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.
June 26, 2020
Women’s business program a Stepping Stone to success
THE Stepping Stones to Small Business program is providing entrepreneurial support to the Central Highlands and Grampians regions’ intercultural women. Facilitated by Ballarat Regional Multicultural...
June 26, 2020
Goldwork book earns a bronze medal
INVERMAY’S Alison Cole has won a bronze medal in the Independent Publisher Awards in New York, for her fifth self-published book, The Goldwork Masterclass:...
June 26, 2020
Pair goes pink to improve breast cancer research
BREAST cancer has always been present throughout Connor Prebble’s life. “My grandma had it, my mum’s had it, I had an aunty who passed away...
June 25, 2020
A new educational era in Newington
URQUHART Park Primary School’s name is changing to Newington Primary School, approved by the State government last week. Principal Janet Hillgrove said the school community...
June 25, 2020
Skies the limit in world record attempt
THE Ballarat Municipal Observatory has contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt for the most people taking an online environmental sustainability lesson in twenty-four...
June 25, 2020
Art sells to fund Foto festival
THE Ballarat International Foto Biennale hosted an Online Yellow Dot Fundraiser last week to generate funding for their next festival in August of 2021. Hosted...
June 25, 2020
Apply for sports survival funds
THE application period for the State’s Community Sport Sector COVID-19 Survival Package grants has been extended to Tuesday, 30 June at 11.59pm Sports and recreation...
June 24, 2020
Volunteers needed for unprecedented call rates
LIFELINE Ballarat are making a final call for expressions of interest to become crisis support counsellors, reflecting the community’s diverse backgrounds and experiences over...
June 24, 2020
Colourful collab goes face-to-face with public
CAN you picture one hundred unique, vibrant faces framed by one shop window? A new art exhibition launching this weekend at Sturt Street’s Playing in...
June 24, 2020
Redbacks’ home ground works underway
BUNINYONG’s Royal Park is receiving two full-sized senior soccer pitches, with male and female friendly changerooms, which will benefit Buninyong Redbacks Soccer Club and...
June 22, 2020
Solar installs up almost 20%
RECENT data from Powercor shows the Ballarat area’s installation rates of solar rose by 18.78 per cent last year. In 2019, 5254 solar systems were...
June 21, 2020
Eclectic texts prompt Tough discussions
THREE years ago, Andrew Manton was struggling to find a really good book club. Discovering the volunteer-run Tough Guys Book Club movement, launched in Collingwood,...
June 20, 2020
One-stop-shop on the buses
ALTHOUGH they share much of the same clientele, The SoupBus and One Humanity Shower Bus were never able to find the right opportunity to...
June 20, 2020
Doorways feeds and warms the needy
THE Salvation Army’s social initiatives are supporting long-term and new clients to be fed, clothed and warm through the pandemic and winter. Ballarat Doorways Emergency...
June 19, 2020
Awards celebrate youthful impact
THE City of Ballarat Youth Council is now accepting nominations for their annual Youth Awards. Launched last Monday via Facebook, with a showcase of young...
June 19, 2020
Free TAFE accessibility ‘life changing’
BY the end of last month, one thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine people in the Ballarat area had enrolled in Federation TAFE’s free courses...
June 19, 2020
Support local while you FindGoodFood
AS a teenager, Chris Macquet spent years extremely ill, having contracted hepatitis A. Living with a severely damaged liver ever since, sourcing and eating fresh,...
June 19, 2020
Find a new family outing while staying close to home
ADVENTURES across the city and its surrounds await the exploration of families this winter, as residents stay close to home, mindful of COVID-19 restrictions. Ballarat...
June 18, 2020
Self-confidence and lifelong friendships at Pony Club
SINCE Ballarat Pony Club had their March rally, the youth membership hasn’t been able to properly get together with their horses at Victoria Park...
June 18, 2020
Back by the ballet barre as restrictions ease
DANCE schools have got clarification on when they can reopen their studios. From 22 June each indoor physical recreation space can accommodate 20 people and...
June 18, 2020
Specialist School upgraded with additional funds
THIRTY thousand dollars has been allocated to the Ballarat Specialist School from the State government, for essential grounds work like repairs, painting and guttering...
June 18, 2020
Making a splash for vulnerable children
WRISC Family Violence Support has received a nine thousand, four hundred dollar donation from Central Highlands Water, to fund programs for children who’ve experienced...
June 18, 2020
Rotary Club donation decreases digital poverty
BALLARAT Community Health has received a grant of more than nine thousand dollars from the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast to digitally support clients...
June 16, 2020
Producing pork with regional pride
TWO months ago, when restaurants closed and pork prices fell, Mount Mercer’s Western Plains Pork saw the value in taking one of their professional...
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