Scott Bevan

Australia

Freelance Reporter and Writer at Freelance

Senior Writer at Newcastle Herald

Author, musician/songwriter, journalist, kayaker. Views - myopic or not - are mine. https://t.co/h23EDK6Nsr

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Articles

How an outback road trip ‘brainwashed’ Angela Speering to be a native plants devotee - ABC listen

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

For more than half a century, Britain-born Angela Speering has had a flourishing love affair with Australian native plants – and for her it was love at first sight. Angela has shared that love as a long-time volunteer at the nursery of the Australian Plants Society’s Newcastle group. At the society’s nursery at Hunter Wetlands Centre, Angela takes the ABC’s Scott Bevan on a tour around the plethora of plants.
'It became a choice... live or die': Steve Balbi and his rock-n-roll redemption - ABC listen

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

Steve Balbi is a composer, performer, and producer who has been playing in a band since he was 6 years old. Fast forward a few decades and he has played in Noiseworks, Mi-Sex and Electric Hippies. He has also worked on a David Bowie album and Baz Luhrmann's soundtrack for Moulin Rouge. Steve Balbi recently performed in Newcastle, and dropped by the studio to chat to Scott Bevan. If you need support, call Lifeline 24/7 on 13 11 14.
Craig Johnston on life, a love of soccer, and the 1986 FA Cup final

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

"All the time I was overseas, I always dreamed of coming back home."In an emotional conversation with Scott Bevan, Boolaroo boy and Liverpool FC legend Craig Johnston reflects on his incredible life, ahead of his new stage show 'You'll Never Walk Alone - The Craig Johnston Story'.
Taking lessons from the classroom into the garden at Waratah - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

For the staff and students of Waratah Public School, the learning isn’t limited to the classroom. The school’s grounds hold a range of gardens, from those providing bush tucker to a space for commemoration. The ABC’s Scott Bevan is guided around the grounds by gardener Nic Connell and students Herbie and Jack – and it proves to be quite an education for him.
Exploring a horticultural ‘museum’ in the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens - ABC listen

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

While the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens holds a huge array of plants in its grounds, many thousands more are stored in boxes in a room. Those preserved plant specimens are part of the gardens’ herbarium. As volunteer curator Patricia Shearston explains to the ABC’s Scott Bevan, the herbarium is like a museum, holding knowledge from the past and clues to the future.
Singleton garden good enough to eat - ABC listen

Mar 28, 2025 | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

For Jim Gauld, the beauty of a garden lies in not just what you see, but what you can eat. Jim has created a massive edible garden on his property near Singleton. As Jim shows the ABC’s Scott Bevan, he has dozens of delectable plants growing, including something synonymous with Kingaroy in Queensland.
A blooming marvel on concrete roots at Tighes Hill - ABC listen

Mar 21, 2025 | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

On a former concrete playground behind a church in Tighes Hill, something wonderful is growing. Locals have created what they call the The Terrace Community Garden. Two green thumbs, Joe Friend and Lawrie Hallinan, show the ABC’s Scott Bevan around the garden, and Joe shares his ambitious plan for returning red cedar trees to the Hunter.
Bob Geldof on 'running away' and finding himself on the Australian stage

Mar 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

He is the no-nonsense rock singer whose way with words and fire in the belly changed the world and helped save lives. Bob Geldof is renowned for his charity work with Band Aid, and for being the frontman of rock band The Boomtown Rats, but they are just a couple of chapters in an extraordinary life. Now, as he tells the ABC’s Scott Bevan, Bob Geldof is sharing some of his life through songs and stories in a new concert tour. Newcastle, Muswellbrook, Music, Activism and Lobbying
Roxette's Per Gessle on new singer Lena Philipsson

Feb 28, 2025 | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson burst onto the music scene in 1986 and quickly became one of Sweden's biggest exports as Roxette. The group enjoyed global success for decades with hits such as Joyride, The Look and It Must Have Been Love. After Marie sadly passed away from cancer in 2019, Per tells Scott Bevan he had no idea would happen with Roxette, until he began working with Lena Philipsson.
How a garden Rose celebrates a century in Toronto - ABC listen

Feb 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Scott Bevan

From the outside, it looks like a community hall, but the Toronto Hub has a flourishing and functional garden surrounding it. This green space not only provides food for the kitchen, but it has also been the ideal setting for the celebration of a century. Toronto Hub’s Libby Coughlan shows the ABC’s Scott Bevan around the garden and introduces him to a very special Rose.