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.
March 1, 2020
Festivities celebrate Cornish ties
MARCH is not only the time to enjoy the city’s iconic begonias, but also to engage with the Cornish heritage of many residents. The Ballarat...
February 29, 2020
Fitness at the beat of your own drum
DESIGNED for all ages and abilities, cardio drumming trains the body and brain. Dance and fitness instructor, Narelle Tolliday said the program is so much...
February 29, 2020
The thrill of the greasepaint
BEVERLEY Horwood has been behind the curtain for forty years’ worth of Ballarat Lyric Theatre shows.
When...
February 28, 2020
A big trim for two charities
ALMOST a decade ago, Kayla Riley lost her mum to cancer. For many years since, she’s campaigned for cancer research, generating $30,000, and her drive...
February 28, 2020
Levi’s steak anything but Up In Smoke
WHEN twelve-year-old Levi Fordham faced a barbecue competition in Adelaide earlier this month, his performance was red hot. At the Up In Smoke BBQ meet,...
February 27, 2020
Mayor successful amid shortcut surprise
CROWDS at Marty Busch Reserve were entertained on Sunday morning as City of Ballarat mayor, Cr Ben Taylor and Cr Des Hudson put on...
February 27, 2020
Dogs promote activity and literacy
ATHLETES from the Western Bulldogs kicked up some excitement with Ballarat fans last Monday when they visited for their 2020 AFL Community Camp. Receiving a...
February 27, 2020
Speedway mum’s legacy alive at Sprint Car Classic
HEATHER Aranyosi had always told her family she wanted to be an organ donor. When she died following a car accident in May last year,...
February 27, 2020
Tactical, social, competitive croquet
OFF-shoot games of the World Association Croquet Championships were held at Prince of Wales Park last week. Hosted by the Ballarat Alexandra Croquet Club, top...
February 27, 2020
Mental health walk more vibrant than sombre
NATHAN Shanahan was so passionate about raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression that he travelled on foot from Mildura to Adelaide carrying...
February 25, 2020
Funds help CFA achieve goal
IF you can see yourself sampling local wines and craft beers, grooving to live music and enjoying gourmet food, the Invermay Progress Association has...
February 25, 2020
Super festival cooking up for junior baker
TWELVE-year-old Casper Carey-Grieve loves creating a meal, plating up and knowing, “I made this.” Initially helping his mum, Bec in the kitchen, Casper caught the...
February 24, 2020
Wozzles tops up support services
WOZZLES Wearhouse’s second Super Sale of bargain books, DVDs, clothing, toys and bric-a-brac is set for Saturday, 29 February. Raising around $1600 at their last...
February 24, 2020
Picking up rubbish and responsibility
PEOPLE are striving to keep Ballarat beautiful, as Clean Up Australia Day approaches on 1 March. That Sunday, groups will be based at the Yarrowee...
February 23, 2020
Words and imagery in harmony
SOLDIERS Hill Artist Collective and Words Out Loud will present another “ekphrastic” artistic collaboration, They Are Us from Monday, 24 February to Sunday, 5...
February 21, 2020
School celebrates tales of rowing past
THREE years ago, Ballarat High School held a reunion dinner, marking their rowing program’s first Head of the Lake win in 1947. Two members of...
February 21, 2020
Gardens and service club mutually supportive
NATURE and nurture go hand-in-hand for the Rotary Club of Ballarat West. The group is a long-term supporter of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, having donated...
February 21, 2020
Safe, sensory space will care for carers
BEHIND the Shannon’s Bridge End of Life Care Hub in Creswick is a backyard full of potential. It’s set to become a sensory garden to...
February 20, 2020
High’s club history inspires top crews
BALLARAT High School’s rowing leaders are ready to prove themselves, approaching Head of the Lake on...
February 20, 2020
Councillors to clash outside chambers
AN open BMX Victoria race meet at Ballarat Sebastopol Rush’s Marty Busch base will host an anticipated two-wheeled competition between a pair you mightn’t...
February 20, 2020
Parking meters removed from Eastwood carpark
THE five new parking meters in the Coles-Woolworths carpark between Little Bridge and Eastwood streets will be removed by the end of this week. City...
February 20, 2020
SpringFest grows bigger
BALLARAT Rotary Club’s SpringFest Market Sunday raised thirty-eight thousand dollars around Lake Wendouree last November. Events coordinator, Nicole Bartlett said the annual event attracted its...
February 20, 2020
Fresh voices seek RAW laugher
AS a child, Crystal-Rae Wright would dress up her brothers at home and perform plays to their parents. But that stage was very different to...
February 19, 2020
Clarity, purpose and control
Counsellor Jamie Brown is passionate about helping others be their best selves, and now he’s opening a practice in Ballarat.
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