We travel the forgotten back roads to sit with old towns, learn their stories, and teach them back to you — then we show you how to help these places live on.
Whole towns fade quietly from memory — their mills, chapels, high streets and the people who built them. Our project, we were here, exists to find those places, tell their history honestly, and point you toward simple ways to keep them going.
We seek out towns and places that have slipped off the map, and go there in person.
Standing where it happened, we walk you through the history of the place like a class.
Each location gets a page with its story and clear ways to donate or get involved.
Every town we visit earns its own page — a full rundown of its past and how you can support it today.
A wool-boom town the Hume Highway built — then bypassed in 1994.
Read its story →A tiny Murrumbidgee village the highway forgot — and travellers found again.
Read its story →A remote valley village of limestone caves at the edge of Burrinjuck’s waters.
Read its story →Follow along, share a town’s story, or chip in to the communities working to protect them.
Ways to support