Ross Kay

Bundaberg

Producer and Host at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Audio guy, gamer, trekspert, and man of adventure. Don't use this anymore, but when I do these are my views, not the ABC's.

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Articles

Abseiling farmer's unexpected mountain romance

May 23, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols |Ross Kay

Living in a city with millions of people, the road to true love can be hard to navigate. But for farmers, the dirt track to a new relationship can be extra rocky. Jade King's love story is proof that you can find a match in unexpected places; like when you're abseiling down a mountain.
Making mum's day a bright endeavour

May 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Johanna Marie |Ross Kay

Two acrobats fell in love, then their world fell apart
Young drovers keep century-old traditions alive on the week-long Eidsvold Cattle Drive

Apr 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | Johanna Marie |Ross Kay

Perched against each other in the long green grass, the young Scholl siblings take a quick break, just long enough to down an egg sandwich, a cool drink, and a few lollies. Once they dust off their dirty jeans, big sister Josie helps youngest brother Bennett mount his horse, guiding his tiny legs into the stirrups. That's the job of a big sister — to watch over the younger ones during this epic 70-kilometre land expedition.
Catch the tale of the Big Yellowbelly

Apr 16, 2024 | abc.net.au | Dan Prosser |Ross Kay

Australia is full big things; There's a big pineapple, banana, prawn, even a Ned Kelly. In the outback town of Isisford, there's a big fish. Three of them, in fact, all made by nonagenarian Henry Bignell. Story by Dan Prosser, extra production and narration by Ross Kay.
Drovers celebrate a century-old tradition in Queensland

Apr 15, 2024 | abc.net.au | Ross Kay |Johanna Marie

Dozens of horseriders have spent a week retracing historic stockman's routes through country Queensland. They drove cattle, slept under the stars and shared stories around the campfire, while raising money for life-saving services in the bush.
The stage was no match for farm life with a Muster Dog

Feb 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Ross Kay

Welder, trucker Emma thrives in 'man's world'
Gavin, Magoo, and the rescue at the Lion's Den Hotel

Dec 17, 2023 | abc.net.au | Adam Stephen |Ross Kay

Tough times really bring out the best in people, like Gavin Dear, a singer-songwriter from Far North Queensland, and a helicopter pilot called Magoo. As the destructive remnants of Tropical Cyclone Jasper moved north, the tiny township of Rossville, south of Cooktown in Far North Queensland, was buffeted by intense rains and threatened by a rising Annan River.
"My flute is worth more than your car"

Nov 19, 2023 | abc.net.au | Rebecca McLaren |Ross Kay

Young stroke survivor's 10,000km pushbike ride
From being a hero to drawing one, retired paramedic illustrates world-famous Phantom comic

Nov 17, 2023 | abc.net.au | Nikki Sorbello |Johanna Marie |Ross Kay

Like most in the superhero world, Shane Foley is an ordinary man with an extraordinary ability. There's no secret lair or identity and his weapon of choice is a pen, rather than a sword. From his suburban home in Bundaberg, 400 kilometres north of Brisbane, Foley, 66, brings The Phantom comic character to life by illustrating both covers and comic sequences. The retired paramedic began drawing The Phantom in 2016 and has now completed more than 500 pages of stories.
Paradise on the nose

Oct 29, 2023 | abc.net.au | Pat Heagney |Ross Kay |Lisa Herbert

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