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.
April 23, 2020
Anzac service to sound on air
THIS Saturday will mark only the second time Ballarat’s Anzac dawn service has been majorly impacted since the annual tradition began. The first interruption was...
April 23, 2020
Miners Rest school plans unveiled
AN upgraded Miners Rest Primary School is set to include more than just fresh classrooms, following the State government release of campus architectural expansion...
April 23, 2020
In-home help back for seniors
FORTNIGHTLY home care is in action again for residents over sixty-five needing some extra help. Coordinated by the City of Ballarat’s Active Ageing Department, the...
April 21, 2020
Blooms and crimson ribbon for Belgian bullets
METAL artist, Ron Davis had a dream to create remembrance poppies from lead sourced from bullets used at Gallipoli. But when the Turkish government didn’t...
April 21, 2020
Still movement at Linton’s Men’s Shed
THE State government has permitted the Linton and District Men’s Shed to start building their new fit-for-purpose facility during the lockdown period. President, Michael Hough...
April 20, 2020
Sharing recipes and stories to connect cooks
A NEW creative project of Brigid Corcoran is keeping her linked to Saltbush Kitchen’s customers while they can’t visit her Buninyong store. Bushfoods at Home...
April 19, 2020
Maintaining empathy with moderated screen time
WHILE spending more time at home, whether solo, with a partner or family, many of us will look to our devices to reach out...
April 18, 2020
Music moves and motivates
IF you’re feeling a little sluggish, playing more music at home could be energising. Clinical psychologist and Federation University lecturer, Professor Gerard Kennedy said music...
April 17, 2020
Socially sharing business ideas and expertise
WHEN Dorothy Krajewski discovered the professional women in her networks wanted to connect in an informal space, Ballarat Business and Coffee was born. An environment...
April 17, 2020
Young people shout out for Youth Week
VICTORIAN Youth Week wrapped up last weekend, celebrating young people, who they are, their passions, the things they do in the community, and the...
April 16, 2020
Local produce ‘heroes’ at home
QUALITY western Victorian food can be enjoyed at the home table, without a trip to the supermarket. Eat Drink West’s produce boxes link the district’s...
April 16, 2020
Creative campaign airs experiences of perseverance
DESIGNED to outlive crisis messaging, Be Kind – Be Creative is City of Ballarat’s cultural response to life in the lockdown era. Creative City coordinator,...
April 14, 2020
Isolated, but seen and united online
AN initiative from the Ballarat International Foto Biennale team is encouraging Australians, and the world, to present their unique self-isolation experience via Instagram. Mass Isolation...
April 13, 2020
Ergonomics, exercise, and routine aids working at home
FROM osteo and psychological perspectives, mindfully creating a designated, ergonomic workstation at home is beneficial for the body and mind. Osteopath, Dr Megan May said...
April 13, 2020
Choirs in touch and full voice
AT ten o’clock each morning, Ballarat’s Sing Australia choirs stop to sing the same song at home. Whether in the garden, the kitchen or bathroom...
April 11, 2020
Discover art and meet its maker online
ART lovers are learning to browse, appreciate and collect in a new way, outside of an exhibition space’s traditional four walls. Many galleries across the...
April 10, 2020
Series shares young talent from a home stage
A FREE online music festival for, and by, Ballarat’s young people will be “fully sick” by name and nature. City of Ballarat’s youth Sonika committee...
April 10, 2020
Hospice still reaching homes
CONTINUING their services, Ballarat Hospice Care is working hard to ensure their community’s patients, carers and staff are safe during the current pandemic, and...
April 9, 2020
Financial support for uni students
A WEEKLY three-hundred-dollar support package will assist Federation University’s on-campus higher education pupils to continue studying if the coronavirus pandemic has affected them. Initially receiving...
April 9, 2020
Maintaining Ballarat’s community health
BALLARAT Community Health is still operational to support pre-existing and new clients, mindful of the mental impact a period of long-term lockdown will have. Moving...
April 9, 2020
Dog park done up
ONCE dogs and their owners return to the Wendouree Dog Park upon its reopening, they will be able to utilise a weather shelter. Funded with...
April 8, 2020
Limiting waste and feeding families
WAREHOUSEY, an initiative of The Forge Pizzeria, is connecting the public with food produced for the hospitality sector, which otherwise wouldn’t find a home. The...
April 4, 2020
Looking to the natural landscape for inspiration
2020 has placed a couple of roadblocks in front of Haddon artist, Stella Clarke, but she won’t let them stop her. Clarke was preparing to...
April 3, 2020
Safe, active and connected through choppy waters
IF you can see yourself rowing a single scull in the middle of Lake Wendouree, watching the sun set, it might seem like the...
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