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.
May 9, 2020
Fence ‘pays homage’ to Sunnyside’s 109-year story
THE personalities and industry of days gone by at Mount Pleasant’s Sunnyside Woollen Mill are acknowledged in its new fence made of historic image...
May 8, 2020
Virus education pack to empower kids
A NEW resource pack, SeeMore Bug Safety: the tiny germs we can’t see has been created by Dr Susie O’Neill to educate preschool aged...
May 7, 2020
On-foot clean-ups littered through the week
WHILE enjoying country walks around his neighbourhood for the last six weeks, Smythes Creek’s Brendan Johnston discovered something he didn’t like. “There was just so...
May 7, 2020
Dog park on the way
THE city is gaining another enclosed off-leash dog space worth seventy-five thousand dollars, with works underway at Ballarat East’s Pennyweight Park. A shelter is currently...
May 6, 2020
Neighbours not alone with register’s support
COMBATING and preventing loneliness will be the focus of this year’s Neighbourhood House Week, beginning Friday, 8 May. During a period of heightened anxiety where...
May 6, 2020
Mindful on Mother’s Day of soldiers’ loved ones
FOR Garry Snowden, it is “only right” that the community take time on Mother’s Day to reflect and remember the many women who experienced...
May 5, 2020
Observing space at your own place
ALTHOUGH in a “deep lull,” the Ballarat Municipal Observatory & Museum is still sparking the city’s curiosities when it comes to the night sky...
May 4, 2020
Special faraway magic at home
WHILE Renee Price can’t present her Faraway Storytelling sessions to young children in person, she’s ensuring they won’t miss the experience at home. Usually reading...
May 2, 2020
Busy in the bee buzzness
FOREVER a lover of natural, beautiful things, Peter Debicki bought a beekeeping book in his early twenties. But it wasn’t until a decade ago, when...
May 1, 2020
Morning teas will be ‘biggest’ but different
VIRTUAL cuppa catch-ups will be a large part of this year’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea campaign, generating funds for Cancer Council Victoria. The charity is...
May 1, 2020
Website connects health workers and services
DEVELOPED in response to skills shortages, a new online resource, connectinghealthcareers.com.au will link Grampians region hospitals to the health students they need. Created by...
May 1, 2020
RAAF history flies into Air Force archives
IN 1945, chief security officer of Australia’s First Tactical Air Force, Flight Lieutenant T. Hennessy put together a special document for the RAAF No...
May 1, 2020
Girls unite in safe online space
TAPPING into the diverse interests and talents of Ballarat’s young women, aged twelve to twenty-five, Girl Space is a safe, inclusive community. Launched in 2017,...
April 30, 2020
Loudly, proudly supporting business peers
ENTERPRISES will share and champion their favourite peers in Ballarat’s business community through a new Commerce Ballarat initiative. Part of the Federation Business School Commerce...
April 30, 2020
Independent art survives with injection
CREATIVE organisations like the Ballarat International Foto Biennale will be financially supported by a State government cash boot. Within the $16.8 million package, 100 independent...
April 30, 2020
One stop resource shop live for youths
AN online information hub has launched to keep the district’s young people ‘in the loop,’ but not overloaded. Ballarat Youth Services’ new Linktr.ee site has...
April 28, 2020
Virtual choir a soulful ray of sunshine
WHEN Georgie and Geoffrey Williams first saw a digitally curated group performance of Close to You, they were inspired. Singers, songwriters and choir leaders themselves,...
April 27, 2020
Heading outside to refresh minds
CHILDREN and adults at home are encouraged to step into their garden to bust boredom, and keep their bodies and minds well, as part...
April 27, 2020
Youths unite to entertain each other
THE young people of Golden Plains are leading an initiative to ensure they stay connected, busy, well, and supportive of one another, even if...
April 25, 2020
Collaborating now for the future
CREATIVES are pairing up to share their experiences and responses to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the City of Ballarat’s Be Kind – Be...
April 24, 2020
Tea for free at the nursery
OVER the Easter long weekend, Smythesdale’s Birdsong Nursery & Gardens only had one customer. Owner, Karen Gray figured people may have been nervous to venture...
April 24, 2020
Online forum stars shops and services
THE ins and outs of running a small business are close to the heart of Donna McGilligan. “My brother runs a small business, my parents...
April 23, 2020
Surprise woollen work keeps PM safe
AN unknown artist briefly brought some textural humour to the Prime Ministers’ Avenue at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens last week. The bust of Australia’s 27th...
April 23, 2020
From the paddock to home plates
WHEN stage three coronavirus restrictions were enforced, wholesale food supplier, Natures Cargo lost a “huge chunk” of their business overnight. Procurement manager, Emily Wilkie, said...
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