Scott Bevan

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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

1 month ago | 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.