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.
September 13, 2020
Annual art comp for mental health
THE 2020 Ballarat Mental Health Week Art Competition and Exhibition will be more accessible than ever before, moving online for the COVID era. Any artist...
September 12, 2020
Smaller projects rewarding for Rinaldi
A SOUTH ward councillor since 2015, Cr Jim Rinaldi hopes to sit another term with the City of Ballarat. For him, the next four years...
September 11, 2020
Spoonville gives walkers something to smile about
A CURIOUS little kingdom has appeared within Ballarat North.
Every kingdom needs a royal...
September 11, 2020
Sports and rec program seeks active ambassadors
WOMEN and girls with active lifestyles who keep moving for fitness, fun or competitively could be eligible for a leadership role representing the City...
September 10, 2020
RSPCA educates on chicken care
A ONE-hour short course facilitated by RSPCA Victoria will cover how to care for chickens this weekend. The organisation’s first online course of its kind...
September 10, 2020
Women’s wellbeing the focus of national Week
THE Make Your Move campaign is encouraging the city’s women and girls to live healthy and active lifestyles, in line with this month’s Women’s...
September 9, 2020
Forum to answer aspiring candidate queries
THE Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute will present a panel discussion designed to educate aspiring City councillors this Friday night. The free forum, Everything You Want to...
September 9, 2020
Meredith’s history alive with funding assistance
MEREDITH History Interest Group has received a Shire Community Strengthening Grant from the program’s creative category. With $2662.50, MHIG president, Marg Cooper said...
September 8, 2020
Early learning centre brings a Little Wonder to Sebas
A NEW kindergarten and childcare centre in the city’s south will work to provide unique, child-centred early education. Sebastopol’s 118-place Little Wonders Early Learning Centre...
September 8, 2020
Get groovy to shake off stage three blues
A FIVE-week series of free, online dance classes is getting Shire residents of all ages off the couch, while promoting good mental health and...
September 7, 2020
Play at the heart of art-full boxes
THE latest project of artist, Emily Van Der Molen champions the creativity of people other than herself. Her 2D Boxful of Art program encourages...
September 6, 2020
Soldiers Hill Artist Collective on show through the windows
ALTHOUGH Soldiers Hill Artist Collective’s annual Art Walk was cancelled for 2020, the group have ensured residents wandering around the neighbourhood have...
September 5, 2020
Temple seeks support for tree planting
WAT Thai Bhavana, Mount Helen’s Buddhist temple and meditation centre is encouraging Ballarat to support their annual tree planting campaign this month. Although the public...
September 5, 2020
Klein’s figurative creatures born of unusual artform
DECADES worth of Deborah Lee Klein’s dimensional paper illustrations are on display virtually, and for sale, via Gallery on Sturt. The figurative, low relief...
September 4, 2020
National gong for Ballarat bakery
EMMA’S Homemade Cakes has had success at the Baking Association of Australia’s Best Pie and Pastie Competition in Sydney. Receiving gold medals in the...
September 3, 2020
Huge online raffle brings SpringFest to life
WHILE 2020’s SpringFest Market Sunday won’t run due to COVID-19, the Rotary Club of Ballarat has reimagined the event so its community partners...
September 3, 2020
Designated dog space for Buninyong
JAMES Reserve in Buninyong is set to become a very energetic place, as the home of the City of Ballarat’s next off-leash dog park. A...
September 3, 2020
Sixty-eight trees to remember sixty-eight soldiers
AN annual spring tree renewal effort by the City is beginning this week along the Avenue of Honour.
September 3, 2020
Ballarat Libraries’ remote borrowing accessible
BALLARAT Libraries are offering contactless Click and Collect, and The Book Tailor services while their centres are closed to the public. Under The Book...
September 1, 2020
Heat your home and reduce energy this iso period
HOUSEHOLD energy assessor, Dale Boucher commonly sees the same efficiency issues throughout older Ballarat homes. While the city is in isolation, he said there are...
August 31, 2020
Finding funds for ‘unique’ tram restoration
THE Ballarat Tramway Museum is seeking financial backing to pay for the restoration of a Melbourne Transporting Art tram in its collection. W...
August 31, 2020
Shed’s sharing programs go virtual
LINDA Wong and Chris Ardrey’s plans for Meredith Sharing Shed at the town’s interpretive centre have been impacted by the pandemic, but initiatives...
August 31, 2020
Greens and herbs flourishing in Lucas’ Garden
SINCE it officially opened in March, the Lucas Community Garden has seen less green-thumbs out and about than originally planned due to the...
August 31, 2020
Kwik copying with longer-term client relationships
SIGNING contracts to takeover Bakery Hill’s Kwik Kopy last December, Stewart Hynes didn’t know the economic challenges on the horizon. But with a 20-year...
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