To overcome her tragic past and move on Bingun school teacher Tilly Schroder longs to love again but her yearning lies neglected. Instinct tells her there is more behind the accidents five years ago but how to uncover the truth? When a stranger returns to the district change rustles into the small country town. New information comes to light the catalyst for long hidden revelations. Can Tilly resist his mysterious appeal to finally break free and leave the past behind? Set on the wide cereal plains of north western Victoria HEARTBREAK COUNTRY explores grief and secrets in two families but finally brings a sense of hope and new beginnings for the future.