About: Edwina Williams

Primary school upgrades funded

FOUR schools in the Ballarat region are the latest beneficiaries of the Federal Government's Schools Upgrade Fund. Little Bendigo Primary School, Yuille Park Community College,...

Basketball stadium to turn pink

BALLARAT Basketball staff are hosting an inaugural Pink Luncheon early next month. To be held on Wednesday 8 May in the Selkirk Stadium lounge, the...

Council to guide goldfields footy

NEW regional council members have been selected by AFL Victoria to support, promote, and develop community football clubs and competitions. Having expressed interest in contributing...

Help needed for new Buninyong newsletter

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to join the new Village Voice: Buninyong and District Community News production team. After a hiatus of more than two years,...

Runner’s decade-long dream made real

ANY broad attention on the annual Stawell Gift athletics carnival tends to land on the one-hundred-and-twenty-metre feature races. But did you know the Davies Family...

Make and create at The Pottage

A PAINT-YOUR-OWN pottery experience is opening in a little brick house in Redan. Led by ceramicist Shelby Sherritt, new business The Pottage is set to...

The ultimate weekend of frisbee action

THE country's best ultimate frisbee players put on a show at Victoria Park in Ballarat last week. Ultimate Australia hosted the division one 2024 Australian...

Funds for preventing violence against women

CITY of Ballarat officers have been successful in their application for a grant to fund programs and campaigns that aim to prevent violence against...

Get on your marks for the Ballarat Marathon

SERIOUS runners, casual joggers and walkers will be stretching and carb-loading tonight with the inaugural Ballarat Marathon festival only one sleep away. The mile and...

Anzac poppies pop up in Lucas

AN Anzac commemoration project at Lucas Town Centre has been sparking conversations about the sacrifices made by servicepeople. The Poppy Project returned to the shopping...

Mother’s Day tradition keeps running

GET your running or walking shoes on to benefit breast and ovarian cancer research as the Mother's Day Classic is returning on Sunday 12...

Mother’s Day tradition keeps running

GET your running or walking shoes on to benefit breast and ovarian cancer research as the Mother's Day Classic is returning on Sunday 12...

Burns planned for autumn

PLANNED burns are to be undertaken by Forest Fire Management Victoria staff this autumn across the state. FFMVic deputy chief fire officer Jason Hellyer...

GroovyBMI shindig a success

MAJOR Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute fundraiser, the 'Shindig' dinner and dance, has raised more than $10,000 to support the historic not-for-profit's heritage building, programs and...

Good craic at friendly Gaelic footy

GAELIC football club the Ballarat Clovers hosted a women's friendly challenge game against Young Melbourne at Russell Square last weekend. The match was broken down...

Table Tennis club to host Olympic qualifier

AFTER a successful bid, Ballarat Table Tennis Association is set to host the 2024 Australian Olympic Qualification Tournament. The event is scheduled for Friday, 17...

Vera’s restaurant aims to amaze

IN Latin, the word babae is used as an exclamation of amazement. Hotel Vera's new restaurant of that name has been created to bring out...

Buninyong CWA about community spirit

BUNINYONG is home to a Country Women's Association of Victoria branch once more.

The new Buninyong CWA's first meeting was held last weekend at the...

A look inside the miner’s cottage

AUTHOR and historian Doug Bradby has released a new building-focused book as part of his Ten Delightful Tales series. Cottages of Ballarat: Rhubarb and Roses...

Buninyong CWA about community spirit

BUNINYONG is home to a Country Women's Association of Victoria branch once more.

The new Buninyong CWA's first meeting was held last weekend at the...

Home final for United women

WESTERN United Football Club's women's side are preparing for a Liberty A-League season home final.

The game against the Newcastle Jets tomorrow, Saturday 13 April,...

High hopes for young athlete

THE Olympics are set to begin in July, and one local high jumper has a goal to be on field in Paris to put...

Dancing stars to shine for charity

A NEW troupe of dancers have been stretching their limbs, rehearsing choreography, and most importantly, pointing their toes, ahead of the Ballarat Foundation's biggest...

Schoolboy rowers win national gold twice

BALLARAT Clarendon College's open division one boys' crew have won two gold medals at the National Rowing Championships at Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith. The...