• 2006
  • 26m
Going Bush

Summary Roll up your swags, pack your sense of adventure and hit the road with Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman and actor Deborah Mailman as they embark on a road trip through Aboriginal Australia. Setting out from Broome and heading all the way to Arnhem Land, the girls take us to places we've never seen, introduce us to people we've never met and reveal the stories behind Australia's rich cultural heritage. View more details

  • 2006
  • 26m

Going Bush

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Deborah Mailman Cathy Freeman

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 31, 2006

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Production companies : Rebel Films Lonely Planet Television

Summary Roll up your swags, pack your sense of adventure and hit the road with Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman and actor Deborah Mailman as they embark on a road trip through Aboriginal Australia. Setting out from Broome and heading all the way to Arnhem Land, the girls take us to places we've never seen, introduce us to people we've never met and reveal the stories behind Australia's rich cultural heritage. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 31, 2006

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Production companies : Rebel Films Lonely Planet Television

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Going Bush (2006)

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Episode 1 • Jan 31, 2006
The Kimberley
Catherine Freeman and Deborah Mailman shed their city skins, and go bush on an epic journey through some of the roughest and most remote parts of Australia. Setting out to explore their country on an overland adventure from Broome to Arnhem Land, the girls come to terms with life in the outback as they play their part in a rollicking bush Olympics on the Dampier Peninsula. Hitting their stride, the girls go mud-crabbing in a mangrove swamp, sign up for a mystery double date in Derby and witness an emotional homecoming forty years overdue in the heart of the Kimberley. "Being in the bush is something I think I've been craving for a long time," says Cathy. "It's doing my soul wonders - I'm having a fantastic time."
Episode 2 • Feb 07, 2006
Rodeo Country
This episode takes Catherine Freeman and Deborah Mailman into the thick of the action at one of Australia's most dangerous sporting events - the Halls Creek Rodeo.
Episode 3 • Feb 14, 2006
Croc Country
In the penultimate episode of "Going Bush", Catherine and Deborah confront their fear of man-eating crocs protected by nothing more than human sweat and the smoke of burning eucalyptus leaves as their overland adventure across the top of Australia brings them to the remote croc country of far north Western Australia. The girls test their faith in smoking ceremonies, come face to face with a saltwater monster, go disco crazy in one of Australia's most isolated communities, and have a dandy soiree with a group of retired stockmen who have taken the international world of contemporary art by storm. "It was beautiful to see these guys celebrating their life and celebrating their success as artists," says Deborah. "It was a magical night."
Episode 4 • Feb 21, 2006
Arnhem Land
The fourth and final episode of "Going Bush" is the powerful climax of Catherine and Deborah's four thousand kilometre life-changing journey across the top of Australia. Crossing into Arnhem Land, the biggest Aboriginal reserve in the country, the girls hit the high notes with Indigenous rock band Narbalek, discover an isolated community weaving its way to economic success, and sweat out the dust and grime of weeks on the road in the ultimate bush sauna. In an emotional finale, Catherine and Deborah derive strength from their roots, their friendship and the incredible journey they have been on. "I feel like my life has been enriched," says Catherine at the end of the program. While Deborah draws a renewed vigour from the journey. "It's made me deeply, incredibly proud, to be an Aboriginal woman."
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