About: Edwina Williams

Italian Association to celebrate half-century

BALLARAT Italian Association members, their families, and supporters will be at Victoria Bowling Club next Saturday 18 October to mark the club's fiftieth anniversary. President...

Spring art show in Creswick Town Hall

THE interior of Creswick's historic town hall building will be transformed this weekend as it hosts the town's annual Spring Art Show. Pavilion Arts and...

Next gen stars get a taste of glory

THE state's premier under fifteen representative football carnival, the V/Line Cup, was played in Ballarat earlier this week, and saw the next generation of...

New lead for community bank

COMMUNITY Bank Buninyong board member of two years, Brett Jones, has become chair of the financial services organisation. Mr Jones is the CEO of Greyhound...

Boost to eisteddfod’s volunteer comms

ROYAL South Street Society eisteddfod has been awarded a five-thousand-dollar grant from the Federal Government's Volunteer Grants program to buy communication headsets. More than 150...

Springing into market plans

THE Rotary Club of Ballarat launched its SpringFest fundraising program for 2025 at the Ballarat Golf Club last week. This year will mark the 30th...

Exhibition champions young creatives

THE Y Ballarat's 2025 Youth Art Exhibition will open tonight in Barkly Square's atrium gallery. A celebration of young local creatives, the showcase features work...

Boho style showcase to benefit BMI

THE Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute's Vintage Shop will host a Fashion Showcase next weekend to raise money for the refurbishment of the lantern light ceiling...

Flying the flag for Ex-POWs

FRESH flags are flying at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial by Lake Wendouree. Late last month, Member for Ballarat Catherine King met with memorial...

10 years of dancing in the dark

THE hosts and regular attendees of No Lights No Lycra Ballarat are celebrating ten years since the grassroots social 'dancing in the dark' movement...

The Turret towers over the competition at business awards

THE 2025 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards Gala Night saw the city's enterprising people shine last night, Thursday 21 August. Held at the...

Bulldogs foundation opens local office

THE Western Bulldogs Community Foundation has officially opened a new Ballarat office. The space within the Ballarat Foundation's Giving Hub at Hugh Williamson House, Lydiard...

Rotarians mark 100 years of giving back

MEMBERS and supporters of the Rotary Club of Ballarat have marked the one hundredth anniversary of the service organisation's inaugural 1925 meeting during a...

Passionate young farmer up for national awards

CLARKES Hill farmer Caitlin Grieve has been named a finalist in the National Rural Ambassador Award and the Young Grains Judges competition. The 25-year-old has...

40 years of care and dignity

THE Ballarat Hospice Care community is marking the in-home, specialist palliative care organisation's fortieth anniversary in 2025. At two special birthday functions, CEO Andrew Howard...

A Perfect visit from musical’s leads

STARS of stage and screen, Eddie Perfect and Karis Oka, were in town on Tuesday to bring a touch of Beetlejuice to Ballarat. Both the...

Brigade vehicle to boost emergency response capabilities

BUNINYONG-Mount Helen Fire Brigade's long-awaited new forward command vehicle has arrived at the station, made possible by community support. The purpose built Ford Ranger utility...

Business Excellence Awards finalists revealed

THE 2025 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards Finalists were announced this morning, Thursday 17 July, during a function at the Ballarat Mining...

Green thumbs’ river work having ripple effect

A LAUNCH for Bunanyung Landscape Alliance's two-year Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks project took place late last week on...

Winter Fest to warm crowds with hot drinks and entertainment

BALLARAT Winter Festival is now underway until Sunday 27 July, aiming to warm and entertain individuals and families while the bitterly cold weather continues. The...

Bokma reaches big goal milestone as Redan unveils new netting

REDAN Football Netball Club is marking two big milestones. Women's team full forward and vice-captain Jess Bokma - who has played nearly 200 games -...

Sebastopol hub works on track

CONSTRUCTION of the new Sebastopol Community Hub at Vickers and Beverin streets is on target to be finished by late-November, for use from January...

Project to champion women in sports coaching, leadership

SPORTS Central is leading a new initiative to support, upskill, empower and boost the network of women in sports coaching and leadership in the...

QHub continues with more state funding

A FURTHER one million dollars has been allocated to LGBTIQA+ youth support program, QHub Ballarat, by the State Government in the 2025/26 Budget.

QHub...