Rebekah Lowe

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Laura Mayers |Rebekah Lowe |Steve Martin |Andrew Kelso

As the sun rises over the Grampians town of Pomonal, population 300, all is still. Birds sing, wallabies feed on the grass of a local recreation reserve, and somewhere in the distance a rooster crows. It's a stark contrast to 12 months ago when a dry lightning strike started a fire that ripped through the town, destroying 45 homes. This summer fire again threatened the town, reigniting the fears and realities that come with living in the shadow of a national park.

Dec 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rebekah Lowe

After spending a year without a science teacher, the principal of a small regional Victorian school realised he might have to get creative to attract one into the role. Lake Bolac College in western Victoria is a small school in a small town, with a population of 368 residents. Principal Shane Hoffman said he had been searching for a maths-science teacher since the end of 2023 and only had one applicant in nine months.

Oct 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rebekah Lowe |Andrew Kelso

It was 10 years ago that George Cullinan first noticed an odd-looking bird on his farm in the Victorian Mallee. "The first one I found was dead in a water trough," he said. Intrigued by his morbid find, Mr Cullinan reached out to his friend and conservationist Greg Ogle, and described to him in detail the peculiar bird's yellow beak and yellow legs. The bird turned out to be a plains-wanderer, one of Australia's rarest birds, with an estimated population of between just 250 and 1,000.

Sep 25, 2024 | abc.net.au | Richelle Hunt |Rebekah Lowe

When Rebekah Lowe first searched for answers to a strange tremor in her foot, she dismissed the most common result: Parkinson's disease. Still in her forties, she felt certain Parkinson's was something that only affected older people.   But four years later she was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's. In this episode, the ABC Wimmera breakfast host joins Richelle Hunt to discuss her pathway from diagnosis, to treatment and everything in-between.   Melbourne, Parkinson s Disease

Jul 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Daniel Miles |Rebekah Lowe

Tegan Warren runs a "no questions asked" adoption service for goldfish from her country Victorian plant store. She started the service after customers would frequently consider flushing or starving fish. Ms Warren says she is hoping to help educate fish owners about ethical ways of looking after fish. Few things make Tegan Warren as upset as the idea of a goldfish about to be flushed down the toilet. Admittedly, it's an unusual quirk. But the self-described obsessive animal-lover can't stand it.