ABC’s new lifestyle series Movin’ to the Country to air July 2nd

Australians are moving to the country faster than you can order a soy latte to go with your smashed avocado.

New research released by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) shows one-in-five city residents are considering a move to the regions, with more than half wanting to make the jump within the next twelve months. The global pandemic and work-from-home phenomenon have supercharged this trend.

Starting on Friday, 2 July, 7.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview, Movin’ to the Country celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers who are transforming the look and feel of Australia’s regional areas in new ways.

The six-part series introduces people who’ve lived in regional Australia their whole lives, returned to the country, or made the decision to pack up their city lives to make a difference in regional towns. Movin’ to the Country showcases the beauty our country has to offer and celebrates the livability and appeal of regional Australia.

Hosts Craig Quartermaine, Kristy O’Brien and Halina Baczkowski, travel to a different region every week to tell the stories of folk looking to make a good living from their little patch of paradise. While it is not all beer and peaches, despite the struggles and setbacks, they’ve never looked back.

Each episode of Movin’ to the Country explores three stories within one region, to discover how people are creating new lifestyles for themselves and how their success has cascading effects in the community.

Elsewhere on the National broadcaster, Australia Talks is back in 2021 to discover what Australians are thinking and feeling and how our lives are going at this remarkable time in history.

This year the Australia Talks National Survey was even bigger than last time. The ABC polled more than 60,000 Australians across every State and Territory and federal electorate.

The major findings will be revealed in a special TV event on Monday 21 June.