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Katrina Beavan
Rockhampton, QLD
Katrina got her start with the ABC covering the 2010/2011 floods in her hometown of Rockhampton while still at university.
After completing a dual degree at the University of Queensland in Journalism and Arts with an extended major in Spanish, she then decided to put her language skills to good use, working for both radio and television in Bolivia and Argentina.
However, having a great affinity for the ABC, she returned to Australia to produce the ABC Regional Afternoon program in Rockhampton, before moving to Bunbury, WA, to produce the drive program.
She then ventured cross country again, this time to the outback, working as the field reporter, rural reporter and then news reporter in Alice Springs over five years.
After taking time off to have a baby she then decided to return to her roots, working as a news reporter in Rockhampton for ABC Capricornia.
Latest by Katrina Beavan
Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines
Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
Life returns to scorched national park after bushfire burns almost 3,500 square kilometres
A researcher who had cameras stationed throughout a central Queensland national park has captured the devastation of a months-long bushfire and the green shoots of returning life.
'Strong rooms' recommended for all North Queensland homes after two tropical cyclones in two months
With only 12 public cyclone shelters across Queensland, a leading design engineer recommends more people should consider building dedicated rooms in their homes.
Sniffing out pizza and sneaky pool dips — a glimpse into the lives of retired police dogs
From finding a kilogram of illegal drugs in the back of a range hood and tracking people through kilometres of swampy bushland, these two pooches have done it all. Now it's time for their well-earned retirement, but what exactly does that involve?
Rio Tinto to buy all electricity produced by Australia's largest solar project
If the Upper Calliope Solar Farm in central Queensland is approved, mining giant Rio Tinto will use the electricity generated to power its operations in Gladstone. But some locals want more detail about the project.
Turtle rescued with rusty nail in shell thought to have been embedded with nail gun
From human-inflicted cruelty to dramatic crane rescues, this turtle rehabilitation centre has seen it all. With hatching season getting underway, rescuers are urging everyone to be on the lookout.
At a discount school supplies store in regional Australia, families are lining up down the street
More parents than ever are turning to charities for assistance to help afford school basics, from the right uniforms and shoes, to extensive textbook and stationery lists.
How 'the wildest race for riches since the gold rush' really unfolded in the 1970s
Hollywood depicts it as miners brandishing rifles and bulldozers clashing amid exploding outhouses, but locals say that version has taken poetic licence. Here's what really happened during the 1970s, when interest in Australia's gems exploded.
Seven years' jail for woman who urged children in her care to 'get high' on pain killers, leaving 15yo dead
Stacie Dutaillis allowed a 15-year-old boy in her care to take 18-20 opioid pills before he overdosed and died in September 2021. The court heard she also offered medication to other children in her care at the time, telling them "it would make them high".
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin hands over Queensland Ballet reins to Leanne Benjamin
Leanne Benjamin grew up dancing in central Queensland before taking to the world stage, seeing decades of success. Now she's taking up the reins from long-time friend Li Cunxin as the new artistic director of the Queensland Ballet.
The headache hit like a thunderclap and this nursing student's dreams were turned upside down
Sulindie Pretorius was driving when she was struck by a "thunderclap" headache so severe it forced her off the road. It was the start of a health ordeal she has been determined to get through to chase a career in health care.
Didn't get the exam results you hoped for? Neither did these highly successful multi-millionaires
If your ATAR results leave you unsure of what career path to take, you’re not alone. Meet the business leaders who had to find alternative paths to success.
We need action now, say parents in childcare black spots as new report flags fixes
As a Productivity Commission report notes the problems behind Australia's childcare crisis, these small-town families say solutions can't come quickly enough.
Australia's biggest weir built since World War II opens after delays
A "generational" piece of water infrastructure for Queensland has been completed after years of construction plagued by cost blowouts, inundations and COVID-19 disruptions.
Partially obscured powerline caused chopper crash that killed well-known grazier, report finds
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says the death of Alan Acton, who was mustering on a property at Bingegang in central Queensland at the time of the crash, is a "tragic reminder" of the dangers of wire strikes.
Regional cancer patients are driving hundreds of kilometres for a diagnosis. Eustie wants to change that
There are no PET scanners available in Eustie King's central Queensland home town. He says regular long-distance travel is taking a toll as he fights two types of cancer.
Father and son face court over death of pineapple farm worker electrocuted near harvester
Cody Smith died while picking pineapples on a farm in July 2021 when a harvester he was working near came in contact with or close to an overhead powerline that had dropped in height. The father and son, who own and run the farm, are on trial over the death.
Jacqueline has complex health needs, but her GP is closing and she's worried she won't be able to find a new one
Jacqueline has lung disease, asthma, and type 2 diabetes, and her medical centre is one of many struggling to keep the doors open.
State government energy company fined $300,000 over death of pineapple farm worker
The court heard Cody Smith was electrocuted when a harvester he was working near passed under a powerline which had dropped significantly from its usual height.
Croc spotted in area where search is underway for man missing in river after allegedly fleeing police
The search resumes for a 36-year-old man last seen swimming in a river at Rockhampton at about 6pm yesterday, after a helicopter team using night-vision goggles failed to find him overnight.
Fire 'could grow again' as crews battle bushfire stoked by strong winds
Authorities say it is not safe for residents to return to an area near Agnes Water where a bushfire that has destroyed a property continues to burn out of control.
In the parts of Queensland where the No vote was strongest, voters reflect on the referendum
Not a single Queensland electorate outside of the state's south-east voted to support the referendum, and the firmest of those against it all fall within Queensland. We ask voters why.
Carnarvon National Park closed for further two weeks, as bushfire burns 31,000 hectares of country
The fire began weeks ago and has now spread to a rugged, inaccessible part of a popular national park. Crews are working to contain it and protect culturally significant sites inside the park, with water bombing to continue on Friday.
Fred has 'lost a lot of white friends' in the lead up to the referendum. He hopes they can reconcile their differences
Aboriginal people are considering what the Voice might mean for them, and if they want it at all. The ABC visited several regional communities in Queensland and listened. Here's what they had to say.
Fresh from the Romanian ballet, Douglas wants to make pliés and pirouettes as popular as footy and cricket
Rural Queensland is a far cry from the Romanian theatres he is used to, but Douglas Stewart is determined to make sure country kids have as much access to dance as they do to sport.