Mr Cadoret has spent the last 40 years walking around Australia and is on his way up to Queensland to meet with friends and family.

After years on the road – he said one thing remained the same, “everyone’s friendly and you don’t have to cross a boundary or pull out a passport.”

When Mr Cadoret’s not walking he’ll often have a book in hand.

During the Highwayman’s stop at Cootamundra he picked up extra books for his journey –  he’s reading some fantasy and science fiction novels at moment but sometimes it’s whatever is on the shelf.

For many years Mr Cadoret wasn’t in contact with many people but he’s noticed a few changes around.

“There used to be more people walking and hitchhikers, now you hardly see any of them,” he said.

Once Mr Cadoret reaches Queensland, he’ll turn around and head back down to Ballarat.