About: Edwina Williams
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- Edwina Williams is the Times News Group's Northern Victoria editor covering the Ballarat Times News Group, Golden Plains Times, Moorabool News, Bendigo Times, and McIvor Times.
December 10, 2020
New hotel at station opened
QUEST Apartment Hotels opened their new Ballarat Station location on Monday morning, with seventy-seven rooms set to welcome visitors. The accommodation, and the ongoing surrounding...
December 10, 2020
Grass to be greener at Dana Street
BALLARAT’S oldest State primary school, Dana Street, is receiving upgrades to their outdoor sports and play space, which is currently an open field of...
December 10, 2020
Attractions to shine on Summer Sundays
SUMMER Sundays, the City’s outdoor concert series is returning this season, but will be held across varying iconic Ballarat attractions rather than the Gardens. Over...
December 9, 2020
Gifts, tunes and cuppas at festive emporium
OVER the next two Friday nights, the one-hundred block of Sturt Street has your Christmas shopping sorted. With gifts, live music, coffee and baked goods,...
December 9, 2020
Kids’ clinic boosts Club and confidence
WITH two sessions remaining, Sebastopol Cycling Club’s free junior cycling clinics have been skilling-up riders and improving their comfort on two wheels. Accredited...
December 8, 2020
Golden Plains Shire groups get grants
SEVENTEEN community groups are the latest beneficiaries of the Golden Plains Shire’s Community Strengthening Grants program. Under the Healthy Active Living category, Maude Recreation Reserve...
December 7, 2020
Volta energised at in-venue gig
ELECTRONIC music acts will breathe life back into Volta over two shows this month. Three-piece synth-pop group, Esoteric will play their first ever headline shows,...
December 6, 2020
What once was Lost in 16mm is found
TEN hours-worth of historical sixteen-millimetre film showcasing Ballarat and Melbourne in the 1970s is set to be digitised, and you could help make it...
December 6, 2020
Drama League rewards local actors
THREE performers from Ballarat National Theatre’s acting company have been recognised in the recent Victorian Drama League Monologue Competition. In the youth category, Amelia Pawsey...
December 5, 2020
Brewery invites you to Duck in for beer – Eat Drink West
IN 2005, Scott and Vanessa Wilson-Browne spotted a red-chested duck and its ducklings on Lake Purrumbete, near Camperdown. That feathered freshwater family was the inspiration...
December 5, 2020
Student’s spirited Anzac artwork shines
SIXTEEN-year-old Ollie Warwick was one of twelve Victorian finalists in the 2020 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize this week. The Ballarat Grammar year 10 was...
December 5, 2020
Student care packs support families
LORETO College’s year 10 students have created and donated eighty packs of essential supplies to Child and Family Services. As part of their community service...
December 5, 2020
Uniting strikes golden support
BALLARAT Gold Mine has donated $1000 to crisis support agency, Uniting which will benefit emergency relief and Breezeway meals programs, and housing and homelessness...
December 4, 2020
Young number-cruncher nationally recognised
YOUNG accountant Carry Fungsi was recently shortlisted in Accountants Daily’s 30 Under 30 national awards program for 2020. A member of the Chris Packer &...
December 4, 2020
Striking gold history in Canadian
AS a teenager, Colin Holmes would search creeks for gold, hoping to generate a bit of pocket money. Decades later, the Friends of Sparrow Ground...
December 3, 2020
City marks Eureka anniversary
THE bloody battle at the Eureka Stockade was fought one hundred and sixty-six years ago today on Sunday, 3 December. Annually this date, when government...
December 3, 2020
School upgrade gets the all-Clear
THREE cheers filled the air at Cape Clear Primary School on Monday as staff and students heard they would receive funding to upgrade teaching...
December 3, 2020
Morning Star rises for freedom
THE West Papuan flag, the Morning Star, was raised at 11am on Tuesday at Ballarat Trades Hall. It’s an annual movement by the Free West...
December 3, 2020
Wearne’s new book heads on Tour
FORMER screenwriter Olivia Wearne has harnessed a love of novel writing to produce The Grand Tour, her new book released yesterday. The title is set...
December 2, 2020
Gather round for reads and eats
PICNIC and pick up some summer reading at Minerva’s Books’ riverside sale this Saturday, 5 December. From 11am to 2pm, booksellers Amy Tsilemanis and Julian...
December 2, 2020
Help bait bunnies this February
AS Maude and District Landcare Group’s 2021 rabbit baiting campaign approaches, they’re encouraging residents to express their interest in getting involved. Campaign coordinator Lex Stray...
December 2, 2020
Council cashflow communicated – Golden Plains Shire council meeting briefs
GOLDEN Plains Shire finance director Philippa O'Sullivan addressed the organisation’s most recent quarterly finance report at first council meeting of the new term on...
December 2, 2020
Safety and skills for Shire steeds
MEREDITH horse training facility, G.C. Natural Horsemanship is hosting a two-day clinic this weekend for riders and steeds of all levels. Owner and founder, Georgia...
November 30, 2020
Toiletry drive for the homeless underway
GIVING back to the community that’s supported their business for twenty-one years, Advanced Cabinetry has begun their annual Christmas toiletry drive. Sales manager, Tanya Smith...
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