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.
July 23, 2020
Kids flex sports and social muscles in Haddon
CHILDREN’S AFL football and netball starter programs, Auskick and NetSetGO returned to Haddon Recreation Reserve on Sunday morning, following COVID-19 interruptions. Coordinated by Woady Yaloak...
July 22, 2020
2020 Autumn Festival cancelled for Ballan
THE postponed, superhero themed 2020 Ballan Autumn Festival has now been cancelled due to the presence of COVID-19. Originally set for March, the event offering...
July 22, 2020
Planting to improve river crossing’s biodiversity
IN the last two Saturdays, Perdrisat Road, between Maude and Lethbridge has seen green action. Nineteen Maude Landcare volunteers worked to plant 120 native trees...
July 21, 2020
Green Garibaldi inspires vibrant visual art
GROWING up on acreage in Scotsburn, Daniela Rose would either be outside playing in the bush, or inside, creating art influenced by it. “I absolutely...
July 21, 2020
LOLA storytelling lives on in 2020
THE Linton on Literary Arts weekend will still run in October, albeit in a different capacity. Over the last few years, LOLA has showcased the...
July 20, 2020
Home gardeners’ work makes wildlife feel welcome
WHETHER your Ballarat home has minimal outdoor space, or acreage, a community organisation exists to make it a haven for local wildlife. Gardens for Wildlife...
July 20, 2020
A rural dream realised for award-nominated copywriter
BERRINGA’S Sarah Walkerden is nominated for a 2020 AusMumpreneur Award. A marketing professional and mother to two young children, Ms Walkerden runs her business, The...
July 19, 2020
Nurturing the land this Tree Day
ROSS Creek Landcare Group will acknowledge National Tree Day later in the month, hosting a tree planting working bee at the local reserve. In partnership...
July 19, 2020
‘Rare honour’ recognises advocacy for all women
The 1978 charter presented to Val Sarah, charter president of the Zonta Club...
July 18, 2020
Stories to tell behind the scenes of Ben’s books
WHEN illustrator and author, Ben Sanders saw this year’s AFL season had been postponed, a large gap opened in his professional schedule. “I had a...
July 17, 2020
Botanically curious kids busy with bee kits
THE team behind Ballarat BotaniKIDS are encouraging inquisitive little learners to engage with the wildlife in their backyards, being a friend to bees. Free Bee...
July 17, 2020
BAF celebrates community’s corona creativity
IN their twentieth anniversary year, the Ballarat Arts Foundation’s board is encouraging residents to keep creatively busy throughout the pandemic period, for fun and...
July 16, 2020
Olympian and advocate in NAIDOC conversation
AS part of Victorian NAIDOC Week, Cafs hosted Nova Peris OAM via webinar; the first Aboriginal Olympic gold medallist and first female Aboriginal federal...
July 16, 2020
Alfredton Rec ready for a refurb
THE Minister for Community Sport has signed off on the State government’s 2018 election commitment to upgrade Alfredton Recreation Reserve. With $3.7 million from the...
July 15, 2020
Young guitarist gives back as awards ambassador
IT’S been almost a decade since twenty-two-year-old musician, Shon Dunn first picked up a guitar to learn to play. Through high school, he became a...
July 14, 2020
Friends and on-foot fitness in ‘glorious’ nature
HEADING out each week to explore, the Smythesdale Walking Group has covered around twenty-five thousand kilometres since they launched just over ten years ago. Denny...
July 13, 2020
Stories of Civic Hall saved in upcoming book
RESEARCHERS are seeking stories and ephemera for a coffee table book they’re writing about the Civic Hall. Save Civic Hall’s Judith Buchanan, Barbara Cytowicz and...
July 12, 2020
Museum’s plans see trams back on track
SHUT since Friday, 20 March, the Ballarat Tramway Museum plans to run its trams along Wendouree Parade again from Sunday, 19 July. BTM’s Peter Waugh...
July 12, 2020
Professional meets personal in new developmental book
LEADERSHIP and management consultant, Robert J. Re has released a new book, The Business of Life, with strategies designed for people wishing to improve...
July 11, 2020
Musical tour is a magical mystery
TWO year ten students are harnessing the power of music and quick response code technology to generate a sense of community connectedness. Their initiative, the...
July 11, 2020
Hands-on creativity returns to social Shed
MAKERS in the Ballarat Community Men’s Shed can come back to their base at Barkly Square to craft and chat. Program coordinator, Duanne Seivers looks...
July 11, 2020
Friends band together to clean neighbourhood
YOU may have heard about Keep Australia Beautiful, but did you know a group of young people are working to keep Maude magnificent? On Sunday,...
July 10, 2020
Baby and children’s items in high demand
EUREKA Mums are seeking public donations of cots less than ten years old, car seats less than eight years old, single and double prams,...
July 10, 2020
Iso snapshots on show in Melbourne’s CBD
PHOTOGRAPHIC contributions made to the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s #massisolationAUS Instagram project are being screened in Melbourne’s Federation Square until further notice. BIFB artistic...
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