sun-kissed beaches of Byron Bay, Kiama, Bondi, and Point Nepean to the dazzling views atop Tasmania’s Mount Wellington and NSW’s Blue Mountains, along Melbourne’s iconic Yarra Trail and beyond, the series traverses picturesque tracks throughout NSW, Victoria, ACT and Tasmania.
Each stunning journey features a variety of guests spanning historians, local legends, First Australians, and new Australians, who all reveal surprising and inspiring stories about Australia’s vibrant landscapes. Familiar faces include actor Tasma Walton (Mystery Road, Cleverman, Blue Heelers); former Wallabies Captain and Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock; Bassist for the Violent Femmes & Mona Music, Brian Ritchie; Mental as Anything bass guitarist and vocalist Pete O’Doherty; former Masterchef AU Contestant and restaurateur Mindy Woods; World Champion Surfer Pauline Menczer; and author and journalist Brigid Delaney.
Using nostalgic archival footage, the series breathes life into the history behind each walk and spotlights stories that define our multicultural country: from those who have kept the fire burning at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra to those who maintain the oldest synagogue in Australia and the World Champion female surfer whose trailblazing story was featured in AACTA nominated documentary Girls Can’t Surf.
Series One, Episode Four: Kiama Coast
This stunningly visual episode, set around the quaint coastal town of Kiama, features epic landscape, volcanic rocks, rivers and lagoons. But it’s the stories buried in this rugged, jagged and breathtaking coastline – one of Australia’s holiday hotspots – that is the real hero.
Arriving by train from Sydney, Julia walks 21.5km across headlands and over beaches exploring how the traditional owners of the land have kept this place sacred for thousands of years; visits the biggest blowhole in the world and receives an idiot’s guide to volcanology; meets a couple who have chosen this walk as the stunning backdrop for their pre-wedding photos; and learns how a surfing mayor fought to protect a natural reserve.
Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro – New Episode – SBS Commission – Thursday, 31 August at 7.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (10 Parts)
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